What is a professional?

Last night, my club manager said in an assembly at the end of the day. “We’re professional therefore we have to prepare a job plan before starting job. It’s so regret that some of staffs haven’t knew how to use new machines."
It’s natural to say our manager’s this talking but this has a problem actually.

Our club had changed all muscle building machines. And all staffs had been requested training for these new machines before starting job. This company’s request suddenly announced to staffs before summer holidays. “All staffs attend new machine training at holiday.” What do you think? I think that this company’s instructions have two problems.

1) I had already a reservation the day of training when this request announced. Because their instruction was just before the holidays start.

2) The company’s request was during a holidays. Why must we attend a job during our holidays?

I think that a professional is not a volunteer.

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