Annie Bee Good
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Counterpoint:
No job can tell you what you need to know me. My job has been what I do to pay for my life, not who I am.
Sarah Apfel @apfel_sarah
#GoodMorningSpoutible . #7Jobs to get to know me:

1) Babysitter
2) Housecleaner
3) Bakery counter help
4) Receptionist
5) Teacher (subbing & preschool)
6) Aide on (failed) Senate campaign
7) Music Biz (worked for festivals & labels, did artist management & scouting, but mostly a LOT of press)
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NewWarriorsTalk
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In response to Annie Bee Good.
I get it, but it's just an icebreaker game. It's not an "understand every nuance of my soul" game.
04:13 PM - Jul 14, 2023
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Annie Bee Good
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In response to NewWarriorsTalk.
Fair, but I reject the "you are what you do" focus of American culture and believe a better getting to know me icebreaker involves hobbies, interests, & activities. The jobs thing contains an element of classism & creates an impression of a person's intelligence or value to society.
04:42 PM - Jul 14, 2023 (Edited)
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NewWarriorsTalk
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Absolutely agreed. I hate the "soooo, what do you do?" approach to small talk. It's basically "soooo, how do you contribute to capitalism?"
In response to Annie Bee Good.
04:45 PM - Jul 14, 2023
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Annie Bee Good
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In response to NewWarriorsTalk.
A big part of our current divide is partisan exploitation of this very thing.
04:47 PM - Jul 14, 2023
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