That moment when your friends don't remember what your job is + Your grandma wants you to find a 'nice' stable job and marry a nice girl and settle - because she thinks you are a salesman. #Facepalm

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My grandmother is still convinced I work for Arthur Andersen and about to be fired any day.

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Stick around long enough and you will be, OP! 😉

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Lol

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At Christmas dinner, my 40 yr old cousin asked me when I was going to get a "supervisor" position and stop traveling. 🙈

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I'm just glad that Office Space has stopped being my family's reference point for what consulting is. And super grateful that none of them watch House of Lies!

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My father still thinks I'm an accountant... :(

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@acn2 my dads good friend was at AA back in the day. It's been a running joke that the other shoe is about to drop my entire consulting career

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@ACN1: Sure. And when I do I will close like Alec Baldwin ;)

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You're basically a salesman...

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