Career Choice Discussions Gifts

'I don't believe in pressuring my children. When the time is right, they'll arrive at the default choice and go to law school.'

'He's going to be an estate agent, just like his Dad.'

'When I grow up, I want to be a hydraulic engineer...'

"So...what are you doing after you graduate?"

I figured out how we can pay for the kids' college tuitions. Do tell. I'm going to leave for a year of self-discovery, which I will chronicle in a best-selling memoir. Oh, but

"Sure, I'm a successful working bee, but sometimes, I wish I could have a family..."

'I really wanted to only take accounting courses, but my parents made me take this cartooning class so I would have something to fall back on.'

"He wants to be a plastic surgeon when he grows up."

'I chose my field on what would put the most impressive initials after my name.'

"My daughter tells me you want to become a doctor."

'Well Mimi, what's it going to be...medicine or the cello?'

"Football is too dangerous, Junior. Why not follow my footsteps in a safe sport - chasing investment yield?"

'He's majoring in cave hydrology with, obviously, the ultimate aim of being a caveman like his Dad.'

'But Father, I don't want to study space time temporal theories in relation to collapsing pulsars, I want to do my own thing!'

Medical student overdrafts...careers in the law.

'Mom, Dad. I've made up my mind. I'm going to skip college, hire an agent, and pin all my hopes on a professional bass fishing careers.'

'Now then, Simpkins. What makes you think you could become a circus clown?'

'Only another thirty-four years, five months and fourteen days until I retire.'

"I like the idea of becoming a prosecutor: charging people appeals to me..."

"Baldo, I don't care what you are...as long as you're good at it."

'You've been with the company for 20 years Harvey, you make an excellent wage, get 4 weeks paid vacation... I'm going to have to let you go.'

"Let's honor this young future farmer - he's ready to endure hard labor, long hours and outrageously low farm prices..."

"Use your head, follow your heart and go with your gut."

'Nothing serious. I just hate my job.'

'You'll have to decide - do you want to be top management in a small pond, or bottom management in a big pond?'

"Well, what a coincidence, Jeff's in vermin control too!"

'At least hanging around street corners reminds us we're at a crossroads in our lives.'

'Son I want you to Follow in My Footsteps.'

'To be honest I only became a vicar to get my children into the C of E school.'

"Yes, but is 'Bigfoot enthusiast' an actual job?"

"Remember, son, you can be anything you want to be...except for maybe an aroma therapist."

'When I grow up, if I don't become a pro basketball player, about about 'spin doctor'?'

Boy who has been to the dentist

"I want to be a statistician, but only 50% of the time."

'I don't know what happened! All I did was say I went into medicine for the money!'