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What's the first thing someone rebuts to you when you tell them your profession?

downtownrobbrowndowntownrobbrown 446 Posts
edited February 2012 in Strut Central
Me > Landscape Architect

Them > "You gotta come over to my place and look at my front yard."
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  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    "oh, I've got TONS of records! Frank Sinatra.... At least 50 of them!"
  • RAJRAJ tenacious local 7,782 Posts
    "Oh??? I have a web site??? it's not that good."
  • GuzzoGuzzo 8,611 Posts
    Oh so you produce TV shows? like Jersey Shore?
  • kitchenknightkitchenknight 4,922 Posts
    So, what exactly does a producer do?
  • sellout1sellout1 83 Posts
    me - graphic designer
    them - wow, me too....you know this application called photoshop....it??s great!
  • BrianBrian 7,618 Posts
    you ruined the world

    job in hawaii and new job in NY, separate industries. does that make me a scumbag overall?
  • phatmoneysackphatmoneysack Melbourne 1,124 Posts
    me - transport planner

    them - Why was my train late today?
  • john_doejohn_doe 237 Posts
    me - chemist

    "So do you make bombs or grow hairs on lemons?"

    John
  • StoneHandsStoneHands 341 Posts
    "Oh, ok cool"
  • jjfad027jjfad027 1,594 Posts
    a/v for G**gl* and **cebo*k


    "Oh I heard you guys get free ________" (pick one of the following: food, haircuts, oil changes, handjobs, daycare, computers, bicycles...etc)
  • minneapminneap 541 Posts
    "Nice, you get to drink on the job?" (Bartender-r)

    "Nice, have you heard ______?" (Record label-r)

    My initial answer is weighted heavily on the artsy vs. Chad ratio of the situation.
  • JimsterJimster Cruffiton.etsy.com 6,960 Posts
    Me: Freelance I.T. guy
    Them: Can you look at my laptop? These pr0n0 popups keep happening...

    I want to say "Mortician" but I bite my lip.
  • tabiratabira 856 Posts
    Me: Sales manager
    Them: Zzzzzzzzz
  • JuniorJunior 4,853 Posts
    Me: "I really don't want to talk about it, it's boring and depressing."

    Them: "No, seriously, I'm interested, tell me about it."

    ..........ten minutes later.............

    Them: *glassy eyed, suicidal look in their eyes* "Uh, right, anyway, I have to go...over there.....for something........"
  • PrimeCutsLtdPrimeCutsLtd jersey fresh 2,632 Posts
    me: chef
    them: "oh really? what's your speciality?"
    me: food
  • JectWonJectWon (@_@) 1,654 Posts
    "So why do I have so many viruses on my computer...."

    Me: (to myself):The pr0n YOU look at...the couponing fuck-shit your wife probably signs up for and the browser toolbar add-ons you BOTH mindlessly install on your machine....

    Me: (outloud): The internet is a dirty whore...
  • Big_StacksBig_Stacks "I don't worry about hittin' power, cause I don't give 'em nuttin' to hit." 4,670 Posts
    Hey,

    Here goes:

    Me: I'm a college professor

    Them: Oh, so you teach? It must be nice to be off all summer.

    Then, I have to go on to explain how little a part of my job teaching happens to be. I also do research, mentor doctoral students, sit on editorial boards for five research journals (reading a shitload of papers), serve in leadership capacities in several professional organizations, and so on. My mom still doesn't get what I do.

    Peace,

    Big Stacks from Kakalak
  • casbahcasbah 57 Posts
    pause. "No, I meant your job, not your hobby.... Oh, right. Do you make much money?"
  • asstroasstro 1,754 Posts
    Me: Manager in the photo department at a major celebrity magazine.

    Them: "Have you ever met Justin/Angelina/J Lo/Clooney?" and "Can you get me a free subscription?"
  • kennykenny 1,024 Posts
    Me: Urban Planner

    "Oh...is that like, playing Sim City?"
  • GrandfatherGrandfather 2,303 Posts
    me: software stuff
    them: can you fix my computer?
  • RishanRishan 454 Posts
    me: agronomist

    them: do you not get bored watching grass grow?
  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,475 Posts
    Me: Editor/producer for an IT news website

    Them: Bored!
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    Ministry of the Attorney General - facilities management/construction PM

    "Can you get me a job? I heard you have to know someone to get hired there."

    "So you're a lawyer?"

    "Can you help me with my charges?"
  • HollafameHollafame 844 Posts
    "Wow, you must be rich"
  • TheKindCromangTheKindCromang 1,463 Posts
    Me: Design

    Them: Oh cool. What kind of stuff?

    Me: "Gifty" stuff. Wrapped soaps, candles, a lot of packaging???

    Them: Uhhhh. Oh. Cool. (proceeds to change the topic)
  • 4YearGraduate4YearGraduate 2,945 Posts
    "I heard of you guys. You still making records? Damn."

    "My (boyfriend/son/uncle/cousin/homey) got a group too! You guys should link up!!"

    "Is it like a Kanye type thing?"

    And my favorite:
    "what else do you do?"
  • vintageinfantsvintageinfants 4,538 Posts
    me: plumbing and irrigation.

    them: something about poop.
  • The-gafflerThe-gaffler 2,190 Posts
    me: "it's the weekend. why do you ask?"
  • white_teawhite_tea 3,262 Posts
    Me: Reporter
    Them: "..."

    Now, sometimes during general conversations, I will pipe in in defense of "the media." Generally, though, no one cares how I make a buck.
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