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Depends who I'm talking to. If its someone at college (say, at a party), I say that I play with my iPhone all day. If they ask for clarification, that I make i
by Zev 16y ago
Depends who I'm talking to.
If its someone at college (say, at a party), I say that I play with my iPhone all day. If they ask for clarification, that I make iPhone applications. Usually at this point, whoever I'm talking to will say something like "So you write stuff on the computer for the iPhone?" and I nod.
The alternative is usually "Software Engineer" or "iPhone Developer", depending on where I am and how specific I need to be -- general description of what I do vs what my current job entails.
Or, if I really don't feel like talking, "student" shuts most people up pretty quickly.
- psadauskas 16y agoWhenever I mention I work on iPhone apps, the person I talk to always has an amazing idea for an app, and thinks I should write it for them.
- Zev 16y agoI get that too. I ask what the idea is, and then find some innocent-sounding reason to point out why I wouldn't be a good person to make it, rather than saying I'm not interested or I don't have the time. If the app exists, I'll tell them about it. Either way, people are happy that they had the chance to talk about their idea and I'm not stuck doing something that I don't want to do.