I went to a big fundraiser over the weekend. A guy came up to me and didn't say hello or any other standard niceties. Instead, he launched into "Where do you work and what do you do there?" Yes, I found this to be even more obnoxious in person than over OkC messages.
He was looking for a job! Found out from a friend. Sorry, I don't like it when people ask me for a job when I am in black tie attire on a weekend evening and barely know who I am speaking to. I didn't answer his questions and just said, "Oh, I see my friend" and walked away.
How annoying. Luckily, I'm a firefighter, so when I tell guys that, it usually shuts them up if they are looking for anything business related. Of course it can work against me too: guys with "normal" jobs sometimes don't want to date me because I'm gone so much.
ReplyDeleteWow, good for you! Firefighting takes a lot of physical and mental strength.
DeleteLOL! I wish I could have seen his face!
ReplyDeleteHaha, I didn't stick around long enough to see his reaction
DeleteI don't know, I think all's fair in networking!
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