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What is the most common question you get asked when you tell people your occupation?

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bearded_charmander Mar 30, 2026 +5
“Oh so you just sit at bars drink all day?”
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Sword_fish_Lazy Mar 30, 2026 +6
i always get asked, "what made you want to do that?"
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MechanicalHorse Mar 30, 2026
Professional horse inseminator?
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Invega3 Mar 30, 2026 +3
They don't have any follow up questions.
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frostpebble41 Mar 30, 2026 +2
They commonly asked, what actually do you do all day? not in a bad way but in a genuine curiosity
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Cosmic-Shrug Mar 30, 2026 +2
“what is that?”
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ChaoticallyCandid Mar 30, 2026 +2
The most common question I've received about any job I've ever had was "oh, do you enjoy it?". Sometimes lying was involved in the answer.
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vfgjhj Mar 30, 2026 +1
I'm constantly asked by shoppers: "How do you maintain your composure and bravery while risking your life for us every day?" during my job as a security guard for the Jordan Creek Mall.
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Total_Finger1493 Mar 30, 2026 +2
I chuckled
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Infinite-Art2024 Mar 30, 2026 +1
I'm a writer. "Oh cool, have I read anything you've written?" I don't know, have you?
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silverbicycle8 Mar 30, 2026 +1
"So, can you work anytime you want?"
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athoszet Mar 30, 2026 +1
It's not a question they say directly afterwards, but sooner or later EVERYONE asks me "So, what is that you actually do again? I just don't get it..." :-D My best friend asked me that a week ago!!!
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Outrageous-Plums Mar 30, 2026 +1
They ask if I earn much from my job which is the complete opposite because the salary is just barely above minimum.
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Key-Farmer-2002 Mar 30, 2026 +1
Ever shoot someone
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CW1DR5H5I64A Mar 30, 2026 +1
Either that or “oh, my cousin John is in the Army. Do you you know him?”.
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mr_arsen Mar 30, 2026 +1
"so you code, can you fix my phone/pc?" "can you hack into someones account?" the list of things go on and on ...
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LivingTheDream_9OH Mar 30, 2026 +1
What are you going to school for?
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Regular-Finance-9567 Mar 30, 2026 +1
"Do ya dump chemicals into the water?"   No more chemicals that what you are about to consume after we're checked out from the liquor store, Cleetus.
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eron6000ad Mar 30, 2026 +1
"Like, you drive a train?"
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That_Mycologist4772 Mar 30, 2026 +1
“Have you ever been to Afghanistan?”
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for1114 Mar 30, 2026 +1
Well, with my third career, it's: "That's a terrible job. Why would you want to do that?" Or "Why don't you try to work your way up from a lower position?" Or they try to tell me how to do my job.
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burrito_foreskin Mar 30, 2026 +1
I prefer not to. People tend to think I make a lot of money…. I am somewhat comfortable, but much like most people, I’m one big expense away from collapse
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The_Mountaineer_ Mar 30, 2026 +1
"What do you sell?" is the biggest one. I usually just say I'm in sales, without specificity. If they want to know, then I'll tell.
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Significant_Fill6992 Mar 30, 2026 +1
every time they have a question about it or a story about the last time they had to interact with it so I go out of my way not to tell people what i do for work.
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ComfyPhoenixess Mar 30, 2026 +1
"Can I claim my dog"?
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Nellyrowlandy Mar 30, 2026 +1
"No Karen, I don't taste test beer for fun all day"
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Express_Food_2984 Mar 30, 2026 +1
“So you’re the school counselor?” No I’m a school psychologist.
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Comfortable_Pace_107 Mar 30, 2026 +1
So what do you actually do all day?
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Mcgeead Mar 30, 2026 +1
What do your parents think about that?
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Mcgeead Mar 30, 2026 +1
Quickly followed by asking for samples
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Teenage-Lobotomy69 Mar 30, 2026 +1
"Man i need to do my taxes.....When *is* tax day again?"
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rainy_bubbles Mar 30, 2026 +1
“oh so you just play with dogs all day?”
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belowthepovertyline Mar 30, 2026 +1
"So you're just doing this till you graduate, right?" No. I'm in my mid 40s. This is what I've done since I was a teenager. You've acknowledged that I am very good at it. No. I'm doing this until I physically can't anymore.
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shitsandwichson Mar 30, 2026 +1
I only ever what I should do.
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pazardc Mar 30, 2026 +1
I work in a cancer research lab. "Did you cure cancer yet?!?" I usually respond with "I was this close today, but then I spilled it
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RareLeadership369 Mar 30, 2026 +1
Do u know the l****** numbers
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Available-Quote-6233 Mar 30, 2026 +1
“What’s your favorite film?” I teach film studies.
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thisisntinstagram Mar 30, 2026 +1
If anyone bothers to follow up with a question, it’s always “oh so you work on cars?”
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RoyalBlueMoose Mar 30, 2026 +1
"oh wow, what's your favorite thing to cook?"
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arn2gm Mar 30, 2026 +1
"what's the worst thing you've seen?"  Ok, let me just relive my trauma for your entertainment 😒
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ZorroMeansFox Mar 30, 2026 +1
"Have I seen anything you've made or done?"
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othybear Mar 30, 2026 +1
Before 2020 it was “what’s that?” When I told people I worked in the field of epidemiology. Now most people I talk to have at least some idea of what the field is.
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afseparatee Mar 30, 2026 +1
911 Dispatcher. “What’s the worse call you’ve ever taken?” Thanks. Let me relive that trauma.
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