Originally Posted by
DanzInRealLife
A couple situations involving my job (I'm a Quantity Surveyor (also known as a Cost Engineer or Cost Manager)) smh nearly every single time. Unless they're in the construction industry.
A lady I play netball with: So what do you do?
Me: I'm a quantity surveyor.
Lady: that's a shame, after the earthquake there isn't much land left for you to survey.
Me: I'm a quantity surveyor. Not a land surveyor.
Lady: Oh, they're different?
Me: Completely different
I deal with buildings so there's going to be a butt load of work for me when we rebuild the city.
Multiple people: So what do you do?
Me: I'm a quantity surveyor.
M. People: ohhh! So land surveying?
Me: No. Quantity surveying. If I was a land surveyor I'd have said
LAND surveyor.