| The Profession Mystery
Posted: 7/15/2007 9:22:20 AM |
Am I on the right track or are there some other reasons that I haven't thought of? What do you think?
Your job should not be a big factor in the initial dating phase. Once you start talking with the person you can learn the details and see if the person's job is a "dealbreaker".
I think that education and outlook on life are much more important than the job you are doing now. | |
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| The Profession Mystery
Posted: 7/15/2007 9:35:46 AM | | Hide it or not I'm going to find out if you bother talking to me which...most of you aren't, so it's a moot point. | |
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| The Profession Mystery
Posted: 7/15/2007 10:35:23 AM | Ya! not much to say there! You hit the nail on the head!
I say I am a student, that means I work and I go to class, but I certainly do not work at the corporate level! I still manage to have fun though, save and spend when you can!
(Ohhhh God, youth is truly wasted on the young!) | |
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| The Profession Mystery
Posted: 7/15/2007 2:02:46 PM | | I got tired of women falling in love with my wallet instead of paying attention to who I am. If my profession is THAT interesting to her before I even meet her - she's not someone I'm interested in. | |
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| The Profession Mystery
Posted: 7/6/2008 7:07:49 PM | A blank profession does not bother me. Anyone should feel to leave two or three short answer questions unanswered. What really bothers me is when the profile is only half-filled out and the paragraph questions are barely answered.
Regarding the "none of your business" reason. When I email someone who has essentially has a blank profile except for age, sex and location, and ask them to email me back if they see a connection, aren't they looking at my profile and judging? Or do they just email back everyone with a "Yes, let's meet"? So they *do* think the information in the profile is relevant for evaluating people, just they don't want to be evaluated themselves.
Of course they don't look at the answer to just one question, they look at the answer to all the questions, to form an overall view of the person. Do people think they are the only ones smart enough to figure that out?
There is the anonymity thing. I can see not putting in a photo for that reason. But even if a person is in a tiny profession they could put down something more general: "Medical field" instead of "pediatric neurosurgeon". I met an on-air radio reporter through one of these sites. She had left her profession out, but she could have put "media" or "information services", but she'd filled out the rest of her profile well, so I wasn't surprised by her occupation anyway.
I guess I'm old, but I remember when co-workers and clients would get together after work and go to bars and clubs looking for members of the opposite sex. Do employers and clients now expect single people to remain single? Would employers and clients really be shocked if they knew we were on here?
But some professions/trades/occupations just don't sound good: factory worker, warehouseman, hammer mill operator, etc. There is nothing wrong with those jobs, and it is a shame that many in our society doesn't respect that kind of honest work. But hey, there are girls looking for guys like that, girls that don't want to waste time dating doctors and lawyers.
I can take a load off of the minds of any computer people out there who have concealed their profession to avoid having to deal with being asked for advise: Nobody has asked me for advise here. There are websites for getting computer advise, medical advise and legal advise.
Anyway, it is just my opinion. Blank professions and no photos are okay, but leaving the profile half-filled in, that bugs me. | |
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| The Profession Mystery
Posted: 7/6/2008 7:55:50 PM | I put "Prefer not to say" because drunk ass wife beater was not an option!  JK all.
Its just that i have not found what i am looking for yet. Im not ashamed of my job, and i dont make a crap load of money, nor am in in a high profile position. Its just that what i do now is not what i want to be doing for the rest of my life. When i find out what i want to do and get there, ill up day my answer!
 I'm Out | |
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| The Profession Mystery
Posted: 7/6/2008 9:07:09 PM | | At 24 I had 2 more professions to go through before settling down. ;) | |
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| The Profession Mystery
Posted: 7/6/2008 9:09:15 PM | | There are only five people in my city who do what I do. Sort of destroys the point of an anonymous dating service, doesn't it? | |
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