maybe its just me, but when im talking to a girl, and the conversation turns to "what do you do for a living" i feel like im getting that look... the look of "oh...ok.." totally negative. im an automotive technician at a chevy dealer and love cars and love what i do. it seems like chicks look down upon it, as if im dirty or wont be making a lot of money. in reality, thats not true, u can wear gloves lol, and technicians that do diagnosis can make good money as opposed to the "parts changers" out there. any way i can turn this around?

thanks

Do you really care what she thinks? Show her your confidence by talking about your job in a way that shows you love it reagrdless of her distaste. Maybe tell a funny story involving something that happened at work.

Ignore her.

Just like men say "Ok..." when women oogle over Brad Pitt,women go "So..." when talking about guy things,like cars or sports.

Unless she openly states that she does not like you're passion,and that her statement puts the relationship into conflict,dont sweat it.Stick with what you believe and love,and if she dont like it,throw her to the curb.

yeah unfortunetly i live in a somewhat rich city, my family is middle class and we live in the poor-er parts of the city though lol. a lot of the chicks around here want a guy who will make money for them...screw that! NEXT!

thanks for the advice

I don't know if you've watched any of Style's Annihilation Method DVDs, but in it he suggests taking your profession, and basically explaining it in an impressive way. So for you, instead of saying you work on cars at the local Chevy Dealership, say that you're a Certified Diagnostic Technician, or something equally impressive sounding. I personally don't think this falls under the category of bragging, which is a no-no. I see it as presenting your occupation in the most appealing light possible.

Yeah, besides, it can't be as bad as working at burger king. You just can't put that in an impressive way (unless you're dane cook with the BK lounge haha). Seriously though, "Authorized Whopper Technician" still isn't appealing haha.

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Just bull shit her.

Tell her you're a competitive gum chewer or something. I do the same thing when people ask me what I'm going to school for. Be cocky, be sarcastic, be funny. You don't have to answer every question she asks you, you just have to respond to them (providing a response and answering her question are not necessarily the same thing).

I'm not saying to lie, or not to be yourself, but be selective about which elements of your personality and life you show your target when you're still building attraction/comfort/rapport. She wants to get to know the real you, but she won't be attracted if you approach her as a star wars loving computer programmer who has a passion for video games.

For example, think about the difference in how I am recieved if I convey the following attributes first:

Adventurous, Confident, Funny, Charismatic, Educated

and THEN these second

Smart, Sincere, Honest

as opposed to the other way around.

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Start from this!

You need to chose if you want a one night stand and can say a lot of bollshit!
Or if you are looking to a serious GF. If its the second case you can say that you are an Expert in your area, and if they ask more tell them you are the guy who now more about the subject in all the city / estate!
And more impostant dont give a f*** about what she thinks of your profession, have in your mind that the important is that you like it!

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If she is really being a bitch about your job, or looking down on you for it, fuck her, shes a shallow cunt. Chances are she's a cashier or perfume girl at some department store, which by no means is a complicated job. When your job on the other hand, requires years of training and practice to be able to do effectively. If the conversation goes to your job, play it up a bit, say you do work on import cars or something. Use her lack of knowledge in that area against her, spit a bunch of automotive mumbo-jumbo at her and she'll realize its no grease-monkey's job. Don't over-do it though.

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yeah im no grease monkey lol. thats why i went to school, to learn how to diagnose a car's computer and electrical system. i love it, and find it much more interesting than doing brakes and maintence stuff all day. theres some chicks out there that like a guy who gets dirty, and some who think its gross! i clean up pretty well tho. next time i will put my job in the best light. i just think some chicks have the misconception that auto technicians dont make any money

thanks

I used to work on cars for a living, but I got into it through racing and building race cars. I would always turn the conversation towards my racing experiences. It would provide a few minutes of conversation and I could divert back to whatever subject in a few minutes.

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If you tell her what you do, tell her WHY you do it. Don't explain, tell. Explaining is like trying to qualify yourself. Instead tell her why you love it and how that can relate to everything you do.

I was a cook for 10 years. The reason I did it was because I thought starvation was horrible. In fact, I think it is possibly the worse way to die. I mean, think about it, with a bullet wound you slowly lose your feeling and then you just stop breathing. But starving is the only way where things just get worse and worse until IF your lucky you die. And I don't wish that upon anyone, even my worst enemy. So, I chose to cook and feed people, everyone needs to eat.

Guess what... burger king people could use this. You could talk about your insatiable urge to know how things worked and etc... blah.

EvoJ

I like to have fun with the subject. I don't exactly put on a suit and tie to sarge so when someone asks what I do for a living, I tell them I'm VP and CEO for Verizon Wireless East or some shit like that. They know it's a lie and when they don't fall for that I tell them I'm a stock boy at the local Wall Mart. I had one girl actually feel my biceps. They weren't like a rock and she told me I couldn't be a stock boy. I'm not built well enough. Then I take the conversation in a different direction. Eventually I get back to what I really do but by then I've DHV and built some degree of comfort with them and they think I'm funny. If they insist on knowing then I tell them. They're either shallow cunts (I love that one) or they're people you want to be around. You can't control which they will turn out to be.

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Unlike you, I am a grease monkey. No computers, diag. tools or even air tools for that matter. I pride myself in being shoestring and what I consider today's hotrodder. I work on my raggedy ass musclecar that currently isn't even running in Vanillaville, Suburbia full of Caddy's and Bimmers. So far I haven't had a girl look down on my rusted piece of shit (may I remind you, it's not running... in my garage), because they see my enthusiasm about it. On a limb, I believe a girl isn't looking for a profession (if they are... screw them),but someone who is interesting, and enthusiastic.

I'm rambling I know, but this is what I say about my shitbox: The average car is kept 3 years, and stays on the road for about 8. My car is 40 years old. Somethings got to be special about this old car, I feel I'm gonna be one of the lucky people who find out what that is. <--- I believe this, it seems like ok material by its words but it's my passion that sells it.

One more thought: Remind yourself: you could either do what you love or dream about it during some desk job. You're doing what you want to do, which is a rarity in America; that should set you appart

You think that's bad I do massage for a living. I've learned how to phrase it so she doesn't give me the "are you gay" look. I used to have to prove I was straight, another story for another time. As for you just give her the distinction between a technition and a grease monkey, which you are not sir. I always give te distinction between a massuore (I know it's spelled wrong) and a therapist. And if she don't like it--fuck her.