"I've decided to return to my first passion in life—selling drugs to kids."
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first passion, first passions, drug dealer, drug dealers, drug dealing, drug abuse, drug abuser, drug abusers, drug abusing, passion, passionate, golf, golfs, golfer, golfing, dream job, dream jobs, drug pusher, drug pushers, pusher, pushers, employment, gainful employment, nostalgia, nostalgic, happy, happiness, illegal activity, illegal activities"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I chose the one that said, 'Mergers, acquisitions, incredible bonuses.'"
"Of course, the money's good, but it's the teeth that keep me coming back."
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dentist, dentists, dental practice, dental practices, money, pay, motivation, motivations, money-driven, love of the job, dream job, dream jobs, wage, wages, drill, drills, cavity, cavities, filling teeth, hygienist, hygienists, teeth cleaning, teeth cleanings, tooth, tooth health, dental health, private practice, private practices"I was hoping that heaven might be, you know, more transcendent."
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heaven, heavenly, cubicle, cubicles, worker, workers, desk job, desk jobs, angel, angels, office assistant, office assistants, transcend, transcends, underwhelm, underwhelms, underwhelming, dream job, dream jobs, disappointment, disappointments, disappoint, disappoints, let-down, let-downs, expectation, expectations, high expectations, raising expectations, surprise, surprises, unpleasant surprise, unpleasant surprises, eternity, white collar, white collar job, office worker, office workers"My career doesn't reflect what my passions are as much as where my health insurance is."
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career, careers, careerist, careerists, health insurance, insurance, american healthcare, healthcare, aca, affordable care act, obamacare, ideal job, ideal jobs, dream job, dream jobs, practical, practicality, affordable healthcare, affordable, unaffordable, chronic illness, chronic illnesses, illness, sick, sickness, medical bill, medical bills, medical fee, medical fees, fee, fees, bill, bills"So long, boys. I'm off to the big city to try my hand at chainsaw sculpture."
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chainsaw, chainsaws, sculpture, sculptures, sculptor, sculptors, sculpting, sculpt, sculpts, sculpting, logger, loggers, lumberjack, lumberjacks, dream, dreams, dream job, dream jobs, ideal job, idea jobs, career, careers, artist, artists, artistry, follow your dreams, following your dreams, goal, goals, life goal, life goals"I'm looking for a position where I can slowly lose sight of what I originally set out to do with my life, with benefits."
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career, career path, careers, career paths, job, job market, interview, interviews, recruit, recruiter, recruiters, recruiting, recruitment, job search, dream job, dream career, dream jobs, dream careers, benefits, employee benefits, employees, employee, employment, recruitment agency, passion, passionate, mundane job, giving up, gave up, give up, settle, settled, career goals, life goals, loss of ambition, ambition, ambitions"Eat your borscht. Don't you want to be President of the Soviet Union when you grow up?"
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politics, government, governments, president, presidents, soviet union, soviet russia, russia, russian, russians, russian president, borscht, soup, soups, dinner, dinnertime, meal, meals, mealtime, mealtimes, finishing, eating, food, kid, kids, child, children, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, mother, mothers, motherhood, mom, moms, mum, mums, family, families, dream, dreams, goal, goals, aim, ambition, ambitions, growing up, raising kids, raising children, career goal, career goals, dream job, dream jobs, health, fitness, healthy, future, job, jobs, career, careers, cliche, cliches"I'm less a role model than a cautionary tale."
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cautionary tale, cautionary tales, role model, role models, basketball player, basketball players, basketball, mentor, mentors, mentoring, example, set an example, sets an example, setting an example, basketball court, basketball courts, autograph, autographs, autographing, basketball star, basketball stars, dream, dreams, dream job, dream jobs, athlete, athletes, professional athlete, professional athletes, unlikely, career, careers, career path, career paths, hero, heroes, idol, idols"Fortunately for me, I can't get enough of this song."
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ice cream, ice creams, ice-cream, ice-creams, ice cream van, ice cream vans, ice-cream van, ice-cream vans, song, catchy song, catchy songs, song, songs, ice lolly, ice lollies, dream job, dream jobs, dessert, desserts, pudding, puddings, job perk, job perks, job benefits, stuck in my head, tune, tunes, catchy tune, catchy tunes"Don't breath a word to anyone, but I'm never leaving graduate school."
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student, students, perpetual student, degree, degrees, qualification, qualifications, academic, academics, post-grad, graduate school, graduate schools, post-grads, student lifestyle, aspiration, aspirations, ambition, ambitions, lab, labs, laboratory, laboratories, unambitious, dream job, dream jobs, happy place"But, what I'd really like to do is direct."
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movie, movies, film, films, film industry, movie industry, director, directors, career, careers, aspiration, aspirations, aspiring, gorilla, gorillas, zoo, zoos, zoologist, zoologists, wildlife, zoo animal, zoo animals, goal, goals, dream job, dream jobs"Actually, I'm hoping what I'm going to be when I grow up hasn't been invented yet."
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goal, goals, career goal, career goals, career, careers, careerism, indecisive, indecisiveness, invent, invention, inventions, future, job, jobs, grow up, grows up, growing up, adulthood, teen, teens, teenager, adolescent, adolescence, dream, dreams, dream job, dream jobs, indecisive, indecisiveness"I'm saving for when I get a low-paying job doing what I love."
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kid, kids, child, children, planning ahead, looking ahead, future, savings, money, piggy bank, piggy banks, job, jobs, career, careers, dream, dreams, dream job, dream jobs, goal, goals, aim, aims, low-pay, low salary, salary, salaries, income, low income, poor, poverty, following your dreams, following your passion, modern life"My whole life, …. I've never wanted to be anything other than a psychiatric patient."
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therapy, therapist, therapists, shrink, shrinks, psychology, psychologist, psychologists, psychiatry, psychiatrist, psychiatrists, counselor, counselors, counseling, counsellor, counsellors, counselling, patient, patients, mental health, dream, dreams, aim, aims, goal, goals, dream job, dream jobs, career, careers, job, jobsTell the author your idea for a book at 3 pm.
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pitch, pitches, story, stories, writer, writers, author, authors, book signing, book signings, tedious, publisher, publishers, publishing, book, books, written, bad idea, bad ideas, steal, steals, stealing, idea, ideas, inspiration, inspirations, muse, muses, dream job, dream jobs, professional writer, plagiarist, plagiarists, plagiarism"What do you want to be when you give up?"
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give up, gives up, giving up, aspiration, aspirations, career aspiration, career aspirations, midlife, midlife crisis, midlife crises, dream, dreams, dream job, dream jobs, goal, goals, life goal, life goals, play, plays, playing, cynic, cynics, cynicism, cynical, negative outlook, negative outlooks, burn out, burns out, burning out, burned out"Wow, dad, it's a beaut."
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christmas, xmas, yule, noel, present, presents, gift, gifts, kid, kids, child, children, son, sons, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, father, fathers, fatherhood, dad, dads, family, families, starting early, desk, desks, future, job, jobs, career, careers, dream job, dream jobs, business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, office furniture"It reminds me of the very first ad that ever swayed me into buying something I didn't really want."
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advertising, advertiser, advertisers, ad man, ad men, consumer, consumers, consumerism, consumer culture, persuade, persuades, persuading, persuasion, persuader, persuaders, proposal, proposals, proposing, marketing, marketing gimmick, marketing gimmicks, marketing department, marketing departments, sway, sways, swaying, swayed, nostalgia, nostalgic, dream job, dream jobs, pitch, pitches, pitch meeting, pitch meetings, consumer culture, consumer cultures"Who do you want to replace when you grow up?"
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children, child, childrens toys, playroom, grow up, grown up, aspiration, aspirations, hopes and dreams, dream, dreams, robot, robots, automation, replace, replaced, replacing, replaces, taking over, job loss, job losses, job, jobs, dream job, dream jobs"We don't have job titles here. Not only that, we don't even use our names. Actually, I don't even work here. To be honest, this is probably all a dream."
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workplace, workplaces, informal workplace, informal workplaces, laid back workplace, laid back workplaces, new starter, new starters, new job, new jobs, dream job, dream jobs, dream, dreams, dreaming, too good to be true, job title, job titles, interview, interviews, job interview, job interviews"He wants to be a plastic surgeon when he grows up."
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plastic surgeon, plastic surgeons, plastic surgery, cosmetic surgeon, cosmetic surgeons, cosmetic surgery, snowmen, snowman, snow figure, snow figures, snow sculpture, snow sculptures, nose job, nose jobs, rhinoplasty, nose surgery, nose surgeries, ambition, ambitions, career, careers, career path, career paths, career advancement, dream job, dream jobsDog rescues cat from tree.
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dog, dogs, dog lover, dog lovers, dog owner, dog owners, dog person, dog people, cat, cats, cat lover, cat lovers, cat owner, cat owners, kitty, kitties, cat person, cat people, dream job, dream jobs, ideal job, ideal jobs, rescue, rescues, rescued, rescuing, cat in a tree, cats in trees, help, helping, carer, carers, caring, assist, assisting, assistance, stuck, cherry picker, aerial work platform, aerial work platforms, aerial device, elevating work platform, bucket truck, mobile elevating work platform, aerial devices, elevating work platforms, bucket trucks, mobile elevating work platforms