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I have a genuine interest to know what people do for a living, I don't really care about their paycheck. I always find interesting how people try to tell how t

I have a genuine interest to know what people do for a living, I don't really care about their paycheck. I always find interesting how people try to tell how their jobs are interesting but in the end we all know it is boring as hell. It's amazing how we are willing to do shit stuff so we can be able to pay our bills.

blitzar 4y ago
The most interesting of 'genuine interest to know what people do for a living' converstations I have had are with parents of late teen parents ... who want to guide their children towards careers or advice about careers (almost always includes - "there is good money in that" so the same rule applies all the same).
- boredemployee 4y ago
  Haha yep. But if you have a business or plan to have one, it's good to know what people around you do, you never know.
  - blitzar 4y ago
    Ahh question #3 steps up, and it is a sibling of #1 on the list: can I make money out of this person
- datavirtue 4y ago
  I ruin my health and drain my soul by sitting in a chair all day for $200k a year. Not recommended.
  - capableweb 4y ago
    Beats ruining your health and draining your soul by lifting heavy stuff at a construction site all day for $50k a year.
    - rcarr 4y ago
      Is it though? The people I’ve met in construction across all spans of life are generally friendlier, healthier and happier than those working the desk jobs and earning more money.
      - capableweb 4y ago
        In my experience, yeah. My friends who are pushing 50 and worked a life in construction (physical labor, not managers or working in a office) have really annoying pains in one place or another. I agree that they're generally friendly and perhaps happier, as their job doesn't seem to bleed into their life as much as for my friends who works in offices, but I'm pretty sure their bodies have taken a lot more pain over the years and it's coming back to haunt them as they grow older.
  - boredemployee 4y ago
    Me too. But what I earn is not even close to half of that.

blitzar 4y ago

The most interesting of 'genuine interest to know what people do for a living' converstations I have had are with parents of late teen parents ... who want to guide their children towards careers or advice about careers (almost always includes - "there is good money in that" so the same rule applies all the same).

boredemployee 4y ago
Haha yep. But if you have a business or plan to have one, it's good to know what people around you do, you never know.
- blitzar 4y ago
  Ahh question #3 steps up, and it is a sibling of #1 on the list: can I make money out of this person
datavirtue 4y ago
I ruin my health and drain my soul by sitting in a chair all day for $200k a year. Not recommended.
- capableweb 4y ago
  Beats ruining your health and draining your soul by lifting heavy stuff at a construction site all day for $50k a year.
  - rcarr 4y ago
    Is it though? The people I’ve met in construction across all spans of life are generally friendlier, healthier and happier than those working the desk jobs and earning more money.
    - capableweb 4y ago
      In my experience, yeah. My friends who are pushing 50 and worked a life in construction (physical labor, not managers or working in a office) have really annoying pains in one place or another. I agree that they're generally friendly and perhaps happier, as their job doesn't seem to bleed into their life as much as for my friends who works in offices, but I'm pretty sure their bodies have taken a lot more pain over the years and it's coming back to haunt them as they grow older.
- boredemployee 4y ago
  Me too. But what I earn is not even close to half of that.