Vague Titles Explained
With over a million jobs from President of the United States of America to Prince of Sealand and all other jobs in between, you will still come across job titles that make vague sense in the English language. Sure, these job titles sound as English as can be but questions like “What does that do?” and “What exactly do you do?” buzz around in your head. (And if you are wondering if Prince of Sealand is the name of the cousin to the Prince of Wales and if they live in a kingdom under the sea, the answer is “no” to both questions. Both, however, claim ascendancy to thrones within the United Kingdom. Imagine the business card cases of such princely types though)
To clarify some vague job titles, you must remember that names are not what they seem just as that quite ordinary leather business card holder can contain surprises like x-ray and rubber band cards. That said, here are the top three professions with their work explained in layman’s terms.
The Orderly
Oh, this is not the sergeant-at-arms and the security guard of medical facilities! But they do contribute to order in the hospital with the work they do, which can be anything and everything hospital staff tell them to perform. Well, save for playing nurse and doctor, pharmacist and patient.
Just imagine a hospital where nobody, and I mean nobody, does the work necessary to keep dirty things out of the way, rolls out and in patients, lifts and strains heavy hospital equipment and people, gives sponge baths and takes vital signs, and perform other menial and physical tasks others cringe at. Chaos is the order of the day! Indeed, like any humungous human institution, hospitals rest on the labor of worker ants like the orderlies.
The Baby Wrangler
Nah, this does not refer to the driver of the Jeep Wrangler who happens to be a hot babe. You can be one though without owning either the sporty automobile or the sexy looks. Actually, a baby wrangler is any professional with knowledge and experience to deal with children on movie and television sets. Often, that professional is a registered nurse.
The Surgeon General
And salute! Well, yes because the Surgeon General is a three-star Admiral while he holds the job by virtue of his command over the 6,000-strong Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service. And he does not need to be a surgeon either despite the job title.
Aside from the obligatory warnings of smoking is dangerous to your health on cigarette packs and advertisements, the Surgeon General tells you and me about federal health programs on various health issues from disease to drug use, from safe sex to healthy living. So the next time you see that title, remember that he has the health of more than 300 million Americans to worry about.
With professions like these, who needs bland and boring desk business card holders? Maybe a bedpan or a baby bottom or an ashtray will do? Then again, better stick to the tried and tested, don’t you think?
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