Confronted By Your Hollywood Boss

Whether induced by the magic of grabbing our first pipette or the vapors from the ether bottle that was left open, many of us daydream about how our career in research will unfold.  While the ending may vary, most fantasy scripts include completing graduate school in three years, curing a major disease, and winning a Nobel prize.  But in our rush to bask in the glory of our own scientific greatness, one person is often neglected in our visions – our boss.

Dreaming should be fun, but as Mitch Hedberg said “I hate dreaming because when you want to sleep, you want to sleep. Dreaming is work. Next thing you know, I have to build a go cart with my ex-landlord.” So to make the task of incorporating your boss into your utopian research vision a bit more palatable, imagine that your PI walks into lab possessed by a famous Hollywood character.  Knowing their personality, which lines would you be most likely to hear?

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Any other famous lines you’d be likely to hear from your boss?

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