How to better answer "So, what do you do?"

Those are still more than three words. Try:

I analyze sales
I automate things
I write software

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born of a career studying the most utterly tedious and esoteric of biochem research, i’ve tended to merciful responses akin to:

  1. Not nearly enough
  2. Oh golly, what do i not do?
  3. Science-y nerdy stuff
  4. If i told you a patent lawyer i know would have to indict you
  5. Profit

Somewhat notable that most folks regard any of those as unworthy of a follow-up, and quickly move on to describing what amortizing accountancy does.

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Yeah, but the “I” is not part of the job description.

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I need to cut a word from “I plug in computers”

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Did you bullshit today? Are you planning to bullshit later?

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I recently got a LinkedIn request from some random dude -

“Sales Culture Transformation Coach, Millennial Sales Expert, Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Team Builder”

Translation: “At Starbucks every day on my laptop and live at home”

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That was four words each…

*runs

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And you’re the second person to mention it.

The job description isn’t until after the subject of the sentence.

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This has always driven me crazy. In social situations in LA, people get to the ‘what do you do for a living’ question faster than anywhere else I’ve ever lived. Before, are you married, do you have kids, what are your interests, they ask about how you keep your lights on. It drives me crazy. I usually give a response similar to what someone else noted here. When someone asks me where I work, I usually respond, ‘…from my front porch most days. How about you?’

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“Part fools from their money”

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Whenever someone asks me what I do, I first like to clarify by asking, “do you mean, what I do for money, or just what I do in general?”
Because they’re quite different.

When I moved to DC on my own to start my current career, coming from a more blue collar background, I found it hilarious that after a night out at a bar or club I’d come home with a pocket full of business cards. Real culture shock.

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Whereas “I interfere.”

Two words

:kissing_heart:

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I would probably be nervous enough to state that I fart in pools for the money.

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I prefer pi.

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pie GIF

Yum.

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“Sometimes when I’m flying my cubicle, I like to throw non-sequitur slides into rather important slide decks.”

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*lolz

I’d generally reply with “I live.

As in:

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So I live
That’s about all I can say
I breathe nearly every day

The Fixx, “I Live”

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Hmm - not sure if that is true…

My official title is Product Setup Specialist II - but I call myself a production designer.