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Related, I've often thought a resume site like LinkedIn should include a "What does your mom tell her friends that you do?" section. :-) It would probably be p
by brightball 4y ago
Related, I've often thought a resume site like LinkedIn should include a "What does your mom tell her friends that you do?" section. :-)
It would probably be pretty entertaining.
- jdhawk 4y agothis is an awesome idea. a newer title for an executive summary for less traditional companies.
- Karawebnetwork 4y agoAsk HN: "What does your parent(s) tell their friends that you do?"
- IncRnd 4y agoThread created! I wonder what replies we will get? Ask HN: What does your Mom tell people about your work or employment? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31601004 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31601004
- baisq 4y ago"He spends all day on his computer"
- symfoniq 4y agoMy daughter used to think—and tell people—that her father "makes money." Then one day I figured out that she thought I literally created paper currency at my day job.
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- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoWith the exception of my father I make more money than my entire extended family and partner's family. Doesn't stop them from striking a dismissive and disdainful tone when talking about my work. Oh well. Whaddya gonna do.
- stereoradonc 4y agoExactly what my mom (and sister) says.
- lostphilosopher 4y agohttps://xkcd.com/722/ https://xkcd.com/722/
- txbuck 4y ago"I spend all day getting pissed at my machine for doing exactly what I told it to do."
- gumby 4y agoMy mother, in her 80s, still complains that she can’t tell her friends what I do for a living. This is despite any number of press articles, selling companies and the like. She wants the classic Indian mother straightforward explanation (doctor, engineer, lawyer etc).
- lupire 4y agoYour profile says you are an engineer.