You are goddamn right

reddit88tidder · 2020-08-09T05:01:08+00:00

When meeting new people I specifically do not ask what they do. That's not how I'd like to judge the character of somebody new to me.

AzN1337c0d3r · 2020-08-09T04:54:37+00:00

I tell people I make bombs and sell drugs, usually they fuck right off.

bjred78 · 2020-08-09T09:07:49+00:00

No one ever asks if you're happy.

RosemanButcher · 2020-08-09T09:43:21+00:00

This is how you recognise the Americans. This is basically what most American ask to people they meet right after learning their name. And it's fucking annoying.

Barry_McCockinerJr · 2020-08-09T02:37:56+00:00

True enuf.

Returnofthemack3 · 2020-08-09T06:16:49+00:00

And this goes beyond just women.

_sadboyloko · 2020-08-09T06:26:21+00:00

Them: What do you do for a living?

Me: I work in IT (to keep it short and condensed).

Them: crickets

Every single time. There's still a perceived notion about IT people.

40k_fan · 2020-08-09T10:07:21+00:00

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EnvironmentalRest4 · 2020-08-09T04:14:58+00:00

Oh brother you’ve got that right!

Unshack · 2020-08-09T05:54:32+00:00

that truth hurts

u4534969346 · 2020-08-09T11:47:34+00:00

a millionaire could be lying that he make ends meet with a part time job.

a broke student could be lying that he will soon be ready to take over his father's law firm just to get you into bed.

KUL-DANK · 2020-08-09T15:57:46+00:00

this is what i found out too late in my life

i found out that it doesnt matter what my job is and how much i earn

i worked in the office in a nice it position, now i work as a mailman

sure in the it job i would earn alot more money and people will think im intelligent,

but as a mailman i have 90% of the day for myself

no stupid coworkers that i have to communicate with, no customers, its just me and my bike

and you know what? I dont care, i feel comfortable because i earn enough for myself and i have already made my investments, and this is basically it. You only need to earn enough to support yourself. Anything else is an extra.

Foodcoupon10 · 2020-08-09T07:04:45+00:00

Them: What do you do for a living?

Me: Ninja.

2020-08-09T17:05:38+00:00

One of my uncle's friends was a really good-looking and tall guy and on the CEO track at a fast food place in the early 90's. He used to tell women at parties that he worked at Wendy's if he wanted them to go away. He said that he just couldn't take them seriously anymore or trust them after seeing them boomering back over after someone else clued them in...

Big-Necessary3437 · 2020-08-09T06:49:35+00:00

no. its just necause most people dont have time for hobbies rhese days or dont make time so ot would be a stilted conversation without that old chestnut of a question. but also yes. people dont care just want to make polite conversation.

Catcrumble · 2020-08-09T10:03:02+00:00

I work in waste management :)

gimmifreestuffbernie · 2020-08-09T14:30:49+00:00

"i run an orphanage and food shelter in a small town" ....laaame

"im a wall street banker" omg!

TightRopeWalkerMan · 2020-08-09T08:43:20+00:00

Independent business man 😎

Magicus1 · 2020-08-09T09:36:08+00:00

Grudingly Upvotes

I hate that they are right about this but such is the world we live in.

🤷🏻‍♂️

restinpeacenrun · 2020-08-09T10:46:55+00:00

I do ask this question because I care, I wouldn't waste time talking to someone if I'm not going to care.

2020-08-09T12:51:45+00:00

If a woman asks me how much I earn, I ask her how much she weighs.

Gehrman_The_Hunter · 2020-08-09T19:14:18+00:00

"What do you do for a living?" = "Am I able to borrow money from you?"

jasa99 · 2020-08-09T09:20:00+00:00

I understand why ppl think asking what you do for work is annoying since they dont really care abiut the answer besides statuswise. But if both work in a technical field it gives me common ground. I do nit care about the status aspect, does not matter to me whether you are a pipe fitter, technician, engineer or a doctor of electrical engineering, its common ground to me. I dont care to talk about fields Im not interested or affiliated with. Dont have time for that.

nigelh · 2020-08-09T10:58:32+00:00

Awww.
I thought they did it so I could crack my 'this retired gig rocks' joke.

Do I care if they care?
I'm only here for the entertainment value.

ColdStoryBro · 2020-08-09T17:20:02+00:00

People reduce themselves to their jobs because that's all they have as their personality. Wife kids and job seems to be the only defining factor that makes up most men because that's what society drills into them. Then when they lose that they commit suicide. The red pill unweaves the very fabric of society. The expectations of men as societal servants is no more. More men are beginning to become defined as an idea rather than a utility. This scares the shit out of people because that same energy of servitude is going to personal goals instead of societal goals. non serviam.

beardedbliss · 2020-08-09T20:16:22+00:00

Yup. Which is why I am going to get a good vehicle that only "looks" beaten to hell and back; and tell people I am living on disability once I am free of the plantation and living on my own. I tried it on a twat that wouldn't take "I am married and dont cheat" for an answer when I was still in that phase of needing a cerebrorectotomy. The "I am disabled and on a fixed income" thing worked like a charm! Sadly, in my case now, it will be partially true. Oh well. As long as it helps them to leave me be, I don't mind it.

2020-08-09T22:40:37+00:00

More directly social placement in the hierarchy, but those things are what that boils down to anyway

skippydammit · 2020-08-09T23:55:38+00:00

I combine frozen di-hydrogen monoxide with two carbon hydroxyl compounds from the Commonwealth of Kentucky in order to make those who ask these kinds of questions a bit more bearable....-:)

21354641654684 · 2020-08-10T00:30:42+00:00

I have a title, but I do a lot more than the title suggests. I practically run the place. I could walk around the company all day inside and outside and nobody, including the owner would question what I'm doing.

Mazdumundi · 2020-08-10T05:26:17+00:00

I ask what you do for a living because im bad at connecting with people and job stories always seem to help people connect on some level but maybe thats just me.

Singledad69420 · 2020-08-09T07:16:44+00:00

I ask people what they do to generate further conversation. Many a good conversations have been spawned from the simple question. I don't agree with the picture at all.

onewaydive · 2020-08-09T11:52:17+00:00

Shut the question down, have a prepared response that does not answer the question. Something along the lines of "i do not let my work take over my personal life, im comfortable, so can we talk about something else please?"

ReadingWritingReddit · 2020-08-09T09:38:21+00:00

"Determining the utility and social status" of others is important throughout all human culture, and even the animal kingdom.

What's wrong with understanding where a man ranks on the social and economic hierarchy? Doing so is an important human ritual.

Title	You are goddamn right
Author	Mosabg98
Upvotes	727
Comments	69
Date	August 9, 2020 2:17 AM UTC (5 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MGTOW
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