Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?: Difference between revisions

'''Lindsay Naegle:''' I'm a ''sexual predator''.|''[[The Simpsons]]'', "Blame it on Lisa"}}

'''Frank Nelson:''' Well, at least ''I'' am trying to better myself in life, what's your excuse?|''[[The Jack Benny Program]]''}}

** This follows the book, in which he is a jack-of-all-trades. The chimney sweep is a separate character, but they just added it to Bert's repertoire for the movie.

** Mocked by [[That Mitchell and Webb Look|Mitchell and Webb]] in their 'Zombie Poppins' sketch:

* Che, in the film adaptation of the Webber/Rice musical ''Evita'', appears as a waiter, valet, projectionist, student protester... indeed in just about any capacity ''other'' than Marxist icon Che Guevara, who was the narrator and [[Deadpan Snarker]] in the original stage version. In contrast, the film's Che (no last name) is not only a [[Lemony Narrator]] but also [[The Everyman]].

* Ramone in ''The Proposal'' is apparently a waiter, stripper, storekeeper, and minister. Then again, it is Alaska, maybe there's a shortage.

* Name all the jobs [[The Three Stooges]] have had. It may take a while. Granted, during the Great Depression, quite a few of the occupations were "vagrant", "drifter", "bum", and "none".

* From [[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]:

'''Julie:''' [[Inverted Trope|They're called jobs, Scott]]. }}

* A bunch of activists in ''[[PCU]]'' keep changing causes.

* Sgt Joe Friday and Off Bill Gannon turn up in just about every police division from Bunco to Citizens Complaints, on ''[[Dragnet]]''.

* Kirk from ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''. It is eventually lampshaded when out of the blue, he overbids Luke in a real estate deal:

'''Kirk:''' I've been working for eleven years. Luke, I've had fifteen thousand jobs. }}

** He also doesn't seem to have a place to live, as seen as one episode where families in Stars Hollow "take turns" hosting Kirk while allowing him to babysit their children. (Though he seems to act just like one when he stays at Lorelai's house.)

** A mustached Charles Bronson-sound-alike [[Fan Nickname|known to fans as]] "Sarcastic Middle-Aged Man" is a customer service worker. Sideshow Bob calls him "Raphael" in one episode, but his name has never been used since.

*** The following exchange occurred in "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation" with Homer in Sarcastic Man's taxi:

'''Sarcastic Man:''' Little of both. }}

*** ''Bart Sells His Soul'' features two moustashed "Sarcastic Middle-Aged Men". One working as a bug exterminator at Milhouse's place, the other driving a street cleaner car, running over Bart's car; then driving it down a subway station staircase.

== Real Life ==

* Lampshaded in one of Dane Cook's routines about "The Scary Guy at Work":

* "Hi. My name's [[Dirty Jobs|Mike Rowe]]. And this is my job."

* This is basically what being a hobo means. You wander from place to place, briefly taking whatever odd jobs present themselves.