What Your Car Says About Your Job (And You)
Some of us spend our work days not in a cubicle but behind the wheel of an automobile. What you drive can say a lot about the type of career path you’ve chosen, or are trapped in. From a NYC Cabbie to UPS Couriers, Millions of Americans put their peddles to the metal on order to make a buck. So what does your mode of transportation say about your line of work…and about you? – DISCLAIMER- This post is meant to be satirical, we are not seriously bashing pizza delivery people, businessmen or soccer moms. But sarcasm doesn’t translate well over the internets.
1994 Honda Accord – Pizza Delivery
The Tao of Food Delivery is a harsh yet honest tale of struggle. What better way to make some fast cash at night while juggling a girlfriend and your college assignments than zipping around town in a rusty Honda (or better yet, Hyundai) – which probably has neon lights around its frame and a giant spoiler. But you push that little Japanese import past it’s breaking point, never giving up even when your rear seat smells of grease and fake tomato sauce, which no detail work could ever wash out.
Ford Econoline / GMC Van – Courier Service
If you know anyone who gets in and out of a delivery van or box truck 10 hours a day, five-plus days a week to feed their family, buy them a beer. It’s hard on the ankles, and on the wallet, especially for those who deliver within the greater New York Metro Area. Courier services charge anywhere from $30 to hundreds of dollars for their service – but you my friend, you may only see a tenth of it when you figure in gas, tolls and maintenance charges. We give you all well deserved props, just stop cutting us off on the Turnpike.
Luxury Automobile (Audi, BMW, etc.) – Cutthroat Business Person
Do you really need to spend upwards of $80,000 on your automobile? No, of course not. But you have a house in the Catskills, a Condo in Key West, an office on Wall St., and you might be responsible for a few families getting kicked out of their homes. Or maybe you just work for a BMW Dealership. Whether you’re a saint or sinner, people are going to have pre-judged opinions of you. So don’t be surprised if you get flipped the Jersey Bird daily.
Ford Crown Victoria / Lincoln Town Car – Taxi / Limo Service
In Afghanistan you were a Prince. In Mother Russia, you were Nuclear Physicist. In America, the land of opportunity, you drive a cab in Midtown Manhattan 22 hrs a day. Well, at least you won’t have to worry about being overthrown and spending years in prison with no hands. But you know how to milk the tourists, and isn’t it all that really matters? They won’t be able to tell if you are talking to them or your cousin thanks to BlueTooth technology
Hybrid Car – Yuppie Do-Gooder
Off you go to gentrify another urban area so that 30-something white couples with an average income of $200,000/yr can live close to the city’s “history district.” After that, it’s lunch at the vegan cafe and box seats at the ball game – because having a Miller Lite while watching The Mets makes you just like the common man…man!
American Made Minivan – Soccer Mom
Possibly the hardest and least honored job out there – moms get dissed all the time for what they do – but you try carting around a van full of obnoxious, Dragonball Z playing, violent video game wanting brats all day (every day). Mother’s Day? How about Mother’s Month! Your home away from home, the all American minivan, smells like chlorox wipes, sugar and farts – and the Wawa travel coffee mug keeps getting stuck with sticky drippings to its holster. You are second to only the delivery people, because with all due appreciation, they probably deal with more rush hour traffic.
Yeah by looking at their car you can say whether person is rich or not. The car you drove symbolizes of what you are. But my ride is a limo and i am proud of it.
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