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means The set of standards, competence, and conduct expected of someone doing their job well, especially how they handle pressure, people, and responsibility.
from Traces back to Latin 'professio' — a public declaration, originally the act of 'professing' before entering a vocation (think clergy or guilds declaring their calling). 'Profession' came to mean a learned occupation, and by the 19th century 'professionalism' emerged to describe the conduct and standards that supposedly separated paid experts from amateurs — the manner, not just the mastery.
- origin
- from guilds requiring sworn oaths of competence
- not
- same as competence, just better lighting
- ironic truth
- mostly means hiding how little you slept
- modern form
- replying all with impeccable passive aggression