When people ask you "what do you do?"...

[WAS]

I really hate it when people I know come up to me and say "hows washing cars goin for ya?". It shows their ignorance on what we do.

Yes, I agree, but we probably do it to others as well. It would be like asking a hair dresser (an esthetician) "so how's cutting hair going ?". Often it's not meant to be rude, it's simply that those people don't know the different terminology associated with your business. I used to work in a professional office, and titles mean a lot in an office environment. Do you know the difference between Product Managers, Portfolio Managers, Project Managers, Business Development Managers, Distribution Managers, etc. ? To many, these are just folks who "work in an office". Again, not meant to be rude, but just a lack of knowledge.

 

[BigAl3]

Back in the day it never bothered me to say I detail cars to people when they asked. Now that I'm older and my friends and other people my age have successful careers it's a little harder to say I do this, oh and I have a side detailing business. Unfortunately detailers are looked upon like pizza delivery boys, and there is that stereotype we will never get past.



At the end of the day though I could care less what people think, anyone who thinks less of me for doing what I love can kiss my a$$!





To address the question though, I usually say I have a side business where I specialize in high end paint correction and auto detailing.





Rasky

also, how many people are making extra/good money on the side doing what they love and still learning everyday from it...

 

[VanityDetailing]

I tell people that I'm self-employed. Typically, that gets the question, "doing what?" I tell them that I have a detailing business, specializing in luxury/exotic cars, and high-end yachts. The most common response... "well, how much to wash and wax my _____" I tell them that there's a LOT more involved in what I do, than just wash it and sling a coat of wax on it. Then I go through the full price breakdown, etc.