It's a Broker Thing You Wouldn't Understand
Deals fall through at the last hour and nobody outside the desk hears about the ones that did.
One design for this subject, on a Unisex Standard T-Shirt. If more appear in the same line they will show up here.
Deals fall through at the last hour and nobody outside the desk hears about the ones that did.
Trade and profession shirts are specific on purpose. Someone who says they are a broker will not accept a near-miss title, and the closely related jobs each have their own version — that precision is the whole point of the joke.
One design for this job so far. Check the wording matches the title they actually use before buying.
Best for someone a few years into the work — long enough that the job has its own vocabulary and its own complaints. For a new starter it can read as presumptuous, and for someone who has left the trade it reads as nostalgia rather than a joke.
Insurance, mortgage, freight and stock brokers all use the title and do unrelated work. The assumption is always the stock one.
The job is relationships and paperwork rather than the trading floor of the films.
Commission structure shapes the week more than anything else does.
The wording only works when it names the exact job, so it is worth checking before you buy. Carpenter, Chef and Chemist each have their own page with their own designs, and there are more below.