Dancer: "What kind of work do you do?"
mjx01
Aspiring Global Hound
When talking to a dancer I've just met for the first time, the small talk before any financial decisions are made will often involve the dancer asking me what kind of work do I do. For the most part I'm honest about what I do while keeping it some what vague on specific details I don't want her to know. I usually tell them I work on math and science stuff. I sort of like the stunned look I get sometimes.
I've always though I'd skip the over head of having a fabricated line of work. However, I think this may be a bad strategy. Yesterday, I told this dancer what I do in general, and shortly thereafter she says: "well you should be able to afford a $30 LD + tip in that line of work." (For the record it wasn't an "afford" issue. It's the principle of it compared to nearby clubs that only charge $20 LD + tip.")
Q1. Do ya'll tell dancers what you really do for a living? (Seems to work well for farmerart but he's got a much more forgiving budget than I do.) Or is "customer shit" call for to balance the SS?
Q2. Do ya'll think what you tell the dancer you do for a living influences what price she expects out of you? (Probably a rhetorical question, but sadly hadn't thought of it before.)
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I've always though I'd skip the over head of having a fabricated line of work. However, I think this may be a bad strategy. Yesterday, I told this dancer what I do in general, and shortly thereafter she says: "well you should be able to afford a $30 LD + tip in that line of work." (For the record it wasn't an "afford" issue. It's the principle of it compared to nearby clubs that only charge $20 LD + tip.")
Q1. Do ya'll tell dancers what you really do for a living? (Seems to work well for farmerart but he's got a much more forgiving budget than I do.) Or is "customer shit" call for to balance the SS?
Q2. Do ya'll think what you tell the dancer you do for a living influences what price she expects out of you? (Probably a rhetorical question, but sadly hadn't thought of it before.)
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IME it has not impact on pricing.
S: So what do you do for a living handsome?
D: Well baby I'm a Human Trafficker...
S: Oh really. How fascinating! Do you give out lots of tickets? I got a ticket last week can you help me make it go away?
D: Uhhh baby I ain't no Traffic Cop!!!
Q1: Yes I tell strippers what I do for a living. I build high-end custom homes, and the most common comment from a stripper is "How much would it cost to build me one?" Sometimes I say, "Oh 50 or 60 thousand dances." Other times I say, "How many rooms do you want?" Either way they have to think about it some. FWIW, 2000-2008 were very good years financially for me, and it showed by how much I spent at SC's. I was fortunate to have about half of normal volume in 2008-2012, and coupled with a bout with prostate cancer in 2011 that left Willey a piss-dribbling retard for a year, I have not been going going to the club much these days.
Q2: I set the tone for how much I will be spending. For example dancers occasionally ask how many dances will I be getting today, and I might reply that it depends on how much she charges for each. I will suggest we do one (at market rate) and then we'll see about more. I don't pay $30 for a single lap dance, so if the opens with that amount, we're done before we start.
Sometimes I make something up just for entertainment from bank executive to producer. I've said I was a "cocksman" before, was obviously not a term they were familiar with.
Never thought it had much of an effect.
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It has never had an impact on what I pay for dances or other services.
Color me curious...
@jestie: you do realize that most people understand "consultant" to be a euphemism for "unemployed" don't you?
I hope they try to get you arrested.
Q2. Do ya'll think what you tell the dancer you do for a living influences what price she expects out of you? (Probably a rhetorical question, but sadly hadn't thought of it before.)</i>
I can't really answer the first question, but yes telling girls what you do for a living will likely result in the girl expecting you to be a bigger spender. I hear a lot of things from my dancer friends such as "You should try such and such club, a lot of stockbrokers and bankers go there," or "I've worked at x club and a lot of the guys are the rich married types with wives, they have money." Things to that extent.
I myself have not directly done this on an individual basis, but whenever I go looking for new places to work I try to keep in mind the demographics of area the clubs are in, to get an idea of what the local clientele would be like and if I would have the look for them to maximize my income (besides reading reviews of the club to get an idea of the place).
Sharkhunter has a great idea, if you want to tell them to truth you can generalize what you do. "Oh, I do this and that, pretty boring stuff." Try to trail away from what you actually do and follow up with something else, like another topic (the club for example). "Oh I do this sort of stuff, nothing too interesting. How do you like working here?"
I think in your case you were unfortunate and happened upon a very pushy dancer. It's tactless and not a good sales skill. But yes dancers will judge you based on what your profession is.
So usually when she asks "So what do you do for work?" I respond with "I don't". Confusion then sets in with the dancer, and she starts trying to figure if I'm an out of work bum or just real wealthy and don't have to work. In any case it's usually sufficient to stun her long enough so I can change the subject..."Damn, I really like those heels/your outfit/that nailpolish/your hair/your legs/that belly button ring/etc.!!"
I would not dumb down what I do to dodge rob. If dances not at club posted rate they won't be getting my biz.
LOL! Do you open up your excel spreadsheets to show the students how to calculated amortized, inflation-adjusted POP for the $75 crack-whores that you bareback in their trailers?
I hope you don't leave out the part about your VIP membership in several Houston clubs!
i once tried being a mamographer ... but this joke didnt seem to play out so well.
one thing i have recently done is set my tip rate for the area ... vips i tip 5 bucks a dance period. 4 dances 4x5 is 20 etc. seems to help my sc budget a lot.