Career Path Chooser Mugs

Colleges and vocational schools competing for students.

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

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

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

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

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

'Howard's doing things he's always wanted to with his redundancy money.'

'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.'

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

'He spoke his first words today Serge - 'ello. . . ello. . . ello'!'

'I feel like I'm in a rut, too!'

The Hive, Inc. You mean I'll always be a worker, with no chance of advancement?

SNAKE CHARMER: snake reads 'help wanted' ad.

'I like the part of your resume where you didn't ask for a raise for 10 years.'

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

'What do you mean you're the new Paediatric Specialist?'

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

"Oh yes, we expect to replace you very soon. After all, the qualifications for the job aren't much."

'Then after the pan our third album, we split for musical differences..'

'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.'

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

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

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

"Any experience?"

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

'This is the age of specialisation - you can't be a hunter AND a gatherer.'

'Your resume says you have a B.A. in medieval history, a M.A. in modern art, and a PhD in metaphysical poetry. Have you checked us out on the internet? We design and manufacture detonation switches for drones.'

'Nothing serious. I just hate my job.'

'The bad news, Pomeroy, is tht we're giving your job to your secretary -- the good news is that she wants you to stay on as her secretary!'

"I think we might already have lost the next set of graduates, they don't see us offering a career path..."

Respected Professionals

'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.'