Job Aspirations Gifts

Lame Childhood Dreams

"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.'

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

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

'Junior wrote his first memo today!'

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

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

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

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

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

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

'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?"

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

Teddy, do you really want to be a banker? Roger that. Fat bonuses. Sweet yachts. Vacation villas. You know. The American dream. Where have we gone wrong?

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...

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

"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."

Plastic Surgeon Kid

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

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

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