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    Default What to say when asked what you do for work?

    I run a soft fetish clips store and make all my own content. It started as a hobby but I have hound that hour for hour I am making *way* more money then I would at any other part time job that I qualify for, not to mention that I can make my own hours and absolutely *love* what I am doing.

    Here's the hard part, while I'm a-ok telling my friends what I do, (actually pretty damn proud of it) My inlaws look down on me thinking I am just sitting on my ass all day while their son busts his own to support me and the family. I know that I shouldn't care, but I am bringing in a decent paycheck, and can't tell them. I have to pretend that I'm just not working at all.

    Same thing goes for my kids, they are young, but getting older by the day and starting to want to know more about what is going on in the house, and I don't know what to say to them.

    Most of the work that I do is either editing, writing descriptions, uploading, etc. I do those things on my laptop while in the living room, being a normal mom.

    I'm thinking about getting some related vanilla work on the side, editing videos for (insert boring company crap here) but it won't excite me and I doubt it'll pay as well as the work I'm doing.

    I'd just lie and say that I am editing videos for (insert boring company crap here) but I am pretty sure that someone is going to want to see a video that I edited..

    The collective knowledge that is here on these boards has been overwhelming, I'm confident that you girls have a good answer for me.

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    Default Re: What to say when asked what you do for work?

    What if you actually made a bogus (boring company crap) video to show people who want to see? Or pick up an actual job for a boring company, finish it and then just have that one to show folks? Or you could just say, "Oh shit, everything is on my other hard drive that I left _____" every time someone asks to see.

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    Default Re: What to say when asked what you do for work?

    Camgirls (many of us also do clips, too) have this thread where many of us share what we tell people: http://www.stripperweb.com/forum/sho...ou-tell-people
    I'm curious to hear about what dancers and escorts say
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    Default Re: What to say when asked what you do for work?

    im a stripper, but most of the time ( friends and family), i tell people the truth. but if its in a professional setting with strangers i tell them i'm a bartender or waitress. explains the hours i keep, my plethora of one dollar bills, etc. that's what i used to tell my kid before he found out the truth from some asshole ...

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    Default Re: What to say when asked what you do for work?

    I'm usually honest.

    Otherwise, social media or film editing. it is technically true - we have to be social online & promote ourselves and we edit/make clips. So, there ya go.
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    If they ask to see a video you edited, tell them because it's for a private company, you're not supposed to reveal the business' property. dramatic, yes, but often true.
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    Freelance writing. It is legitimate and tons of companies that specialize in this. Which, I actually do some freelance writing and music reviews so it is not exactly a fib.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EvelynHeartsYou View Post
    I'm curious to hear about what dancers and escorts say
    ^A lot of dancers, including myself, tell people that they are bar tending (it explains the hours and always having cash on you i.e. tips).
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    I tell people I'm a singer for a band... Which is true. They just think I have a lot more gigs than I actually do. When I'm stripping I tell them our band is playing a private party (so they don't ask to come see). I would love to be honest but with the nature of my day job it's just not possible.

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    I am/was a state tested nursing assistant and so I have worked all 3shifts including doubles. 7a-11p, 3p-11p and 11p-7a in a nursing home. I tell people that I have private clients that I am a home health aide for that's why my "weird hours." 8p-2, or 3 or 4am. My son will tell people quickly that I am a nursing assistant. My license expired a few years ago but no one knows but me. When I leave for work I actually leave in scrubs or pajamas. I do my makeup when I get to the club. Some custys used to ask "is that you that just came in with the scrubs and ponytail?" and I tell them "yes darlin' that was me." That also takes care of the "what do you do for work outside of here?" that the customers ask us all the damn time.

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    I came up with 'online customer service' and thats going well. It's shitty that I have to lie though. I am actually pretty damn proud of the little company I've created, the work that I do, the fan base I've created, etc. I love my work, I want to brag to everyone when I've filmed something good, or just finished editing, or something sold really well or whatever. Sometimes I do, some of my friends know the truth, but with family it's a whole nother story, especially with my kids...

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    I tell people I'm bartender/cocktail waitress (which is true now), yay!

    The ironic thing is that apparently I physically look like a dancer. So when I tell people I am a bartender, they'll reply something along the lines of "oh, I thought you were a dancer". lol

    Of course, their definition of "dancer" probably involves tutus and classical music, while my definition of "dancer" involves fishnets and poontang.

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    I would take the 'I thought you were a dancer' comments as compliments, considering how fit dancing can keep you!

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    I tell people I traffic in human organs for the black market.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MyButter View Post
    I tell people I'm bartender/cocktail waitress (which is true now), yay!

    The ironic thing is that apparently I physically look like a dancer. So when I tell people I am a bartender, they'll reply something along the lines of "oh, I thought you were a dancer". lol

    Of course, their definition of "dancer" probably involves tutus and classical music, while my definition of "dancer" involves fishnets and poontang.

    Lololololol I get told I "look like a dancer" too. And did way before I was a stripper. I always said, "I can do a MEAN tootsie roll".

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    ^ lol! That's such a great response!

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    On my taxes today i came up with : online sales/broadcasting services . The tax person gave me the code to use for next year. Hopefully i wont regret it. Lol much better than professional mastabator.. Hehehe

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    when i was stripping if asked i said danceing .... exotic danceing want to come see me at work?..........retired and asked what i did for work i say i was a exotic dancer ... a stripper........never hid what i did....

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    Quote Originally Posted by simone87 View Post
    im a stripper, but most of the time ( friends and family), i tell people the truth. but if its in a professional setting with strangers i tell them i'm a bartender or waitress. explains the hours i keep, my plethora of one dollar bills, etc. that's what i used to tell my kid before he found out the truth from some asshole ...
    If you don't mind talking about it, how did that went Simone?

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    Quote Originally Posted by LaPatrona View Post
    If you don't mind talking about it, how did that went Simone?
    which part? the telling my friends and family part?

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    If you don't want people to bring up your work you could say that you sell life insurance or are part of an pyramid scheme and ask them if they'd be interested in a business opportunity selling diet products.

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    Default Re: What to say when asked what you do for work?

    I actually was curious about this too - I'm auditioning on Tuesday and so far I've told only two friends what I'm really trying to do. My family thinks I'm going for a bar tending/cocktail waitress job but my thing is that I've also told that to my boyfriend. I love him and I know he loves me but I also know he often can't remain supportive once it comes down to actually going through with things (he once offered to help me join Suicide Girls but the moment it came time to do it he suddenly had an issue with me modeling for them) and I have always wanted to get into dancing to be honest. I'm finally at a point where I'm confident, and happy with my body and I am very comfortable with expressing my sexuality enough to pull this off. I want to embrace that and I would like him to be happy for me but I worry that like in other times he'll act happy until I actually do it.

    what advice would any of you give regarding how to approach discussing it with my boyfriend? We do live together so bear in mind it is in a serious state right now, not just someone I'm casually seeing.

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    I used to say that I sold Amway. That usually shut people up pretty quickly about what I do for work.

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