Ask: Stigma of the unemployed - a better job title for a lifestyle entrepreneur?

Post by readme » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 2:24 PM UTC

normloman wrote: post #36

dylanhassinger wrote: post #2

instead of saying you're an entrepreneur, say what you do. for instance: blogger = author information marketer = teacher outsourced app = product designer affiliate marketer = international sales manager ecommerce store = ceo of import/export business and so on

Some of those are deceptive. Nobody would mistake an information marketer for a teacher (One has a stable job educating a classroom, the other sells overpriced weight loss ebooks.). And international sales manager is a huge stretch from affiliate marketer. Honesty is the foundation of a successful relationship. So when dating for love, you should always tell the truth. If you own a business, say you own a business. I…

Post by karlkatzke » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 2:25 PM UTC

davidw wrote: post #8

patio11 wrote: post #5

I run a small software company which $BENEFITS_STATEMENT. You can tailor the benefits to whatever you thing the person you are speaking to values.

Did you A/B test those kinds of statements with girls prior to getting married? :-)

Post by karlkatzke » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 2:25 PM UTC

patio11 wrote: post #25

porter wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you give us some good, non-awkward-to-say, benefit statement examples?

If you ever feel awkward saying something, trying saying it like the Old Spice Guy would say it. It seems to me this often makes things almost magically less awkward. My answer around techies is different and generally focuses on tech-centric social proof, but if I were e.g. at a McKenzie family reunion where capitalism is vaguely distasteful and teachers can do no wrong, I would bang the "I helped teach X million ki…

Post by dragonwriter » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 2:31 PM UTC

6ren wrote: post #9

jacquesm wrote: post #4

Why not simply say 'run a small company'. Nothing says 'success' like success, I'm assuming that your company actually works and makes money. That's as good as any employment or better depending on how well you're doing. Any date that just wants you if you have a steady job is not worth having imo, then it's no longer about you but about a search for financial stability.

I wonder about this. Why can't a person have some criteria to narrow the pool, and from that subset select for love? It would be different if they took the first person who came along with financial stability, if that was the only thing that mattered. If a person aims to have a family, financial stability is important. Note, I don't believe that kids actually need financial stability all that much, but the stress and…

Post by racbart » Wed, Aug 28, 2013, 2:42 PM UTC