Education & Career When someone asks what you do for a living, are they usually trying to figure out how much money you make? (Page 3) Flower7 Follow Master Age: 38 Follow FacebookTwitterWhatsApp 41 When someone asks what you do for a living, are they usually trying to figure out how much money you make? Post Opinion 74 Opinion Like Share Follow 5 likes
StephBelsten Follow Xper 3 Age: 24 , mho 41% +1 y If your on a date it's a possibility I suppose, but even then and especially just in casual conversation they're just tryna get to know youIt's not that deep lol 0 0 Reply
geonator Follow Explorer Age: 30 +1 y I can't speak for other people but that's not what's on my mind when I ask that. It's just that their job says a lot about them and it's interesting to know 1 0 Reply
DaveToo Follow Yoda Age: 78 +1 y Sometimes, but I think most are just interested in finding out more about you. 2 0 Reply
jessicarosen Follow Yoda Age: 39 +1 y Great question. Usually in my experience, they do not. At least, in the initial conversation. 1 0 Reply
genericname85 Follow Master Age: 38 +1 y 403 opinions shared on Education & Career topic. i think, they're just making sure you're not a deadbeat loser with no aspirations. 1 0 Reply
TacosRAwesome Follow Master Age: 34 +1 y 517 opinions shared on Education & Career topic. Sometimes it's about money and sometimes it's about having a conversation. 1 0 Reply
Dinosaursandanime65 Follow Guru Age: 16 +1 y 381 opinions shared on Education & Career topic. They could be making a potential mistake, because I could make an entire Constitutional Draft about my career 1 0 Reply
andy530 Follow Guru Age: 36 +1 y I don't know when I ask it I’m just curious what they do with their time, what interests they have, etc. for me it has nothing to do with money 1 0 Reply
jahaims Follow Master Age: 32 +1 y 661 opinions shared on Education & Career topic. I'd ask to get to know them better. Idc what other people make 1 0 Reply
roy_ricky09 Follow Yoda Age: 40 +1 y Absolutely not. Just one of the ways of asking what do they do... Like job study business etc... 1 0 Reply
KellyKOO Follow Xper 6 Age: 19 +1 y They might be trying to get to know you. Like making conversation. 1 0 Reply
krin_m Follow Guru Age: 61 +1 y I get paid to play on computers. No one knows (including me) what I'm going to make this year or next year :-) 1 0 Reply
Shaggy_KW Follow Xper 4 Age: 19 +1 y Sometimes they just want to know more about you, it's a good conversation starter, maybe you have common careers. Don't always assume the worst 0 0 Reply
cookiecrusher Follow Xper 6 Age: 34 +1 y And a lot of time will treat you accordingly. Thus i always say broke. 1 0 Reply
Shy_Steve Follow Yoda Age: 40 +1 y Sometimes they might, Sometimes they might be just curious or don't know what else to talk about. 1 0 Reply
Jerre Follow Master Age: 53 +1 y Curiosity is all it is. Personally, I don’t give a fuck how much people make. 1 0 Reply
Lowiu Follow Guru Age: 23 , mho 41% +1 y No Id say its more to find something to talk about 2 0 Reply
hhhffg7889 Follow Xper 6 Age: 35 +1 y Probably more habit and lack of topics 1 1 Reply Flower7 +1 y It’s definitely a vey played-out conversation topic. Reply
Paris13 Follow Master Age: 39 , mho 59% +1 y 1.4K opinions shared on Education & Career topic. Mainly if Online. xx 1 0 Reply
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If your on a date it's a possibility I suppose, but even then and especially just in casual conversation they're just tryna get to know you
It's not that deep lol
I can't speak for other people but that's not what's on my mind when I ask that. It's just that their job says a lot about them and it's interesting to know
Sometimes, but I think most are just interested in finding out more about you.
Great question. Usually in my experience, they do not. At least, in the initial conversation.
i think, they're just making sure you're not a deadbeat loser with no aspirations.
Sometimes it's about money and sometimes it's about having a conversation.
They could be making a potential mistake, because I could make an entire Constitutional Draft about my career
I don't know when I ask it I’m just curious what they do with their time, what interests they have, etc. for me it has nothing to do with money
I'd ask to get to know them better. Idc what other people make
Absolutely not. Just one of the ways of asking what do they do... Like job study business etc...
They might be trying to get to know you. Like making conversation.
I get paid to play on computers. No one knows (including me) what I'm going to make this year or next year :-)
Sometimes they just want to know more about you, it's a good conversation starter, maybe you have common careers. Don't always assume the worst
And a lot of time will treat you accordingly.
Thus i always say broke.
Sometimes they might, Sometimes they might be just curious or don't know what else to talk about.
Curiosity is all it is. Personally, I don’t give a fuck how much people make.
Just simple conversation, from a guys perspective anyway
No Id say its more to find something to talk about
Probably more habit and lack of topics
It’s definitely a vey played-out conversation topic.
Mainly if Online. xx