and what do YOU DO?
July 23rd, 2007
an inane question to say the least.
I try to stay away from it at all costs.
“What do you do for a living?”
“Where do you work?
Much much better.
It sends up huge red flags when one of the first things someone asks after meeting me is, “ans so…. what do you do?”
Watching, judging….
Kiss off, fool.
Especially when their rationale was to create an in to boasting about what big and important stuff they’re up to.
Umm… hello, my work does not define me as a person, okay?
I am an artist.
I create things out of words and letters.
I make the world a more beautiful place with pretty phrases.
July 23rd, 2007 at 12:54 pm
Have fun with the question! Here are a few responses when prodded at parties:
Animal Disposable Specialist
Clown for kid’s parties
Sheperd
Stripper
Number four quite when someone keeps blabbing about themselves and their career. Interrupt and say:
“Hold on, you look really familiar. Did you used to strip in Vegas?”
July 23rd, 2007 at 2:55 pm
My career counselor had a book in her office that said ‘50 jobs worse that yours’ once of which was ‘a chick sexer’. As in, a person who determines the gender of baby chicks for research. It’s apparently very difficult to do. But there’s one you can try
July 24th, 2007 at 7:01 am
Yea I’m not necessarily a huge fan of that topic myself. Though people do seem to dig the entertainment bit. It’s probably just that I’m not too friendly or somethin though.
July 24th, 2007 at 7:15 am
I really like #3, to be honest.
July 24th, 2007 at 7:24 am
Shepherd I’d just throw out there. SHEEP-HERDER, man I’d go down fighting trying to convince and back up that one. Even better if it was a semi-inebriated girl.