So what do you do?

Familiar Face: Hey <yourname>!!
You: Hey! (desperately trying to put a name to the face)

Familiar Face: So what’s up? What are you doing these days?
You: I…. 

A torrent of thoughts flood your head; its uncanny how this question always trips you. Its been a while since school, you must break down your lifestory to a sentence, what’s a good answer?  

You pause, take a deep breath  and say:

Its good man, I work right here, the pizza joint next door.

Familiar Face: Ohh… great! Good for you! (Familiar Face smirks, shakes your hand and leaves)

At that point you know that its a good thing you were never friends with Familiar Face. He’s a moron.

I bet you answer the “what do you do?” question fairly regularly, Familiar Face bumps into you frequently at restaurants, airports and at the event that was invented for him, your school reunion party.

What’s your standard answer, the elevator pitch?