what do you do for a living?

[reiko57]

i had a date tonight (believe it or not) and one thing in particular always seems to send the vibe (usually a good one, im pretty charming) in the wrong direction, when i get asked what i do for a living.. i answered like i always do, vinyl siding, sometimes windows and doors, usually residential.. and was met with the standard look of total disinterest in continuing the date

now, i realize its not the coolest job in the world, but it pays the bills and i work steadily yearround, also, im damn good at it, and it seems pointless to "go back to school" now when it would take 4 or 5 years of hard work just to start out doing something i'll probably hate just as much making less than i make now, besides its not like its my passion, its just work ya know...

anyway, how do i make it sound.. i dont know.. cooler i guess, or avoid it altogether? i can't dominate the conversation all night, and i NEVER bring up work when i'm just getting to know a girl.. so yeah needless to say the rest of the night sucked and i'm sitting here cruising chiefsplanet, for gods sake help me

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by BWillie007

Who says you would have to live in Kansas? Hypothetically, if I was a hot chick. I would move to an area that had a high propensity for rich guys in need of trophy wives. IE - Orange County or other wealthy areas where it is warm.

You better be able to stand out from the eleventy billion smokin' chix that already inhabit the place.

[boogblaster]

im a chair setter .. work is lite .. pay is lighter .. bitches dont bother to ask ....

[RedThat]

Im unemployed and it feels great.

[JD10367]

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer

I'll tell you what, when you tell a girl you masturbate livestock for a living it makes for good conversation and ALWAYS leads to a hot night of sex.

What if you only do it as an amateur hobby, for free?

[JD10367]

Next time a date asks what you do for a living, say, "Something that allows me to pay for this dinner. And my schlong works the same no matter what I do for a living." Then stand up and take it out and slap her in the face with it a few times.

[kindra68]

I have never asked a guy “you do you do for a living “or any form of the question. I was raised “money matters” were tacky to bring up in conversation. Basically it was none of my business what the hell anybody makes (man or woman) unless THEY brought it up, and then I still always try to change the course of the conversation. And as for on the first date, I have always brought enough money to pay for whatever I wanted (with tip) because I never wanted the guy I was with to feel like he had to pay for me.


And as for what I do? I make coffee and answer phones for a living.

[JuicesFlowing]

<--------- Mexican drug cartel kingpin.

[reiko57]

Originally Posted by JD10367

Next time a date asks what you do for a living, say, "Something that allows me to pay for this dinner. And my schlong works the same no matter what I do for a living." Then stand up and take it out and slap her in the face with it a few times.

if i were to employ that, i'd stop at the schlong part

god.. i just said schlong.. at least it made the line memorable

[JD10367]

Originally Posted by kindra68

I have never asked a guy “you do you do for a living “or any form of the question. I was raised “money matters” were tacky to bring up in conversation. Basically it was none of my business what the hell anybody makes (man or woman) unless THEY brought it up, and then I still always try to change the course of the conversation. And as for on the first date, I have always brought enough money to pay for whatever I wanted (with tip) because I never wanted the guy I was with to feel like he had to pay for me.


And as for what I do? I make coffee and answer phones for a living.

Tess?!? Is that you?!?



I guess we'd need to discuss the difference between "what do you do for a living" and "how much money do you have". When people ask one, sometimes they're really asking the other. It can be an innocent curious question in an attempt to start conversation, or it can be something entirely different. If I was on a date and a woman told me, "I'm a first-grade teacher, I love what I do, I think instructing kids is the best job I could have even though I get paid crap," I'd be a lot more impressed with her than if she said, "I'm a high-school teacher, I hate the little punks and I hate the job but I get paid really well and I'm tenured so they can't get rid of me". If a woman is asking you what you do, and it's really to find out how much money you make... run, far and fast.

[Halfcan]

Originally Posted by reiko57

i had a date tonight (believe it or not) and one thing in particular always seems to send the vibe (usually a good one, im pretty charming) in the wrong direction, when i get asked what i do for a living.. i answered like i always do, vinyl siding, sometimes windows and doors, usually residential.. and was met with the standard look of total disinterest in continuing the date

now, i realize its not the coolest job in the world, but it pays the bills and i work steadily yearround, also, im damn good at it, and it seems pointless to "go back to school" now when it would take 4 or 5 years of hard work just to start out doing something i'll probably hate just as much making less than i make now, besides its not like its my passion, its just work ya know...

anyway, how do i make it sound.. i dont know.. cooler i guess, or avoid it altogether? i can't dominate the conversation all night, and i NEVER bring up work when i'm just getting to know a girl.. so yeah needless to say the rest of the night sucked and i'm sitting here cruising chiefsplanet, for gods sake help me

Tell them you are an Exterior decorating Specialist.

[rtmike]

House siding engineer?

I used to be the manual labor type too. There was no way I could work inside an office. I always liked the different challenge/job scenario.

When I was your age I worked in the oil patch in western Kansas. Always brought home more jack than my Dad or any of my college going friends Dads.

Someone will come along & accept you for who you are. I wasn't ready to settle down at your age so I never cared much what they thought. If they didn't like the fact I was a truck driver, moving rotary rigs, screw 'em. There's more out there.

I was a crane oiler/operator. Great job.

[Stryker]

Originally Posted by JD10367

Next time a date asks what you do for a living, say, "Something that allows me to pay for this dinner. And my schlong works the same no matter what I do for a living." Then stand up and take it out and slap her in the face with it a few times.

Great minds think a like! It is not about what I do and how much I make, it's about sending her back screaming to her friends telling them about how you tore her a new ass - oh, and she thinks she's in love!

Nah, you will be fine reiko57. There are plenty of women out there that want to have fun and are not concerned about your finances. For being 23 and pulling down $40k you are doing great!

Me, I went from being a Network Support Specialist II for an engineering firm to now a Senior IS Support Analyst (for $6500 more a year) for a major hospital here in Baton Rouge. I'm married with 3 teens so my single days are long behind me.

Chin up friend!