Being a “slash careerist” is one thing, talking about it however can be quite another matter.

Working as a slash careerist is – for the most part – a blast. You can roll a couple of interests into a hybrid sort of overall occupation, and if one or two parts of the equation aren’t exactly hauling in the cash, no problem, hopefully another of the slash/options will. The hours might be long, and there are occasions you need to be in two places at once, but otherwise it’s all good. Talking, however, about your slash career work is another, far trickier proposition, especially in social settings, and particularly when meeting people for the first time.