Think of it this way , would you like to have a shoe horn that dangles from your belt loop . Its handy for when you cant get a tight shoe on , but you have your hand which does an ok job most of the time . Would you walk around all day with a shoe horn for those few times you need it ? <| sep |> i do however think that we can not compare private to worklife . I personally think that there are situations in which we can make the comparison . No , you don ' t have to be super professional in your private life , but it says a lot about a person . How would you feel about A babysitter who abuses their own children ? An English teacher who tweets with terrible grammar ? A hairstylist who chooses to have an awful haircut ? etc , etc . This is a character judgement we ' re making here , and it ' s not looking good . My main point is that you expect certain qualities in a person in order for them to ostensibly be good at their job . If nothing else , this is extremely ironic for her to broadcast unvetted anecdotes while collecting said anecdotes using her position as a journalist .