Career Starter's Muse Mugs

'Do we have to get a job before we can collect unemployment compensation?'

'You need an education or you will wind up in some fast food place.'

'There they go - off on their own - and a finer bunch of fledgelings one couldn't ask.'

"Lost my job. But I'm pretty sure it's around here somewhere."

Little Doctor meets Little Geneticists.

JOIN THE BOY SCOUTS HERE!, ''Trustworthy, friendly, loyal, helpful, kind, courteous, brave, thrifty, obedient and cheerful' -- This is going to look GREAT on my resume!'

'I'm not sure what I want out of life, but I want a lot of it.'

What will the little one be? Epidemiologist? Virologist? PPE manufacturer?

'I fetch, but it hasn't helped my career any.'

"I always wanted to work with animals."

I'm willing to start at the bottom and work my way up to your job..

'I wish I were your age again, and knew what I know now.'

"I've been studying reverse psychology at Tonga Tech Online University."

I disturbed the class by talking in my sleep.

Hirer to employee handing him lighted hat: 'You'll be starting at the bottom.'

The Further Temptations of Kenneth Starr

"And just how long have you been, 5' 10"?"

Man looking at company organisation chart, he's at the very bottom.

"With Harry all options are on the table, including pointlessly looking for a job that doesn't exist for him anymore."

Ladder of Success.

'I got an 'F' in penmanship, but it doesn't matter. I plan on becoming a doctor.'

"If I could quit tomorrow, I'd be gone yesterday."

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

'Where do you expect to see yourself in five lifetimes?'

'But Marvin, you can't be a college graduate for a living!'

'W e e e l l . . . my mum says I'm good at testing the patience of saints'

"An accountant? No son of mine is going to be an accountant! You'll be an octopus wrangler like your old man, and like it!"

"Ever since I was a little boy I wanted to be a fireman."

"Of course, we can't pay you. But just think of all the exposure you'll be getting!"

'I want to go into farming,sir the idea of sowing wild oats sounds fascinating!'

'When I grow up, I'm going to be an electrical engineer and when I'm laid off, I'm going to go into real estate, and when that goes down the tube, I'm going to go into...'

'I hereby sentence you to 40 years labor in an office with fluorescent lighting, just enough salary to keep you alive...'

A salesman father waves to his son at the maternity ward.