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I learned years ago flying if someone asks what I do. Tell them I'm on an audit team. No authority on anything, and boring af. Left alone for the rest of the flight.

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in a casual conversation, i try to get out of the conversation - "i'm running late for an appointment." type thing. at a dinner, it's harder, but "i talk enough about that stuff at work" usually works.

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