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There’s Nothing More Alarming Than A Person Whose Job Defines Them

There’s Nothing More Alarming Than A Person Whose Job Defines Them

“You don’t want to be a cashier at K-Mart when you grow up, do you?” — an elementary school teacher

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“You don’t want to be a cashier at K-Mart when you grow up, do you?” — an elementary school teacher

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When you first meet someone, there’s a lot that you can ask them. One of the most common questions is, “So, what do you do?”

Obviously, when people say this, the unspoken part is “for a living.” It’s basically one of the ways t…

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