Subj : Re: Dating apps
To   : ROB MCCART
From : Mike Powell
Date : Sat Aug 16 2025 15:56:06

> Although I actually dated the girl I met there for a year or so that
> was another case where she right away asked me and a buddy who had
> gone there with me what we did for a living..

Honestly, I think that some people ask that as a way of making small talk
and are not necessarily fishing for your income level.  It is probably
difficult to tell which is which, though.  I guess their reaction to the
answer could be the give away.

> I was working in a product developement and quality control lab and
> my friend was a high end technician for a Telecom company, but both
> of us started in lower positions and worked our way up and the lady
> was not at all happy to hear that neither of us had actual degrees
> as 'engineers', but I guess we were the best available that day.

A lot of folks without degrees, but with technical or on-the-job training,
make better money than I did with one.  OTOH, a lot of people with advanced
degrees never put them to good use.  I don't hold the lack of a degree
against anyone.

> Ironically, although she had a university degree, it was one of
> those that are totally useless for getting a job, studying a lot
> of courses like language, art and literature.

LOL, as I was saying above before I read this...  :D

Mike


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