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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
It's funny when people are shocked that I'm an attorney and when I ask why, they don't know what to say. One person said that I don't seem bitchy enough. Another person (this dentist - not my regular dentist - a specialist) looked flustered and said I was too pretty to be a lawyer. I suppose there was a compliment in there somewhere. Another person said I was too young (not knowing my age). Mostly people just say some variation of "you just don't seem the type to be a lawyer" - I suppose because they think lawyers are all very aggressive and I'm not really. I guess I just do a good job of hiding the fact that I'm an uberbitch.
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I get this all the time - a guy in the elevator asked me what I do (in a non-hitting on, just making conversation type of way) and when I told him he said I didn't look old enough to be out of college yet. Might have been the casual dress and ponytail that did it that day, but I'm pretty sure I look my age. I went to pick up something from a (non-law related) city office and had told the person on the phone I was an attorney. When I got there (yes, in a suit) she asked "Where's your mama? - because you ain't old enough to be a lawyer" which cracked me up. What do you say to that?
I know I don't look mean either - some people are just intimidating even when they don't mean to be - I envy those people....If I want to intimidate someone I have to put a lot of effort into it.
-TL
