I am once again upset with your publication. (August 2011 edition). The cover story (once again) features a Realtor who works at the business on a somewhat part-time basis. Now I realize in this case he is a volunteer firefighter, but I really believe that continually highlighting agents that do other things (full or part-time) does nothing to enhance the professionalism of our industry.

I agree 100 per cent that there is nothing preventing agents from having other jobs but I don’t think highlighting these other jobs as a cover story promotes professionalism. We all know the public does not necessarily hold our profession in high regard (as a general rule) and this kind of story doesn’t instil more confidence in us.

Doug Baird

Broker of Record

Century 21 Infinity Realty Inc.

Oshawa, Ont.