And does cubicle life give you license to do foolish things? I'd have thought quite the opposite.
I was thinking of:



I guess you'd be hard-pressed to consider leaving a job a coming-of-age ritual, although I'd say that finishing one's first job is definitely a milestone of sorts. On the other hand, I've never really felt my undergraduate experience to be a coming-of-age experience, either.

And where does one draw the line of the end of the ritual? Many people I know go straight from undergraduate studies into graduate school, into a postdoctoral research position. Each stage is a commitment building directly off the previous accomplishments.

Also, great icon above. Hooray sceince!