What do you say when people ask who you work for?

[landlover]

just say you fly cargo, that ends all questions.

 

[JediNein]

"I work in aviation safety."

You can be in full pilot (or mechanic) drag, and the only follow up question might be, "do you fly?"

The conversation stops with "Occasionally, but it's more paperwork than anything."

Anyone can relate to paperwork, thus you can continue the conversation with relatives about shuffling papers with the occasional flying to exotic locales stuff; or kill it cold with talkative seatmates with the piles that you have to do every flipping day.

 

[siucavflight]

which is followed up by, "if i tell you, they will no longer be private."

I like that one. The reason I brought it up is because my next door neighbor asked me yesterday morning what type of flying I am now doing, I told her I fly privately now she asked me for who, and I responded that I really can not say. She gave me a weird look, and almost seemed kind of put off by the remark.

 

[pilot error]

I like that one. The reason I brought it up is because my next door neighbor asked me yesterday morning what type of flying I am now doing, I told her I fly privately now she asked me for who, and I responded that I really can not say. She gave me a weird look, and almost seemed kind of put off by the remark.

if it is jack bauer asking, "who do you work for!?!" a different response might be in order.

 

[osy007]

I stare at them with bug eyes and start drooling... Then I reach down low and grab myself and drool more.

It's shuts them right up!!!

 

[osy007]

Seriously....My grandmother asked me when I was going to get my commercial license..

I wanted to slap that b*****h..


Why, because I don't work for NETJETS, Grandma?

 

[CA1900]

I tell them I fly for Zombo.

"Who's that?"

"Oh, they make pretty much everything. Go take a look at their site at zombo.com -- it'll explain."

"Oh, thanks!"


:laugh:

 

[siucavflight]

Seriously....My grandmother asked me when I was going to get my commercial license..

I wanted to slap that b*****h..


Why, because I don't work for NETJETS, Grandma?

What?

 

[ILOVEBEER]

I always say that I fly for Nathan Arizona and that he is in the furniture business. No one ever gets it. Oh well....

 

[SNAFU22]

I always say that I fly for Nathan Arizona and that he is in the furniture business. No one ever gets it. Oh well....

I dont get it?

 

[njcapt]

That is what I am saying, the way you are wording it makes it sound like you are being rude. The people I am wondering about are people like neighbors, and friends, and friends of the family, I hate sounding secretive when they ask me about my job, as most non pilots find it very interesting.

Oh, I'm a lot more friendly with the neighbors. That response is for the clueless folks at the FBO and crew hotel who ask me. They should know better. I describe the situation in increasingly more vague terms the closer I am to the area of the world in which we normally operate.

 

[xjetav8er]

Then they ask

What kind of airplane you fly? Even though I fly a Citation X I always say "I fly a Cessna".

 

[Masterplan]

Wtf

I hate Oprah, I would be ashamed to even let people think that I worked for that woman.

Then why did you take the job?

 

[phr8dawg]

"I deliver car parts."

 

[Tgaug6300]

I always say that I fly for Nathan Arizona and that he is in the furniture business. No one ever gets it. Oh well....

Would that be Nathan Jr? Be sure not to leave the car seat on top of the plane.

 

[XLDaddy]

don't even say I fly. I just tell them my business is painting the lines on the bottom of swimming pools, without having to drain them. Patent pending of course. Either that or I'm a door to door vacuum cleaner salesman.

 

[mxer]

Ask them, "What do you know about Amway?"

 

[Cat3C]

misinformation

I usually say I'm on the pro bowler tour. Guaranteed buzzkill. You can watch the blood and interest drain from their faces.

 

[Regul8r]

Just curious how you handle this question, whether it is on the road at the FBO or someone else that you do not know that well.
I had to sign a pretty serious non-disclosure contract, as the person I work for is pretty well known, and I feel like a jerk, or someone who is trying to seem important when someone asks me who my boss is, and I have to respond with "I cant really tell you." Just wondering what you guys do to handle this question.

You'd know who'd be great to ask? The other guy you fly with.

 

[siucavflight]

You'd know who'd be great to ask? The other guy you fly with.

I did that, he said tell them whatever you want, just dont say the bosses name.
So in case you are too dense to realize what I was asking, I was asking how to handle the situation so that I do not come across as an a$$, which you apparently have no problem doing.