random poll: parents and jobs

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Do your parents know what you do for work? 

This brought to you by my mom emailing me this morning and saying, "I talked to the new neighbor today and he works at H's company, but I don't know what H does. On second though, I don't know what you do." 

[mkate710]

They know what I do because I followed my dad into the same industry.

H, I think they know what he does. He loves his job and talks about it all the time.

[karebear219]

Yeah they do. Although h is sometimes like Chandler. I know what he does kinda but can't explain it. So it's the same for our parents. My in-laws know what we do too.

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Mar 3, 2015 10:40:40 GMT -5 karebear219 said:

Yeah they do. Although h is sometimes like Chandler. I know what he does kinda but can't explain it. So it's the same for our parents. My in-laws know what we do too.

[spa]

My parents and I have the same job title just different roles... so I hope so

My sister also works here so it is nice I can have lunch with different members of my family throughout the week

[mkate710]

Haha, in laws are another story. FIL once asked H, don't you work in the mail room or something?

This was after they watched him graduate with his MBA.

Also, my MIL forgets that I work. Women in that family don't work :/

[Deleted]

My whole family knows what I do. We are all up in each others business

[madDawg228]

I doubt my parents know much more than the general area of Seattle where I work, and what company H works for.

ILs know more, since they call once every week or so and listen to what we say.

[georgeharrison]

I would say no. I don't think most people know what I do unless they work or have worked in the industry. I've tried to explain it, but it sounds a lot different than it actually is. It involves a lot of what seems administrative, but there is more to it than that, and that stuff is really hard to explain.

They know what James does, because it's obvious. "See that scaffold on that building? James builds that stuff."

[minion]

My family yes. H's family they get the simplified explanation which is about 10% of my job. H's family gets hung up on "your degree doesn't directly correlate with your job".

[Deleted]

Sort of? My mother hasn't cared to visit my office in the 7 years I've been here whenever she's in town (at least she's stopped complaining that she doesn't get to have lunch with me when MIL does). My job is weird and hard to explain succinctly.

[alias]

Everyone knows what I do. But, that doesn't mean they have any real understanding of how the system works or what I actually do at work.

[FrozenSunshine]

Both our parents know what we do.

[dana86]

My dad and all inlaws know what H and I do. My mom does not side we don't have contact with her.

[larzhope]

they both know where we work, and generally what we do. My in-laws more so than my parents I think understand the intricacies of both of our roles.

[fiddles]

Yup. J & I have very simple titled jobs.

[theoriginalbean]

My mom and my MIL both know that my H is an engineer, but they couldn't tell you exactly what he does. FIL is also an engineer, so he could. My dad is the sales manager for the company and he probably doesn't really "get" what H does, he just sells the products he designs.

I'm a whole other issue. I'm sure that none of the four could really tell you what I do. I'm not sure that H could explain it really well, either. Hell, some days I'm not really sure, myself, exactly how to phrase my job.

[Deleted]

I told my mom that I'm a "marketing monkey." I think that confused her more.

I think she thinks I might work for the circus now. She wouldn't be too far off from the truth

[InBetweenDays]

Mar 3, 2015 13:52:22 GMT -5 theoriginalbean said:

This is true for me too! I think my parents would have an easier time telling people what H does than telling them what I do. They know what I do in a VERY general sense, but I work in a pretty niche field so if people asked for more detail or they would just give a blank stare. H even has a hard time explaining what I do.

H's parents really have no idea what I do. Nor have they ever really asked or been interested.