I totally get where he's coming from. It's an artifact of a bunch of low social skills individuals way over identifying with possible solutions to a problem and their ability to do some of these solutions and generally being macho jerks. It may be especially related to americans (as the canadians I know in the field are much nicer than the standout americans I remember, but it might just be they're more well adjusted people than those memorably bad enough to remember).
I also get that he doesn't understand you get a LOT of this sort of talk in any industry.
Additionally, while service professionals don't often "do their job" on the weekend too (some do, volunteering to help charities/schools, etc, with their professional skills), many do (Have you ever heard of Pro Bono lawyering?).
Almost all craftspeople do obsess about their skills on their weekend. A relative of mine who outfits/tools factories builds hotrods on the weekend, mechanical engineers I know are gaga for building/designing stuff, artist types are veritable fountains of sidework. Hell, even my wife (analyst for charitable giving) analyzes the hell out board games and video games (which is amusing, we know she will beat all of us all the time after a few weeks of play).
I also get that he doesn't understand you get a LOT of this sort of talk in any industry.
Additionally, while service professionals don't often "do their job" on the weekend too (some do, volunteering to help charities/schools, etc, with their professional skills), many do (Have you ever heard of Pro Bono lawyering?).
Almost all craftspeople do obsess about their skills on their weekend. A relative of mine who outfits/tools factories builds hotrods on the weekend, mechanical engineers I know are gaga for building/designing stuff, artist types are veritable fountains of sidework. Hell, even my wife (analyst for charitable giving) analyzes the hell out board games and video games (which is amusing, we know she will beat all of us all the time after a few weeks of play).