How true is this joke?

Two guys are at a party and chatting away. When the topic of profession comes up, they one guy finally feels at ease and says "We actually I am a doctor, I just hate to tell people that because they always start wanting free advice." The other guy says "I work in IT, I know how you feel." They stand there a few more minutes and the Dr. says "You now I have this laptop...."
:-D

 

Yep it happens all the time. If I meet new people in a social setting, I never volunteer that I am an IT Admin or work with computers, usually I say I am an electronics engineer which is one of my qualifications
Trouble is that then they want to know if I can fix their telly or some other appliance DOH

One of my close friends has been semi retired ever since he sold his company and he has been successfully playing the stockmarket for the last fifteen years but never mentions it because ppl always want tips for buying and selling. The problem here is if they act on one of his tips and lose money (not all stocks are winners) then it causes a lot of angst so if ppl find out he is trading shares then he finds it best to give the phone number of a good stockbroker

 

My father was a physician and people did that to him frequently in social situations.

He never declined. Some people would go on for fifteen, twenty minutes - maybe more - talking about a spouse, a parent, etc.

It made us angry because he would sometimes avoid those situations.

Usually, I think people don't realize that it may be annoying and an unwanted imposition.

 

I don't tell people what I know or do.

Either that, or I play stupid.

 

This is very, VERY true, to the point where I turn my cell phone off after 9 or 10 PM!

I have lost count of the number of people over the years who think calling me at 11 or midnight is perfectly acceptable when the have a silly as*ed question on how to do something in Windows or Word that can easily wait until business hours.

There is one person in particular that, when I see her name on the caller ID, I answer the phone, "9-1-1 What is your emergency?":-D rolleyes

 

Exactly. Depending on the social situation, rather than telling people what I do, I often choose to tell them I sell insurance. No one ever wants to talk about insurance.

 

I'm not an IT professional, but I have people find out I'm good with computers. Depending on how nice they are, I'll give them better advice.

Q: My mouse isn't working:

Nice: Try updating your drivers.
Less nice: Might need a new one.
Not nice: Let the cat play with it for a while, and teach it a lesson.
Rude: Just remember to grasp the cord firmly when you pull it out of where I'm going to put it.

 

roflmao roflmao roflmao

 

Are you Ned Ryerson from Groundhog Day?

 

:confused Never seen the movie. I stole the insurance line from a friend, who has been using it for the last 30 or so years he's been touring with big name rock stars. LOL

 

Groudhog Day is a funny movie. Every time he runs in to "Ned" who tries to sell him insurance he looks like he is being tortured.

 

roflmao

Phil? Phil is that you?

 

Thanks for the laugh Sarge. I wish I'd thought of that line. I may borrow that from time to time.
Being a Ford mechanic, whenever I tell people what I do, I know there's a question or grievance coming. I help when I can. I think it's kind of like asking for help here, except maybe a bit more "in your face".
One advantage I've had is I've never worked at this job in the town I live in , so I don't often run into customers.