Women who ask about your job and how much you earn!

"Statistically more than you" :pac:

I get asked by men as often as women "what do you work at" and I have never had a single man or woman ask me exactly how much.

They usually ask "What do you do?" and you know that means what you work at. Only one time this woman asked me what car did I drive so I lied and said a 2011 Audi A4. Ended up snogging her and then fecked off to chat up other girls. She seemed quite miffed when I went past her a while later. Ah well

I think that's so inappropriate! :eek:
I'd never ever ask a guy how much he earns!
These days its a bit of a minefield to even ask what somebody does. When I came home a couple of years ago I was unemployed for a few months and I used to hate when people asked me what I did! "I watch a lot of daytime tv in my pjs.....awkward eh?" :pac:

I know its probably just impulse for a lot of people to ask somebody what they do for a living, but I don't tend to do it unless they ask me first.

Never been asked how much I earn.
When asked what do I do? I usually reply with a past time, biking, mountain climbing, writing poetry, etc.
Sometimes a woman will persist and ask 'No what do you do for a living'?
If this follow up question happens quickly I know so much about the woman already . ..Clearly she is more interested in my income and money (or at least in putting me into an income 'box') than in my hobbies..So if that is her game well..she will be rewarded with a good story. And you know the expression about not letting the truth get in the way of a good story.

However if conversation develops about the activities then it can get quite interesting.

But its my opinion that most women have placed you in some frame of reference within 60 seconds of meeting you... your shoes, haircut, watch, clothes, accent are among their mapping points. all very biased I know but there it is.

Maguined wrote: »

I get asked by men as often as women "what do you work at" and I have never had a single man or woman ask me exactly how much.

Same as me, never encountered it. It's extremely ignorant to ask someone what they earn - as it is to volunteer information about yourself and how much you earn, which is something I've experienced more.

As regards "what do you do for a living?", an everyday question I'd often ask myself. The great thing is, I work in IT, so as soon as I answer this question, people's eyes glaze over and they change the subject

What I find worse is the people who boast about how much they earn and then stare at you expectantly. There's one guy who talks about his income in this way constantly. I'm a postgrad student, which he knows (it's a friend of my boyfriend who does this), so I'm hardly raking it in! Plus an awful lot of our friends are students/unemployed/at entry-level or minimum wage positions, so it makes for very uncomfortable conversation.

bluewolf wrote: »

Oh that's so stupid. Ask him why he can't buy any manners or cop on with all his money

I've been tempted, many times. It just wouldn't sink in though. Money doesn't buy you social etiquette, it seems.

I wouldn't have a problem with someone asking about my job. I mean its something you do for about 40 + hours a week so being interested in it isn't that weird imo. Unless of course its a snooping question trying to figure out how well off you are. But in general its just a conversational question along with 'what are your hobbies?' to me.

I don't care if people know how much I earn either, but asking it with a 'you earn loads, therefore I find you attractive' attitude is so stuck-up. In general I guess I would be taken aback if someone asked me how much I earn, but if there's a good reason for it then I don't care.

Guess the reason behind asking is what matters to me.