Dear Queenie,
My aunt is a lawyer and recently at a family dinner I asked her a question about my job. My father immediately scolded me for asking for free legal advice. I pointed out to him that people often ask me questions that have to do with my kind of work.
Queenie, was I wrong or was he?—Advice Etty Ket
Dear Etty Ket,
Lawyers, accountants, doctors and other professionals who specifically get paid for advising their clients/patients often get asked for free advice outside their work environment. Usually they do not mind answering a quick simple question, but how they respond is up to them.
And I have to ask you, does your kind of work involve getting paid for the advice you give?
