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That's weird to me. I have no personal emotional attachment or ego around my work, but I do it for 8 hours 5 days a week. It's the single thing I do the most be
by thatguy0900 2y ago
That's weird to me. I have no personal emotional attachment or ego around my work, but I do it for 8 hours 5 days a week. It's the single thing I do the most besides sleep. Seems a very relevant question to ask to get to know someone.
- musicale 2y ago> It's the single thing I do the most besides sleep Best description of work I've heard recently. "Well, besides sleeping, I sometimes spend time in an office. The two activities are not necessarily mutually exclusive."
- josephg 2y agoIt’s seen as rude here in Australia too. It’s not rude because of ego. It’s rude because of status. If you know someone’s job, you can make a good guess of how much money they make. If that’s the first question you ask someone when you meet them, the assumption is you might only be interested in talking to someone if they’re sufficiently rich or something. So here it’s polite to leave that question alone until you know them well enough. Obviously we put all of that aside at conferences and work events. But if you meet people outside of work, it’s uncomfortable to immediately ask about your job.
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- bigfatkitten 2y ago> If you know someone’s job, you can make a good guess of how much money they make. Only in Canberra, where you'll probably meet public servants who will tell you they are an APS6 at the tax office. A "lawyer" for example could be a junior solicitor (or government lawyer) earning $60k a year, or they could be a top barrister billing $10k a day.