People are sharing the irritating things people say when you tell them your job and here are 27 of the best
15.
"What do you do?"
"I'm a crime reporter."
"Oh great, I'm going to talk nonstop for the next two hours about noir movies you should watch in order to be a better reporters and assume you haven't seen any of them" https://t.co/CImqOqYGmA— EK (@EllenKilloran) June 4, 2018
16.
“What do you do?"
"I'm in book publishing."
"Oh great, have you ever thought about giving people the ebook for free when they buy the physical book? You should do that. Also books are too expensive so I only shop on amazon." https://t.co/W5p272XDNT— the attention economist (@emilyhughes) June 4, 2018
17.
“What do you do?”
“I’m a literary agent.”
“Oh. So you…books?”
“It’s like an actor’s agent, but with books.”
“Did you do Harry Potter?”
“No.”
“Everyone always says I should write a book. It’d be about—“
<runs away screaming> https://t.co/tE1ZE3P3bH— Kate McKean (@kate_mckean) June 5, 2018
18.
“What do you do?”
“I’m a writer. A novelist.”
“So like, what’s your job?”
“That — that IS my job? I do it full time. I support my family. I write books and am a NYT bestseller —“
“OHH so do you know Stephen King?”
“…sure. I’m going right now to hang out with him at the mall.” https://t.co/CZBa32AMhi— Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) June 5, 2018
19.
“What do you do?”
“I’m a food writer”
“Cool you’re a restaurant critic!”
“No, I’m a food writer.”
“I can’t believe I met a restaurant critic!”
“No, I’m a food writer.”
“You should review my college friend’s restaurant in Indiana! She puts cranberries in the salad!” https://t.co/QRmfp4h8i4— your friend Helen (@hels) June 5, 2018
20.
"What do you do?"
"I work at Shortlist"
"Oh that's the mag they have to give away?"
"Actually the business model is built on free distribution which is enabling us to thrive in a really challenging print environment, furtherm https://t.co/MzudHTprXA— Chris Mandle (@chris_mandle) June 5, 2018
21.
https://twitter.com/darren_bell/status/1004008281155756032
22.
“What do you do?”
“I’m a library student.”
“Oh cool are you learning to shush people?”
“Shut the fuck up.” https://t.co/ydpxSExIcP— The Hangriest Librarian (@HalpernAlex) June 5, 2018
23.
https://twitter.com/CarrieHFletcher/status/1003983340670726145
24.
https://twitter.com/KarenNEdwards/status/1003981793144516608
25.
“What do you do?”
“I’m a theologian.”
“Oh. LET ME TELL YOU WHY RELIGION IS A LIE AND DUMB” https://t.co/74PzayTqZv— Tara Isabella Burton (@NotoriousTIB) June 4, 2018
26.
"What do you do?"
"I'm a freelance journalist."
"Oh I'm jealous, funemployment is the best."
"I am constantly working."
"I'm sure you'll find a job some day. Maybe try starting with an internship!" https://t.co/SRPaAtGoMo— Susie Cagle (@susie_c) June 5, 2018
27.
“What do you do?”
“I’m a film critic.”
“Oh, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION is the best movie of all time” https://t.co/GcopYwknlk— Alissa Wilkinson (@alissamarie) June 4, 2018
Turns out some hypothetical jobs would be more difficult to explain than real ones.
"What do you do?"
"I'm a meme worker."
"Cool, so you just post on Facebook all day?"
"I provide a convenient, relatable visual platform for people who want to make it appear that I'm saying things, while gently parodying TED-style presentations."
"Wow. I bet you tweet a lot." pic.twitter.com/iAKP4UAL39— Peter Suderman (@petersuderman) June 5, 2018
