You Know You've Worked in the 90's if...
1. You've sat at the same desk for 4 years and worked for three
different organisations.
2. Your resume is on a diskette in your pocket.
3. You get really excited about a 2% pay rise.
4. You learn about your layoff on the ABC.
5. Your biggest loss from a system crash is that you lose your best
jokes and games.
6. Your supervisor doesn't have the ability to do your job.
7. Salaries of the members on the Executive Board are higher than all
the Third World countries' annual budgets combined.
8. It's dark when you drive to and from work.
9. Communication is something your section is having problems with.
10. You see a good looking person and know it is a visitor.
11. Free food left over from meetings is your main staple.
12. Being sick is defined as "can't walk" or "you're in the hospital".
13. You're already late on the work task you just received.
14. You work 200 hours for the $100 bonus cheque and jubilantly say
"Oh wow, thanks!"
15. Your supervisors' 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."
16. Vacation is something you roll over to next year or a cheque you
get every January.
17. Your relatives and family describe your job as "works with
computers".
18. You read this entire list and understand it.
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