Occupation A person's occupation affects the goods and services bought. For example, construction workers often buy their lunches from industrial catering trucks that come out to the job site. Business executives purchase meals from a full service restaurant, whereas clerical employees may bring their lunch or purchase lunch from a nearby quick-service restaurant. Employees of some consulting firms are not allowed to eat in fast-food restaurants. The man- agers of these companies do not think it creates a proper image to have their