My father used to tell people I was unemployed rather than try to explain my job (a specialised kind of digital consultant). I only found that out when we got a kind of Red Cross-style parcel for the kids from one of his friends one Christmas. I'd never even met them so I asked my Dad who then confessed...it was pretty funny.
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What’s the first thing someone rebuts to you when you tell them your profession?
My father used to tell people I was unemployed rather than try to explain my job (a specialised kind of digital consultant). I only found that out when we got a kind of Red Cross-style parcel for the kids from one of his friends one Christmas. I'd never even met them so I asked my Dad who then confessed...it was pretty funny.
Some years ago my father admitted to me that when his buddies asked what I did for a living he told them Professional Bullshitter
Next time he came to visit I took him with me to work and showed him what I did.....I asked him what he was gonna say next time his buddies asked him and he said "That you're a Professional Bullshitter".
Me: I'm a copywriter.
Them: So, you like, work on patents and stuff?
Me: Um...do you EVEN watch Mad Men?
Fixed/Most Pretentious Response Possible/Some Of My Best Friends Are Copywriters
Ha! Nice.
The real reason I ask if they watch Mad Men is so that I can say, "I'm like Peggy Olsen, only prettier (and I kept my baby)."
Some years ago my father admitted to me that when his buddies asked what I did for a living he told them Professional Bullshitter
Next time he came to visit I took him with me to work and showed him what I did.....I asked him what he was gonna say next time his buddies asked him and he said "That you're a Professional Bullshitter".
Fantastic. I'm going with Professional Bullshitter next time someone asks me what I do.
Some years ago my father admitted to me that when his buddies asked what I did for a living he told them Professional Bullshitter
Next time he came to visit I took him with me to work and showed him what I did.....I asked him what he was gonna say next time his buddies asked him and he said "That you're a Professional Bullshitter".
Fantastic. I'm going with Professional Bullshitter next time someone asks me what I do.
For the record I'm pretty sure my Dad thinks anyone who doesn't do physical labor and get their hands dirty is a Professional Bullshitter.
Me: I'm a copywriter.
Them: So, you like, work on patents and stuff?
Me: Um...do you EVEN watch Mad Men?
Fixed/Most Pretentious Response Possible/Some Of My Best Friends Are Copywriters
Ha! Nice.
The real reason I ask if they watch Mad Men is so that I can say, "I'm like Peggy Olsen, only prettier (and I kept my baby)."
LOL. I'm jealous BTW. That's what I want to do but I feel it is too late for a career change.
Me: I'm a copywriter.
Them: So, you like, work on patents and stuff?
Me: Um...do you EVEN watch Mad Men?
Fixed/Most Pretentious Response Possible/Some Of My Best Friends Are Copywriters
Ha! Nice.
The real reason I ask if they watch Mad Men is so that I can say, "I'm like Peggy Olsen, only prettier (and I kept my baby)."
LOL. I'm jealous BTW. That's what I want to do but I feel it is too late for a career change.
You're probably younger than I was when I got into it (at age 28).
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