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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think she made it up to write her blog/article to make money.  Never once has someone at a store asked me what I do.  Bizarre.[/quote]

I've been asked this more than a few times and it's probably because I'm dressed in casual clothes and going to the store with my kids in tow during the middle of the day.  I didn't take offense to it.

I've been at home for 20 years now and I sometimes get asked if I work.  If I say "no" then they'll ask if I'm retired.  If I say "no" they then ask if I stay at home.  Yep.[/quote]

I've been home 10 years and never once ask it by a store employee.  They were probably being friendly and making conversation.[/quote]

Yes, I don't take offense because I do think they are just being friendly and I really don't think that they mean anything by it.  But I absolutely have been asked this question quite a few times over the years.  [/quote]

Is this a woman thing?  I’m a dad, and dress super casual b/c of some medical issues, and often have odd hours for work so take kids to run errands or doctors appointments.

No one in 15 years have ever asked if I had the day off.  Is it b/c they assume I work, and thus it is self evident I am taking the day off since I’m like not at work?  I guess I just don’t believe this is a real question, like they say it with out thinking and zero interest in any response, at most. Or maybe just OP and PPs misunderstood what was said at all. [/quote]

I don't know, maybe it's a woman thing?  Maybe it's just because I'm seen as more approachable with these kinds of questions for some reason?  It's chit chat when these types of questions are asked, I don't find this question overly personal.  Although, if I was home on disability for medical reasons or taking a sick day for health reasons I might feel more guarded about answering that question because that would be more personal to me.

As it is, I've been asked this in the past when I'm clearly in workout clothes (coming to/from the gym) and wrangling a couple of kids. Plus, I tend to go to the same stores around the same time (middle of the day) so I'm a familiar face.

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