Well said Aidan. Tactless words from those within our field will only 
give off the impression that we are not professionals. "Educatedhisto" 
you do not speak for me, so please state your opinions with an idenity. 
Also, the generalization that all bosses are bad has really got to go. I 
work for a wonderful group of doctors and have had this good fortune in 
the past as well. Approach a situation with a bitter attitude and you 
will almost always get bitter results. Thank you,
Denise Bland-Piontek, HTL (ASCP)
University of Minnesota

Aidan Schurr wrote:

>Dear "educatedhisto":
>
>a) In my opinion all histotechs, regardless of an arbitrary "I have a degree" distinction, are professionals
>b) I happen to have a degree, but regard my "untrained" colleagues as professionals also.  I believe they would be extremely upset to have you degrade them so.
>c) It is *extremely* poor netiquette to leave your emails unsigned.  WHO ARE YOU?
>
>Yours barely controlled,
>
>Aidan Schurr, BMLSc (Otago)
>
>
>"No its not John, because Histotechs are not PROFESSIONALS.  Professionals are 
>people with degrees"
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>aidan schurr  b.m.l.sc
>section head, histology
>hutt valley district health board
>lower hutt
>new zealand
>
>aidan.schurr@hvh.co.nz
>++64 4 570 9173
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