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- You work 200 hours for the $100 bonus check and jubilantly say “Oh wow, thanks!”
- Dilbert cartoons hang outside every cube.
- When workers screw up they are transferred to another office to be someone else’s problem; when management screws up they are promoted.
- 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 to excel.”
- Training is something spoken about but never seen.
- Vacation is something you roll over to next year.
- No travel money to do the mission, but always enough money for another useless conference.
- Change is the norm.
- Organizational direction changes every 2 or 3 years.
- The worst possible reputation comes from being the initiator of a complaint.
- You only have makeup for fluorescent lighting.
- You can name more Government employees that used to work with you than the ones you work directly with in your current position.
