Politics

First a brilliant post from earlier today. Thank you anonymous. You are one awesome person!! I am going to print this and leave it next to my monitor.


"We need to treat our fellow Land Surveyors as peers and not competition. When that paradigm shift happens the communication follows. This is not about pride, honor, riches, or faith, individually. It is about professionalism. One bad example taints us all. We must rise to the occasion; or we will surely fail."



Now this:

 I am going to tip my hat to all of you guys that are involved in the politics of Arizona Land Surveying.

On top of trying to survive in the current economic condition you are out there working for us (hopefully). In reality being slow does give one more time for such things.

I am having a hard time deciding if you are gluttons for punishment or have a strong stomach. I personally think glutton.

If you genuinely want to improve things for us then I have respect for you.

If you have a partisan personal agenda you can shove that up your ass.

As stated earlier today this will be the last political post and the post below this will be the last super controversial post.

I love some controversy as it grabs viewers, but screw that.  

This stuff is way too heavy for me in that I stopped thinking on a technical level years ago and now I only think on a business level.

I have learned a lot about the political structure in the last few months and I am of the opinion that there are more like minded than opposed minded in our profession. At least the eternal optimist keeps me thinking that.

From here on I am only going to write about business and surveying and most aspects involved in both. While I do have strong opinions and ideas politics are out.

I hope you will still follow as I am going to be doing a lot of fun stuff. More video, interviews, stories etc.

I also want to encourage all of you to participate, share your opinions and stories. We all have the common ground of surveying and some of us share the business ground. So let’s encourage that common ground and see if we can create some unity and good examples for all.

I will leave this post with the following, below is the Code of Ethics for the Idaho Society of Professional Land Surveyors. This is written by surveyors for surveyors. (FYI only costs $100 a year to belong).

Preamble: The surveyor is to uphold the honor and dignity of the profession and in keeping with high standards of ethical conduct:

• Will be honest and impartial and serve with devotion his employer, clients, and the public.
• Will strive to increase the competence and prestige of the surveying profession.

Will use his knowledge and skill for the advancement of human welfare.

The Surveyor shall act for each client or employer as a faithful agent or trustee. The Surveyor will not accept remuneration other than his agreed charges for services rendered for his clients. The Surveyor will not pay commissions in negotiating for surveying work, nor solicit work on a contingency basis. The Surveyor will not attempt to supplant another surveyor after definite steps have been taken towards his employment. The Surveyor will not compete unfairly with another surveyor by taking advantage of a salaried position. The Surveyor will not advertise or make public statements in a self-laudatory manner. The Surveyor will not attempt to injure the reputation, prospects or business of another surveyor. The Surveyor will not engage in the review of the work of another surveyor for the same client, except with knowledge of said surveyor, unless such services have been terminated. The Surveyor will not associate in the conduct of surveying with others who do not conform to the basic principles of this code. The Surveyor will not engage in any practice which will tend to bring discredit or dishonor to the surveying profession.