Lumberjack Moment

"I've always wanted to be... a Lumberjack! Leaping from tree to tree, in the mighty forests of British Columbia!..."

A phrase related to me by a former manager. A LumberjackMoment is one realizes (or confides to one's boss) that one is not happy in his/her current career, and desires to do Something CompletelyDifferent. In the case I heard about, an engineer told my ex-boss that he wanted to leave the engineering profession and become a food wholesaler. Now he works for Sysco (as opposed to Cisco; though both companies seem to be in the "routing" business...)

Name comes from the MontyPython "lumberjack" skit...speaking of which, lets Sing! Sing! Sing!

 I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK
 I sleep all night and I work all day
 (He's a lumberjack and he's OK
  He sleeps all night and he works all day)

 I cut down trees, I eat my lunch,
 I go to the lavat'ry
 On Wednesdays I go shopping
 For butter'd scones for tea!

And so forth.

(Full lyrics on WikiPedia, http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lumberjack_Song_(Monty_Python)

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Here is a start on a new version: In the original, the Lumberjack-wannabe has just expressed dissatisfaction at being a barber (or a pet-shop owner; several different versions of this are found in Python). In our version, OurHero? is an intrepid salesman at RadioShack (something I regret I used to do--ScottJohnson)

Salesman:

 I've always wanted to be.... a Programmer!  

(Rips off bargain-basement suit and clip-on tie, revealing...bargain basement suit, clip on tie, and wide variety of electronic devices on toolbelt).

Chorus of PointyHairedBosses:

    Dum Dum Dum, dum-da Dum, dum, dum, da-da-da
    Dum Dum Dum, Dum-du Dum, Dum, Dum, da-da-da...)

Salesman:

 Leaping from job to job in the mighty corporations of Silicon Valley (and elsewhere)! 
 With my PalmPilot at my side!

 The generosity and fair play of Microsoft!
 The groovy corporate culture of IBM!
 The rock-solid business model of HomeGrocer?.com!
 The profound respect for intellectual property at Napster!
 The professional accounting standards of MCI!

 And I will Sing! Sing! Sing! 

 I'm a programmer and I'm OK
 I work all night and I sleep all day

Bosses:

 He's a programmer and he's OK
 He works all night and he sleeps all day

Salesman:

 I write some code, I eat pizza,
 I do some refact'ring
 On Wednesdays I go shopping
 For gourmet coffee beans

Bosses:

 He writes some code, he eats pizza,
 He does some refact'ring
 On Wednesdays he goes shopping
 For courmat coffee beans

 He's a Programmer and he's OK
 He works all night and he sleep all day

Salesman:

 I write some code, I skip and jump
 I like to play my horn
 I.... go to naughty websites,
 and like to look at pr0n!!!

Bosses:

 He writes some code, he skips and jumps
 He likes to play his horn
 He... goes to naughty websites,
 and likes to look at..?..
 He's a Programmer and he's OK
 He works all night and he sleeps all day)

Salesman:

 I write some code, I download .GIFs,
 .JPEGs, .MPEGs, more
 I wish I'd meet a girlie,
 So I could finally score!

Bosses:

 (He writes some code, he downloads .GIFs,
 .JPEGs, .MPEGs, more
 He wishes he'd meet a girlie,
 So he could finally... he's a bloody virgin!)

All together:

 I'm/he's a Programmer and I'm/he's OH KAY.....
 I/he work/s all night and I/he sleep/s all day!!!!

And now for something CompletelyDifferent

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