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You know when you work for a 90's corp. when...
A selection of things that you can relate to if you work for a '90's corporation.
You've sat at the same desk for 4 years and worked for three different companies.
Your company welcome sign is attached with Velcro.
Your resume is on a diskette in your pocket.
When someone asks about what you do for a living, you lie.
You get really excited about a 2% pay raise.
Your biggest loss from a system crash is your best e-mail jokes.
Free food left over from meetings is your main staple.
Your supervisor doesn't have the ability to do your job.
You sit in a cubicle smaller than your bedroom closet.
Salaries of the members on the Executive Board are higher than all the Third World countries' annual budgets combined.
You think lunch is just a meeting outside the building.
It's dark when you drive to and from work.
Communication is something your group is having problems with.
You see a good looking person and know it is a visitor.
Weekends are those days you hear about in songs or see in movies.
Being sick is defined as can't walk or you're in the hospital.
You're already late on the assignment you just got.
When your non-working time never exceeds 20 hours a week.
You work 200 hours for a $100 bonus check and jubilantly say "Oh wow, thanks!"
Dilbert cartoons hang somewhere in your department.
Your boss' favorite lines are "when you get a few minutes", "in your spare time", "when you're freed up", and "I have an opportunity for you."
Vacation is something you roll over to next year OR a check you get every January.
Your relatives and family describe your job as "works with computers".
Nepotism is encouraged.
The only reason you recognize your family is because their pictures are hanging in your cubicle.
You read this entire list and understood it.
Your company welcome sign is attached with Velcro.
Your resume is on a diskette in your pocket.
When someone asks about what you do for a living, you lie.
You get really excited about a 2% pay raise.
Your biggest loss from a system crash is your best e-mail jokes.
Free food left over from meetings is your main staple.
Your supervisor doesn't have the ability to do your job.
You sit in a cubicle smaller than your bedroom closet.
Salaries of the members on the Executive Board are higher than all the Third World countries' annual budgets combined.
You think lunch is just a meeting outside the building.
It's dark when you drive to and from work.
Communication is something your group is having problems with.
You see a good looking person and know it is a visitor.
Weekends are those days you hear about in songs or see in movies.
Being sick is defined as can't walk or you're in the hospital.
You're already late on the assignment you just got.
When your non-working time never exceeds 20 hours a week.
You work 200 hours for a $100 bonus check and jubilantly say "Oh wow, thanks!"
Dilbert cartoons hang somewhere in your department.
Your boss' favorite lines are "when you get a few minutes", "in your spare time", "when you're freed up", and "I have an opportunity for you."
Vacation is something you roll over to next year OR a check you get every January.
Your relatives and family describe your job as "works with computers".
Nepotism is encouraged.
The only reason you recognize your family is because their pictures are hanging in your cubicle.
You read this entire list and understood it.
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