Why don't people want to say what they do for a living?

[Thankyou4calling]

Whenever I ask someone they seem evasive and not want to say what their job is.

It's always "I'm a businessman"

Yes but what business?

"All sorts"

Ahhh what specifically?

"This and that, you know I'm in business"

Are people ashamed or embarrassed ?

I just find it odd.

[Al U]

Yes. They think whatever they trade in is dull. Either that or they are in the business of working for someone doing a generic job. I notice you are a company director, what do you do for a living?

[Spare tyre]

I don't tell neighbours and friends of friends etc that I work in IT, other wise you get an endless list of questions from your neighbours mates brother plumbers cat

[Thankyou4calling]

Al U said:

Yes. They think whatever they trade in is dull. Either that or they are in the business of working for someone doing a generic job. I notice you are a company director, what do you do for a living?

What do I do?

You know, this and that, ducking n diving. Import and export mostly buying and selling.......stuff....anything. I buy and sell!

Actually I own and manage a group of Health Clubs.

[hornetrider]

Spare tyre said:

I don't tell neighbours and friends of friends etc that I work in IT, other wise you get an endless list of questions from your neighbours mates brother plumbers cat

You should try working in telecoms. I have to answer endless st about what's the best phone or what tariff should I be on.

[Snozzwangler]

Mine is just a pain in the arse to explain.

[Al U]

Thankyou4calling said:

What do I do?

You know, this and that, ducking n diving. Import and export mostly buying and selling.......stuff....anything. I buy and sell!

Actually I own and manage a group of Health Clubs.

Cool, are you overweight?

[PositronicRay]

Thankyou4calling said:

Whenever I ask someone they seem evasive and not want to say what their job is.

It's always "I'm a businessman"

Yes but what business?

"All sorts"

Ahhh what specifically?

"This and that, you know I'm in business"

Are people ashamed or embarrassed ?

I just find it odd.

Maybe too polite to tell you to mind your own business.

[Impasse]

Why do you even want to know?

[Hamster69]

I'm a technician, yes I work for Porsche.

Um no I don't want to come and look at your scooter for you!

[Thankyou4calling]

Al U said:

Cool, are you overweight?

I am the perfect weight for a man of 7ft 5.

Unfortunately I'm 6ft 5! ;)

[WolfAir]

Thankyou4calling said:

What do I do?

You know, this and that, ducking n diving. Import and export mostly buying and selling.......stuff....anything. I buy and sell!

Actually I own and manage a group of Health Clubs.

Are you duncan bannatyne?

I have always wondered this exact thing. I am a nosey person though. I like to know what people do and how much they earn and then I use that information to plan my strategic take over of the business world and make billions....
for the moment i work in security but studying aeronautics. Future ceo of emirates (if anyone knows how to get there let me know)

[Thankyou4calling]

Impasse said:

Why do you even want to know?

It's called conversation. You meet someone and generally one of the first things most people ask is "What do you do" it's perfectly normal.

[037]

I find it bizarre when people want to know what you do for a living.
Why swerve any conversation towards work?

[GG89]

Which health clubs are yours?

[GG89]

The amount of work I get through chatting to people I've just met is amazing, I'd be mental not to tell anyone my trade.

[Ade07]

Thankyou4calling said:

Impasse said:

Why do you even want to know?

It's called conversation. You meet someone and generally one of the first things most people ask is "What do you do" it's perfectly normal.

^^ This ^^

[hman]

Surely the standard answer to this is "as little as possible for as much money as possible"

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037 said:

I find it bizarre when people want to know what you do for a living.
Why swerve any conversation towards work?

Because some people actually have interesting and enjoyable jobs?

[Sheets Tabuer]

Spare tyre said:

I don't tell neighbours and friends of friends etc that I work in IT, other wise you get an endless list of questions from your neighbours mates brother plumbers cat

I don't either because you get invited around peoples houses and while there they start the old "while you here can you just look at my pc"

I'm not even sure they want to know me rather just get free IT support, if they understood I'd tell them I work with vmware and EMC san and the last time I worked on a pc was 10 years ago

I'm sure a bricklayer isn't asked to build a wall every time he goes around someones house.