Thanks!

Glad you found something you’re enjoying and wow! Wasn’t expecting all that 😳

Thank you 💯

And that was partially why I left DC (sorta since I’m semi close still)

I didn’t like the hustle culture but still enjoy the oppurtinity there

Can I ask what made you shift? And what conclusion you came to?

Not just solely geo specific. But kinda reminds me of when I got my liberal arts type degree. That was harder to explain Vs the kid who majored in business, engineering, nursing, etc.

Or the kid who went to trade school and then did an apprenticeship

Idk if that example helps

Agreed and definitely wasn’t insinuating anything negative about their intelligence or ability to understand things. Or curiosity

But going to a bar at happy hour and heading the conversations in DuPont Circle or Arlington is gonna be a lot different then your local pub in WV. Or the typical DC date questions may be different

I just mean circles, networks, and just bitching about your boss/job or whatever is different in DC Vs other places

Appreciate it! Haha part of this is when you’re at the house shooting the shit with the plumber or contractor or whatever and the convo turns to work stuff

And sometimes makes for weird convos with family at the holidays.

I guess where we are from is different than the DC worker who goes home to Boston, NY, San Fran, etc where their family is already in academia, gov, etc

Honestly even if I worked for a conservative nonprofit, it’d still be tricky to share.

So I suppose I’m moreso talking about the DC job itself Vs the political connections or leaning.

Lol email job.

But I mean like if you work for the XYZ think tank or a liberal leaning policy coalition or something, kinda a different ballgame than most people

Thanks taking the time to share your advice. I appreciate it!

But agreed. Having a good sense ahead of time is better than trying to stumble through things in the fly

No they don’t. And I admit a lot of this is just me overthinking stuff. But I guess it’s just different working a job that is sorta city specific and trying to take that back to more of a small town feel.

Kinda like if you’re in your hometown at the bar with your buddies

I guess explaining how you work for some progressive nonprofit taking zoom calls all day and dealing with policy stuff is different and perhaps more complicated then saying “I work at a bank, insurance Company, a kitchen, construction, etc) where people know what those jobs are

Yeah I don’t want to get into a whole convo about work unless they are curious and press for more.

But I guess at the Thanksgiving table it’s prob easier for your sibling who works at a bank, insurance agent, HVAC, nurse, construction worker, etc to explain their job Vs you working in DC as a think tank analyst, gov consultant, advocacy/nonprofit work job

Sorry if I wasn’t clear. I totally agree there are left leaning blue collar communities.

And that’s my whole thing. It’s possible to enjoy aspects of the south or non city life but not be the stereotype of those (generally) more conservative leaning areas.

I guess generally “DC type jobs” aren’t as common in more rural areas so just wanted to hear experiences of people who work in DC but don’t belong to families that have a history of that type of work. (Aka non nepotism or having a family history of this kinda work)

And I’m not just saying blue collar communities. I just mean like “regular America.” I hate saying it like that and it’s not a good phrase since it’s not really accurate but I can’t think of another way to explain it

Thanks