“What do you do for a living?”
That dreaded, why do you care, pointless, social robotic question is the base of meeting new people.
Do you think people REALLY care? Or are they just making conversation?
When women ask this question, they have different motives. Upon meeting guys they start testing for social status. Your job being one of them…
Here are 3 quick tips on answering that dreaded question:
1. Lie
Ok, don’t blatantly lie to her. But don’t tell her the truth the first time. This is called flirting 101.
Take the advice from Swingers. Make something up, tell her your a Nascar Driver. Or maybe you run a huge ponzi scheme. Whatever the case, smile and tell her something retarded.
This does two things:
- You throw off her pattern of a typical response
- You stand out from most guys
First, By throwing off her patterns, it throws off her game. She cannot fully continue testing without re-framing her mind state. Good work Jedi…
Second, I hope that Harvard degree helps you understand why you would want to stand out from the pack.
Side Note: When she asks the second time: “No really, what do you do for a living?” Just tell her…otherwise have fun logging hours of RedTube.com all night.
2. Make your Job Interesting
We don’t give a shit how much you hate your job or how bad it sucks. MAKE IT SOUND INTERESTING!
Have you ever seen a guy tell a woman about his job? He goes into detail about this boring process, how to talk to customers, etc. While she sits the going “uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.” STOP!
She doesn’t fucking care…honestly, we really don’t either.
Make it sound interesting. Say you are a CPA. Tell her how hard you bang numbers and that your pretty much the best you know. Say it with some enthusiasm and jokingly. She will appreciate your wit.
Some other Examples:
- Real Estate = Save puppies from burning buildings
- Oil Trader = Slave long hours at a gas station
- Bartender = I drink for a living
- IT Guy = Ever heard of Google? I make that work…
3. Do Not Take it Personally
Really, even if you are ashamed of your job, she is not making fun of you. This is a socially conditioned pre-canned response for meeting new people.
WHATEVER you do for a living, be honest. Just tell her after you dodge the question once. Make it sound like its the best job in the world, and be positive about it.
People are usually only negative when you are negative…don’t give them that option.
If she turns out to be a money grubbing psycho-hose beast, ditch her. If your already at her place, eat that bitches food than leave.
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I honestly don’t give a shit what a man does for a living. There are more important things.
Like beer, alcohol, a weiner that’s functional, and more beer.
I’d probably date the devil if he liked beer, was interesting and could make good sexy times.