Job Aspirations Gifts

"If I made as much as him, I could retire in a couple of days"

'Stop saying 'how high?' until I say 'jump'.'

Like many of those in tribicles, Mitch dreamed of one day moving up to the real deal.

'Dude, touring with a punk rock band was fun, but what I'd really like to do is be CEO of a fortune 500 company.'

The March to the Top

'Was my salary expectation a bit too high?'

"One day she'll be a wonderful architect."

"The pay for field testing our new lures isn't much, but you get to keep all the fish you catch."

'If you are not careful, son, you will be mathematically eliminated from all of the Ivy League schools.'

"At the moment I'm torn between the emotionally rewarding but poorly resourced role of a social worker or a more intellectualy rigorous career in quantum physics."

'This is okay, but my ambition is to be an automatic teller.'

The Boy Who Wanted To Be A Lawyer - "Father Desmond, we need an exorcism."

"When I grow up I'd like to model for a pasta company."

Emily knew she wanted to be a veterinarian before she was two years old.

'Junior wrote his first memo today!'

'When I grow up, Grandpa, I want to be just like you...retired!'

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

"This is what you call doing what you love."

"That's not all I do. Actually I'm a psychological counselor- gymnast-motivational speaker-relaxation therapist-sex worker."

"Well, Clive, what I REALLY want to do it wait on tables."

'As much time and effort as he puts into this job, you'd think there was some money in it.'

"Dad, now can I be a fireman?"

"I like my job. It keeps me alive."

"Let's face it Simkins, the only way you'll ever get to medical school is by donating your body to science."

"He wants to be a Navy Seal when he grows up."

"I don’t want to ‘fetch’ – I want to practice entertainment law."

The only way is up!

"Hello, mom. You know how you were always telling me I could be anything I wanted to be? Well guess What."

Waiting to be discovered, or taken to work, whichever comes first...

Plastic Surgeon Kid

'I'm thinking of jumping right from JV ball to the NBA.'

'I don't usually deal with headhunters on jobs that pay $21,500.'

'Sure, who wouldn't want to be a secretary. Secretary of State.'

"When I grow up I want to be a journalist. I love sneaking around and reading journals."