Compensation Planning Pillows

'Do you want a salary or benefits?'

"Stock options for your thoughts."

'I have this fear of the real world...'

'This job is for a 30 hour week. . .but to achieve that you need to work 60 hours a week.'

"Actually, I'm hoping what I'm going to be when I grow up hasn't been invented yet."

"I still haven't decided if I want to be unemployed as an English major or as a Communications major."

"I still plan to be a cowboy when I grow up. If I'm going to service my share of the national debt, I might as well have fun doing it."

'I guess there are lots of rotten jobs, Gramma...I hope I don't have to clean the taco hut forever.'

'Desert island cartoons - and you?'

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

Cat and dog at a will reading.

"When I grow up, I want to go into medicine and help people who can pay out of pocket."

'When I was young, I said I'd make it big or know the reason why - Well, I sure know the reason why!'

Career Choices

'It's okay. We'll just push our retirement plan back a bit.'

"Where do you see yourself in 20 to 25 years?"

'A depressing thought just came over me. Now we'll have to go out and get a job!'

'So Kyle - have you considered the challenges of van driving?'

'What do you mean, you're tired of the rat race?'

'The massive arrests have made the plans for downsizing much easier.'

"I used to be your old school teacher, I always said you would amount to nothing."

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!'

Caged Businessman

'I'm not worried about losing my job. I'm worried about keeping it.'

"After grad school, and before joining Wall Street, I decided to travel a bit."

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

"I see by your resume that you're having trouble finding work because you pad your resume."

"My wife has always encouraged me... ...to quit this stupid dream and get a real job." ... "You have a wife?"

"I thought about looking for work in England, but I hear they're capping bonuses."

"We may have to rob from the rich AND the poor."

"So...do you have a job now?"

'I wasted a lot of time in graduate school to get this job.'

"Oooh, I know what I want to be when I grow up: Retired!"

'I considered running away, but since I'll probably be living at home until I'm 38, it's a bad career move.'

'You keep outliving your old-age retirement savings!'