So yeah so since I do my best not to make friends or associate with shallow people (since that only leads to trouble), I’ve haven’t encountered this as much as I’m sure others have.

Since I’ve cut Matt completely out of the main circle of friends I hang with, I haven’t had to deal with him as of late. But I went to a BBQ with someone else, and of course he’s there right. I’m shooting the s~~~ with the other guys, and we’re just talking about different jobs we want/have and I mention I prefer working tech/mechanical oriented jobs, so I’m glad I got a chance to get into the field I’m in now.

All of sudden he asks “How much does that make per hour?” Now that is actually a logical line of questioning, but, the thing about him asking it is he is just being nosy- that’s the first thing he asks about any venture he hears me enter- and you know (if you know his history) it’s only to be comparative.

So I divert it by mumble rapping him. “Oh it makes about tweventy fiv-sixteen per cycle man hour, so not bad at all” Made no sense at all, plus I said it really fast. While he processed the bulls~~~ I just uttered, I switched to the other guys banter. So a success.

Then he messages me the next day “Sup”. I’m like not much. “How’s the job” I then give him a non-answer- “As usual”. And then he asks AGAIN- “How much does it pay per hour?”.

At that point I just ignored his ass.

Anyway, my point is that question seems to come up a lot around jealous people. Doesn’t really make a lot of sense to me- because they could be working on themselves, but they are too busy trying to find out what car you have or want, how much you make, what your house is worth, etc. And for what? In this specific case, I’m sure it’s just to report to the hive.

Also they are some of the first people to say “You shouldn’t get that car, get something like this (insert a dumb vehicle choice that notably is low value and boring relative to what you mention). And it’s not actually a valid suggestion- it’s just what they want to see you driving around in. Something their wives or mommies would approve of.

Jealous manginas.