I was on my way to work this morning, and for whatever reason this thought popped into my head (I think I was listening to a commercial on the radio.)  It is funny how certain professions lend themselves to become the title you call someone.  At my work, there is a loyal customer; a sweet elderly man who is now retired, but who used to be a Judge here in town.  There are some that still address him as just “Judge.”  I find this to be perfectly acceptable.  Then it occurred to me that we do the same thing with the word, Chef.  It is entirely appropriate for me to address someone who dons their whites and has command of their kitchen as such–in fact, I’d say that it is a sign of respect.  “Yes Chef.”  The thing I like most about both of these “jobs as names” is that they are unisex.  Which makes me very happy.  Though both positions and both titles come with a certain level of authority, respect, and an order to them.

I was trying to think of other instances for this, and the commercial I heard was for a law firm, but you wouldn’t say to someone “Hey Lawyer, good to see you” would you?  What about Banker, IT Guy, or Builder? They don’t really work.  Anyone have suggestions as to things that people do that you might call them by?  Soldier, Seaman and Marine come to mind……..