Truth, Lie, Blank Stare - Pick One
Tonight I stopped by Lupe to get some take out for Tom's birthday party at the DZ. One of the bartenders that I know and speak to often happened to ask me, what do you do? I think my first response was, "Huh."
After realizing that he was asking me what I did for a living I found myself back in the corner of wondering do you lie or tell the truth. Does it even matter? Why would I even care what this guy thinks about my job or what I do? Somehow it matters to me although it shouldn't. Face it, guys define themselves by that kinda shit and it sucks not to be living up to your own standards. It does not make you more or less of a person in any way which I totally know but.....hell I don't even know. It just sucks.
I get this all time here in Houston and I HATE going places to meet new people because this will always come up. It sucks even more so because I end up around so many other people in the same industry and the question always comes up and I want to be proud of what I do. As if I did not have enough issues meeting women to date, this just makes all that suck even more. What woman wants to be with a dude who is on the bench. How does that help my balance? Not at all.
After realizing that he was asking me what I did for a living I found myself back in the corner of wondering do you lie or tell the truth. Does it even matter? Why would I even care what this guy thinks about my job or what I do? Somehow it matters to me although it shouldn't. Face it, guys define themselves by that kinda shit and it sucks not to be living up to your own standards. It does not make you more or less of a person in any way which I totally know but.....hell I don't even know. It just sucks.
I get this all time here in Houston and I HATE going places to meet new people because this will always come up. It sucks even more so because I end up around so many other people in the same industry and the question always comes up and I want to be proud of what I do. As if I did not have enough issues meeting women to date, this just makes all that suck even more. What woman wants to be with a dude who is on the bench. How does that help my balance? Not at all.
posted by Booster MPS at
9:59 PM
5 Comments:
Just tell them that you're in between jobs because once you make your first million, it gets kind of boring to keep doing the same old thing.
;)
Unemployment is a reflection of current economic conditions NOT of your personal worth. You have so many talents and gifts that are not tied into your choice of career - jumping, your work with the kids at the hospital, etc. I wish the world wasn't so consumed with what we "do" and focus more on who we "are". I once heard a guest speaker at my church talk about the answers we give to the "what do you do" question. Take control of the conversation and give the answers that matter most. You can talk about the field you are in (you're still in that field regardless of where your behind is at this moment!), you can talk about your charitable work, you can talk about your faith. Do it with the confidence that I KNOW you have. That guest speaker? His first answer was always, "I am a Christian."
It's all in your head babe. And I am SO an expert on yucky thoughts in my head. It isn't easy.
But I would go out with you, sweetie, in a heartbeat, job or no job. Shift your thinking!
HUGS!
Tell folks you are testing out the idea early retirement.
or you could tell them you are independantly wealthy and spend all your time jumping out of airplanes and surfing the internet wearing nothing but your socks.
*hugs*
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