Alternative take: I love asking what people do in DC because people here do really interesting things and are passionate about it. For many it is a calling not a job (with pay stubs to prove it). I enjoy talking about my job! And I know that is weird, but it is a DC kind of weird that I like.
Travis Hall
NEW: D.C. has a reputation for being a place where you’re more valued for what you do than who you are.
For our latest "Ask a D.C. Native" column, Rhonda Henderson shares how we can — and why we should — break out of the trap of asking people, "So, what do you do?"
Inquiring about a person’s career is largely due to the city’s transient, career-climbing nature. But there are more interesting questions to be asked.
