Daily carry which identifies your profession

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November 11, 2021, 07:02 AM

Aglifter

Daily carry which identifies your profession

I am interviewing a manager for the first time. (I've always promoted from within, and this is a "store manager, ideally with the ability to become a subsidiary manager", so its a bit different.)

I'd like to ask the young man coming in, if he's carrying a pocket knife, as I think its absurd for a grown man to not carry one - but I realize many people have been conditioned to not have one.

I ALWAYS have a pen on me, but I think that's a lawyer thing.

(My brother is a contractor, and always has a measuring tape on him/in his truck, and thinks its absurd that I don.t)

November 11, 2021, 07:11 AM

ArtieS

I wouldn't. I almost never carry a pocket knife, but I have a 3" lock back in my shoulder bag, and a multi-tool and 10" Ontario camp knife in my truck.

I'm probably not carrying that bag to an interview, however, as it's pretty obvious that there are guns and extra magazines in it.

On the odd occasion where I wear a suit, or other "fancy" interview clothing, I carry a 938 in the pocket, and leave the heavy stuff behind.

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November 11, 2021, 07:15 AM

Beancooker

I almost always have a pen, and I always carry a Spiderco Dragonfly (tiny knife).

I am the GM of a wholesale food - warehousing business.

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_{Originally posted by sigmonkey:
I'd fly to Turks and Caicos with live ammo falling out of my pockets before getting within spitting distance of NJ with a firearm.}

November 11, 2021, 07:19 AM

Mars_Attacks

I keep a pocket spectrometer.

November 11, 2021, 07:23 AM

PHPaul

I'm retired, so this is pretty much irrelevant, but I've ALWAYS carried a 3 blade pocket knife, usually an Uncle Henry and lately a Buck since I lost my last Uncle Henry.

99% of my working life was in maintenance of one sort or another and I'd use a knife multiple times a day. Still do, in fact.

I never did develop the habit of carrying a pen/pencil.

When I was working electronics and IT, I also carried a "pocket tweeker" a little screwdriver with a pocket clip on it, carried in my shirt pocket.

November 11, 2021, 07:24 AM

Anush

I am an accountant, but in my early career I relocated small factories & worked in the oil fields. I always have a small pocket knife & pen handy. When I go out, an Infidel is in my right rear pocket & a pen is in my left front pocket with my car key.

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November 11, 2021, 07:25 AM

wrightd

quote:
Originally posted by Mars_Attacks:
I keep a pocket spectrometer.

What is the purpose of your light color analysis ? I had to look it up.

November 11, 2021, 07:27 AM

wrightd

Reading glasses in multiples. Blind computer programmer.

November 11, 2021, 07:33 AM

cheeze

I always keep a speculum in my pocket. Juuuuust in case.

November 11, 2021, 07:37 AM

chellim1

quote:
I'd like to ask the young man coming in, if he's carrying a pocket knife, as I think its absurd for a grown man to not carry one - but I realize many people have been conditioned to not have one.

I ALWAYS have a pen on me, but I think that's a lawyer thing.

Same here on the pen in pocket.
But... the knife is usually in the vehicle.

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November 11, 2021, 07:49 AM

dbgeek

15 years ago, while interviewing for an electrical engineering position, the manager over the position saw the clip on the edge of my pocket and asked about my knife. I'm not sure "are you carrying a knife?" is an appropriate interview question; but if they are presenting evidence, then you could ask.

Mine was (and still is) a Gerber Air Ranger. Big enough to be useful, very thin, and a sturdy clip on the side.

November 11, 2021, 07:51 AM

ensigmatic

quote:
Originally posted by Aglifter:
I'd like to ask the young man coming in, if he's carrying a pocket knife, as I think its absurd for a grown man to not carry one ...

Don't look now, then, because I think you'll discover a lot of absurdity all around you.

Of all the men with whom I've been acquainted in my life, across a wide spectrum of professions and personal interests, I can think of only three others of which I was aware carried a pocket knife.

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November 11, 2021, 07:54 AM

Mars_Attacks

quote:
Originally posted by wrightd:
quote:
Originally posted by Mars_Attacks:
I keep a pocket spectrometer.

What is the purpose of your light color analysis ? I had to look it up.

I am the color scientist for an Architectural firm's manufacturing division.

November 11, 2021, 07:55 AM

flashguy

I always have a pen in my shirt pocket. I have in the past carried a small pocketknife (a gift from my Best Friend) but it and its replacements kept getting confiscated by the airlines, so I stopped. For years I carried a small compact 10-foot rule. My job didn't require it, but it was small and I found occasional uses for it. It has been lost for some time and the current replacements are bigger, so I don't have one now.

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November 11, 2021, 08:45 AM

610

I carry two knives every day (even to the office)...a Kershaw Blur and a smaller S&W SWAT. I also carry a small flashlight. when I'm at the office there is also a pen in my shirt pocket. My wife thinks I'm a bit crazy but that is the way I was brought up.......

November 11, 2021, 08:54 AM

chongosuerte

I think any person should carry a pen and a pocket knife. Those are gimmies. I carry a tiny “Rite in the Rain” capped pen that’s about 3 inches long, and an Emerson. Got multiple options for both, but both are the bare minimum to me.

Badge/gun for my job, but you’d be dumbfounded to know how few do when they are off.

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November 11, 2021, 09:05 AM

jbcummings

I’ve carried a pocket knife of some variety since I was 12 (a long time ago), even if dressed in a suit & tie. Currently it’s a ZT 350. Often it’s in addition to a fixed blade (either one of sybo’s or a Walter Sorrels blade) if I’m going to a doctor’s appointment and can’t carry my pistol in the medical building.

November 11, 2021, 09:12 AM

k5blazer

Now that I am retired, I still carry a pen and a pocket knife. Never was asked if I carried a knife but plenty of people asked to use the pen.

November 11, 2021, 09:22 AM

NOCkid

My profession is "Retired", but always carry a Fenix E99Ti micro light and a Leatherman Micra.

November 11, 2021, 09:34 AM

6guns

Years ago I remember always putting my pocket knife into an x-ray tray in the airport. How things have changed...