When you are asked "What do you do for a living", How do you respond?
 

Whether it is a relative, neighbor or a person you just met, how do you answer the question?

I simply tell them like it is. If they can't handle it, oh well.

How about you?

~Taylor

"What do you do for a living?"

"I spam your childrens inbox with lots of hardcore pornography"





They never ask me about my job again

Stunt Cock

Sometimes I say "pornographer"
Sometimes I say "Videographer"

Depends on the situation and person with whom I am talking to.

I tell them I fluff nuts for a living.

Usually as I go for a handshake.

you should see their faces.

I work with computers.....

Thats all they need to know!

"I run a comedy site and re-direct my traffic"

heh. :1orglaugh

ummmmmm. uhhhhhhh. internet stuff.

I open my hawaiian shirt and expose my "i sell drugs" shirt. :)

"Internet marketing"

That's a popular response for interviews!!!!

I tell them I work in Website Design, Marketing & Electronic Commerce.


Then if they live around here, they say "Ooh, I heard you where in porn"

make websites

I tell them I am King of Go Fuck Yourself.com that pretty much ends the line of questioning.

marketing

certified IE

which is true. only 3 IE's worldwide.

oh IE = internet expert

I tell them I am a consultant.... when they ask what kind of consultant ....I say a business consultant...... if they say what kind of business consultant.....I say a general business consultant..... byt this time I usually switch the conversation to whatever it is that they do...or another topic....wichever has the smoothest segway to take...:)

i tell them i do SEO, that usually bores them enough that they dont ask anything else

I'm an Internet Entrepreneur. That covers a lot of ground. Most people know what I do or can guess.

tell them I make a lot of money.

"Sell porn online"

What else?

Right now I just tell em what I do at my other job, computer tech work. My family and most of my friends already know about my online work.

I am a web-based middleman. :thumbsup

I start with "I own a software company" (my background is in programming) Then they usually ask: "What kind of software" then I vary it. Depending on the person. Usually I pull out as many 4 syllable words as possible and confuse them so badly with my abstract programming terminology that they feel dumb and are sorry they asked.

When we moved into our new office 2 years ago they local news paper did a half page article on our company. It was hilarious to read the article. I confused the writer so much.

-Tony

I used to tell people " My B/F sells traffic on the net" Bad move they ask can you teach me how?


So now I just say we work from home on the net.





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Exactly... they start getting nozy and asking me more questions, I confuse them with some fancy lingo :)

WG

And I have learned when you do say you work in the adult industry etc., everyone wants in and asks "can you get me a job?"

general business consultancy and search engine optimisation:thumbsup

I say I piss on stupid hookers for a living so they better keep there daughters away... wives to.... but then the wives usually contact me on the side wanting to konw more

I say that i work on the internet and i do credit card proccessing for biz sites...

you know it's you guys who are ashamed of what you do that is making the gov crack down on us... be proud of what you do weather it be selling drugs or running the police station.... you got to have tact

"I'm Rick James, BITCH!"

I tell them I'm a computer whiz. hahaha!

I usually switch topic... but if the other person really wants to know I tell her I make websites and 'stuff' :winkwink:

Unless you know someone is comfortable with you asking private questions about your life, I think it's rude to ask someone what they do for money or to support themselves.

It has become so commonplace and accepted as a conversation piece when it shouldn't be. In many other countries they get offened if you ask this and don't know the person well or the family.

In the old, old days, your station in life was worn on your sleave or apparent in your wardrobe, (ix. Knights had crests, blacksmiths wore leather vests,) so there was no need to ask.
That is not the case today, unless you work at the zoo and perpetually smell like ibex dung.

When someone asks what I do and I don't care to share, I say something stupid like, "I hand out bus schedules in front of the supermarket."

depends whom i talk to,usally say Internet Marketing,its works like a charm!

I tell them the truth... I work at BK! :1orglaugh

I know right? They think we just sit here and surf the web. LOL


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