Title  Language Date Type Topic You know you work in the 90''s if...  English 1999-03-30 Manuals, explanations and definitions Management
You know you work in the 90's if ... You've sat at the same desk for 4 years and worked for three different companies. Your c.v. is on a diskette in your pocket. You get really excited about a 2% pay raise. You learn about your layoff from the television news. Your biggest loss from a system crash is that you lose your best jokes. Salaries of the members on the Executive Board are higher than all the Third World countries' annual budgets combined. It's dark when you drive to and from work. Communication is something your group is having problems with. Free food left over from meetings is your main meal of the day. Being sick is defined as can't walk or you're in the hospital. You're already late on the assignment you just got. You work 200 hours for the $100 bonus check and jubilantly say "Oh wow, thanks!" Dilbert cartoons are stuck to the wall by your desk. Your boss' favourite lines are "when you get a few minutes", "when you've finished that", and "I have an opportunity for you." Holiday is something you roll over to next year or a cheque you get every January. Your relatives and family describe your job as "works with computers". The only reason you recognize your kids is because their pictures are on your desk. You read this entire list and understood it.