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mjwalshe on July 11, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: City of San Francisco Will No Longer Buy Apple Pro...

None of those are "profesions" in the strict sense of the word

Dont forget that many builders/plumbers/electricians are not employees but contractors.

And Hairdressing (at least in the UK) has some bysantine working practices that only exist in that industry

snowwrestler on July 12, 2012 [–]

Doctors buy their own stethoscopes.

mjwalshe on July 12, 2012 | [–]

Again Doctors are a special case

They are all self employed in the UK. They have a day job in the NHS and have private practice.

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