Originally Posted by
Jake Wheeler
Semantics. Results are the same. Same goes for any job. Ours happens to be much more fun than being a office worker.
...and that right there sums up why our profession will always be viewed by some people as nothing more than a (marginally) paid hobby.
Don't get me wrong...I enjoy what I do very much as few things beat the view out our office windows, and life is far too short for one to be miserable in their occupation (something few airline pilots who chronically complain seem to realize), but "fun" doesn't pay my (or your) mortgage.