Is that really a horrible thing to ask? Everyone says it looks like the asker is only interested in money, but in my case, my job is my life, so I'm always curious what others do. Is there a better way to phrase it so I don't look like a gold digger?
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How about the simple yet sincere, "Tell me about yourself?"
The job is usually the first thing that comes up.
Chamey... when a gal sends a generic inquiry of "Tell me about yourself" it says to me that she has no interest because she has no specific questions. I reply to those with a one-liner, "What do you want to know?"
Ask him "What line of work are you in?" That is a good conversation starter.
Admittedly, "What do you do for a living?" always seemed gold-diggish to me also.
JAHD! How the heck are ya!
So what kind of questions do you like to see? I hate coming up with questions. It's not that I am not interested in someone, but I amnot all that creative and have a hard time coming up with questions to ask a near stranger.
Some starter questions to a stranger could include:
What do you like to do for fun?
What's your favorite style of music? Song?
Do you have any hobbies?
What would you do if you won the lottery?
What do you do for work?
What is your dream job?
What's your favorite holiday?
How do you like to relax?
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?
No, it's a necessary question to ask just like do you want kids one day, are you religious, educational background, life experiences - these are deal breakers.
You just bring it up naturally either on email, phone or in person.
Ask him "What line of work are you in?" That is a good conversation starter.
Admittedly, "What do you do for a living?" always seemed gold-diggish to me also.
It feels normal to me to ask what do you do for a living?
I ve been emailing with this for over a week now and still dont have a clue what he does in life. I m thinking he is most prolly unemployed or juggling too many part-time jobs. Either way I m not interested. I dated a guy without a job for 2 years before and it was not funny! so I feel it s my right to look for a guy who is gainfully employed and makes more money than I do. REASON IS yeah in the 21st century men still DO NOT ACCEPT WOMEN AS EQUAL OR SUPERIOR AND WILL NEVER DO!!! sad but true
PS: Peanut, I m prolly the one consuming the other 50% of peanut not turned into butter :)
I hate "tell me about yourself" because it makes me feel as if I'm on a job interview, even if it's asked in an email.
I never thought of "what do you do" as an offensive question. To me, it's a standard one.
(JAHD -- glad to hear from you! I hope Yukon is doing well.)
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