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[–]Lead ModeratorThrowawayPUA 8 points9 points10 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
It's not about making your work seem sexy. It's about showing you have passion for something. You could be a garbageman and say you're cleaning up the city and making it beautiful for everyone.
[–]SnapSocialGuru 11 points12 points13 points 9 years ago (5 children) | Copy Link
When girls ask this question, they don't really care what you do or how you say it.
Essentially, what they're doing is vetting that you aren't a 20-something-year-old-loser still living with his mom and watching Seinfeld reruns in a sweaty basement.
So as long as you have a job of any type or have SOMETHING going on, you're in the green.
With that said, I do have a template that anyone can leverage. I call it "Refer to a movie". It helps paint the picture of what you do.
Example: I work in business development in Silicon Valley, so I would typically say something along the lines of, "I work in business development. Have you seen Wolf of Wall Street? Well, imagine that, but without the cocaine and the angry phone calls. That's what I do."
You could say something like, "Have you seen those movie scenes where some dude is looking at complicated graphs and charts on a computer screen? Well, I do that, all day, for banks. Sounds super interesting, I know."
It doesn't have to be funny. It doesn't have to be interesting. It just has to be something. Do not overanalyze this.
"I do [occupation]. Have you ever seen [movie or movie scene] where [stereotyped way of doing occupation]. Well, I do that, except it's a [cooler/more boring/more complicated]."
Source: I work in Silicon Valley, attend dozens of happy hours and meet dozens of professionals every week, everyone always asks: "So, what do you do?"
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 9 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link
That's solid stuff. What if my job is even lamer? I'm a host at a restaurant lol 20 years old.
[–]SnapSocialGuru 2 points3 points4 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Again, that's fine. You're being vetted for effort. And saying you're a host actually makes you relatable to lots of other 20 year old females you're probably speaking to.
Source: my first job at 20 years old was at Sears in the stockroom. It was the last thing from glamorous. Think lifting heavy boxes for 8 hour days in a sweaty, dim-lit room.
[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points0 points 9 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link
Your only option then is to kys
[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Thank you
No don't say that. That sounds whack af.
[–]the_modern 1 point2 points3 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Oh don't say that. Say "I work in finance" then change the subject. If you want to convey that you're making a shit load of money, mention finance then be evasive.
[–]Big_TX 1 point2 points3 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
Just say "Im a financial analyst" in a positive way but not like you are bragging. no need to over think it. You have a good job. "financial"= money "analyst" = you are smart. Good qualities. act like you like it and you'll be good.
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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
That's really long and drawn out.
[–]richie0777 0 points1 point2 points 9 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link
You don't always have to make it sound interesting. Tell her what do and give her just enough to understand it. If she expresses more interest and asks you about it, tell her what you geniunely enjoy/think is cool about your job. I'm also an analyst. Most of time the I just tell girls I work as a strategy analyst, basically just helping the business make more intelligent decisions. If they ask more I tell them about what's unique about my company and my job in it. I like to highlight that analysis is just one part, at the end of the day you're trying to drive a business decision. Having insight into the right move and working closely with people to make it happen, Find things like this you genuinely value about your job and convey it. This goes for any topic in general.
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