Why should an optician belong to their Association?
Here's a question for all you...
Why should a professional (optician) belong to their association?
What do you think are the benfits?
Do You belong? Why or why not?
What does an association do for Opticianry?
How involved are you?
Do you know the difference between regulators and Associations?
This is for me to understand how our industry views all this. Thanks. Answer what you wish :D.
cheers
... and I agree with you, almost...
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Originally Posted by
35oldguy
Cindy: I agree with you almost. The Lions Cub etc are volunteer organizations that do a lot of good. Opticianry is a professional organization that every optician should be involved in to further not their own business interests but to work together as a team. It is too bad as Harry says that the old dogs want control to further their own interests! That will not ever work.
I should have qualified the 'volunteer organization' as voluntary-membership professional organizations. Yes, you're absolutely 100% bang-on that every optician ought to get involved, but the fact remains that a great many within our ranks are your average 9-5 opticians just there to get that white envelope every two weeks. Sad, but true. And you're also very correct in stating that too often the old dogs want control to further their own interests-- I for one bear witness to that unfortunate situation, and it can be very difficult (note that I do not say the word, impossible) to rectify matters. Their way will not ever work, but if the apathetic and easily manipulated adherents to the old boys club are won over to the 'white side', the old boys will have less support and eventually there will be the opportunity for their foundation to crumble.
Guitars versus Marimbas...................
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Originally Posted by
35oldguy
It is too bad as Harry says that the old dogs want control to further their own interests! That will not ever work.
I believe that you guy's and girls just about answered this problem in length.
I am just wondering.............35yearoldguy.......used to post from Guatemala a few years ago............... Now you are in Kansas. You like the guitars better than the Marimbas ? :bbg: