AEE: Avoid This Business English Question when someone ask what you do and you feel uncomfortable . i was a stay-at-home mom for a few years, the child-cared for two was more than my salary, so i resigned and home with kids. Stop Asking People What You Do to avoid judgement . what am i surpose to ask ? --->how do you define yourself ? 1. sharing ways to re-define yourself . if you're upset about your job, you should think about what else do you do, you're more than your job, what's your work-life balance ? what can i do outside of work to make sure my life is more have joy. 2. we need to be awared that people might have job insecurities 对工作的不安全感或不稳定感 -->where are you and who are you meeting ? what do you do for months ? have you stay busy ? what drives you to go that direction? (talk for a while and go in deep questions) do you live near here ? background : we just met at a business conference. nice to meet you, how were you staying business these days ? i am working as a freelancer自由从业者which has been fun and definitly keeps me on my toes 使我保持警觉and i hike a lot . oh nice, what type of freelancing do you do ? i write ... and create content for social media manager . interesting, i beg you able to really be creative with that . absolutely, never gets borning, how about you ?what do you like to do? i also love hiking ,i did a four miles yesterday with my friends, maybe you have done it, have you been ... for spring ?

What do you do? Another way of saying it= How do do to define yourself?) Tips: Sometimes it has other meanings depending on where you live. U might be asked what do you do for fun. What are w up to these days? What do you do for fun? How are you staying busy? What drives you to …(a follow up question to go deeper) Role play A: Nice to meet you. How were you staying busy these days? B: I'm working as a free-lancer which has been fun and definitely keeps me on my toes and ha ve got a lot. A: Oh, nice. What type of free lancing do you do? B: I write and copy and create the content for social media manager. A: Interesting. I bet you are be able to really creative with that. B: Absolutely, never gets boring. How about you? What do you like to do? A: I also love hiking. I did 4 milers yesterday with some friends. Maybe you've done it. Have you been to hiker …?

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