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Discussion on: The Impossible Bar of a Professional

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Ryan Latta

It's interesting that you've emphasized speed so strongly while discounting things that are often attributed to quality.

I didn't write about the skills and abilities a professional may carry, because that isn't the point of this article.

I wrote about what people industry do with any skill or ability. I wrote about what happens when, "Professionals" become complicit in doing poor work because of a fake deadline, when they harm themselves staying up late or on weekends because they are pressured to, when they build something that is unethical, illegal or causes harm, when they sit at their desk when they know bullying or harassment happens.

That's the line I draw here. How much of that does each of us bring and allow into our workplace while still claiming we're responsible professionals?