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It definitely matters a lot. It can go all the way from no impact to a deal breaker.
I'd very likely never engage in a serious relationship with a police officer (not political reasons, just don't want that stress)
However, I've been on a date with a cologne sales rep from Nordstrom and it was great. All depends
Then I’ll do a switch to perfume sales!
Sadly more than I’d like it to be.
It’s more about the lifestyle and whether the lifestyle is compatible. Often their career signals at least some of their priorities and what they’re solving for.
Like if there’s a major income gap I feel uncomfortable, especially as I know that it will just increase especially if I stay at McK.
Or if they work a solid 9-5 then there’s always pressure and sometimes judgement against my working hours which can cause issues.
I could go on, but you get the idea 🙈 - will also say it works the other way too - if someone is in PE or IB I usually run the other way too.
6 figures or bust
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Gonna break $300k for the first time this year (34m).
I’d actually prefer someone who didn’t work the hours I do. With a history of dating people with similar schedules, it’s really frustrating to balance out two very demanding schedules. The amount they make is irrelevant to me; I’d totally be ok with someone who wanted to be a housewife in the long run.
As an only child, my parents both worked pretty long hours as well and it was quite a lonesome experience.
Right, plus. it's not like I'll be getting that 80k or or whatever solely to me. So, it really doesn't make a difference
Zero for the job/career itself
I am divorced and think it was definitely a factor. You don't need a breadwinner but you do need an SO that understands your commitment to work. When my wife was home taking care of our kids she was very resentful of my work travel, dinners, etc. Her jealousy and resentment was very extreme even before kids. I would skip out of client drinks and dinners just to avoid an argument.
My rule is if they have a headshot in their dating app profile, swipe left. Otherwise I try not to let career sway me, but I do prefer to date people who are at the same income level as me or higher because I love a bougie date night.
Only as a proxy for ambition, intelligence, etc. outcome matters less
Depends on the job/ how dangerous it is. Never want to date detective/cop/military person. May not want to date someone in Finance if they act like assholes outside of work. If people can keep their work personalities at work only, I would like that.
In most cases it makes a huge difference - especially when traditional norms are still rampant even though society is ever-changing.
Depends only on where they’re trying to go.
You could be a McDonald’s cashier for all I care, as long as it’s part of a plan towards working for something bigger and better (working through school, saving for cosmetology school, etc).
If you’re just being a lazy bum just to be a lazy bum that’s a no-no
I would think it has more to do on the person, what got them to where they are at (for instance I watched 2 people in my family pass from different cancers with/in 3 yrs), but choose to take the time to care for them. What the plan is to move forward and/or are the happy where they are now? If it’s not good enough then yes, move on.
TBH their income is important to me. I don’t want to pay for someone else’s retirement and house, I want a life partner who contributes. I also grew up in poverty and most people around me grew up upper or upper-middle class. That makes me even more reluctant to foot their bills.
So in high-school, I f-d up. I hung out with the wrong crowd and did most of the wrong things. Fast forward through a very interesting story, I moved overseas, traveled, lived in a few different countries, completed an undergrad in finance and started my career with EY. Recently came back to visit, and I've found I have a lot of trouble communicating and connecting with my old friends. They've cleaned up, but we just don't have much in common, have the same life experiences, the same goals, the same financial situation. I don't think I could date someone that isn't goal orientated, with a stable career and income. It doesn't matter to me if they're a salesman, project manager, consultant, cop, etc. It doesn't matter if they earn more than me. But they have to have the ability to keep pace with me and the life I'm living. So an Uber eats delivery person just won't cut it. A construction worker probably not. Nothing against them, or their trade, in fact, all the respect-but the life they've lived and the decisions they've made, have affected their career choice. And that career is incompatible with my lifestyle.
I'd say 50%. One's career can pretty much affect the person's lifestyle, personality and way of thinking.