I worked as a stripper from 81-83, Ask me anything

  • jqubed@lemmy.world
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    I’ve sometimes wondered what life looks like for people after they get out of the industry and get older. Did your past career affect your future jobs? Was it something you told romantic partners? Did you ever tell family members, at the time or later? Were you ever worried about people finding out about your career? Sometimes you hear about all these people doing online work like Only Fans or similar, and while some are making lots of money, many presumably aren’t, and it leaves me wondering if in the future the ones who didn’t make it will feel like it was worth the effort.

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      “Did your past career affect your future jobs?”

      Not when I was young. When you could just hide such information by not telling anyone. I suppose now-a-days it would get in your way if you wanted to be a teacher or a nun.

      “Was it something you told romantic partners?”

      Yeah, none of them seem to mind.

      “Did you ever tell family members, at the time or later?”

      When I was a stripper I confessed to my sister when she asked me what my career was. She was understanding and my brother found out later. Neither of them seem to mind and now we both think it’s funny.

      “Were you ever worried about people finding out about your career?”

      Not really. It wouldn’t be ideal with impolite company but when it’s friends and mutuals then I’m fine with it.