making your occupation interesting...

cowlren

It must be one of the most common icebreakers in a conversation with someone new. 'So what do you do?'
Unfortunately for me I say programmer and things go down hill rapidly. My further esoteric description of what I do probably doesn't help. I've started saying farmer instead, which I was before graduating.
Does anyone outhere have more interesting occupations that I could use or any tricks to make sitting in front of a computer all day sound like its not actually sitting in front of a computer all day.

Cheers

seamus

You're a 'Digital Media Architect'. Sounds good, but leaves you hanging when they ask what that means

Sposs

For some reason IT Consultant doesnt sound like you sit in front of computers all day,or maybe thats just me!!!!

The Corinthian

Hypertext Application Architect?

OR

Creative Presence Specialist?

http://www.webreview.com/1997/09_19/strategists/randomjobs.html

leeroybrown

Yeah telling most women that you're a programmer isn't exactly up there with the all time great conversational gambits.

But lying tends to get you kicked in the groin so I'd just make the most of it.

I'm sure theres some way to add interest to it. I suppose if the woman in question is interested in you and you don't drag on there won't be a problem.

You'll just need some more topics of conversation.

rymus

Originally posted by leeroybrown
Yeah telling most women that you're a programmer isn't exactly up there with the all time great conversational gambits.

Telling women you work in computers is like telling them they look fat in their dress. Might as well take the opportunity to tell them youre something interesting.. Unless of course they work in computers too

leeroybrown

6 months later and she's considering moving in any you have to tell her:

"Darling, You know the way I said I was a pilot ... "

McGinty

As a member of the female species (well I was last time I checked) I can offer some tips.

Personally I like and work with computers, I am a web administrator so maybe my opinion won't work but you could start off with IT consultant, it sounds better than programmer (although personally I am impressed by your job title) I would be picking your brains. To add humour (women love humour) you could say 'Technological Prima Donna', and that you have God like skills when it comes to computers, maybe add another line for effect and she will no longer see you as a computer nerd.

Too many men knock their capabilities with computers, with the way things are going, you are the new sex gods (read a little Dilbert from Scott Adams and you'll see my point)

Be glad, be proud of your position.

Mystic Fibrosis

hmm...just casually say that if it wasn't for your valiant work, the technological infrastructure of the globe would collsape and there would be a catastrophe the likes of which have never been seen.

havok*

heh, theres a friend of mine with a very intresting job title, who genrally gets funny looks when he annonces hes a Lion feeder



He is of course a Line feeder @ a mobile phone repackaging factory for O2