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<blockquote data-quote="hr" data-source="post: 61167"><p>You Know You Work for the Government When... </p><p> </p><p>You know you work for the federal goverment when... </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>-- The process becomes more important than the product. </p><p> </p><p>-- You don't see anything wrong with attending a meeting on a subject you know nothing about. </p><p> </p><p>-- You feel you contributed to the meeting just by being there. </p><p> </p><p>-- You realize that a paperless office is impossible. Actually, you believe it is possible, just not in your office. </p><p> </p><p>-- You keep documents/manuals on projects that have long since been canceled. </p><p> </p><p>-- You stop raising issues/problems because you know you will be the one answering them. </p><p> </p><p>-- You fly across the country to attend a conference with 100+ people to discuss the fact that the project does not have enough money. </p><p> </p><p>-- You understand the rationalization of an acronym comprised of acronyms. </p><p> </p><p>-- You can name the project leader of more than 10 projects including your own, but still can't explain in the simplest terms what they do. </p><p> </p><p>-- You know that the location of a meeting is directly related to its importance. (1) A meeting at Fort Hood requires a subordinate or a contractor. (2) The same meeting at Lake Tahoe requires your personal </p><p>attention. </p><p> </p><p>-- You work for an acronym, on an acronym, and your job title is an acronym. </p><p> </p><p>-- You've sat at the same desk for 3 years, done the same thing for 3 years, but have had 3 different business cards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hr, post: 61167"] You Know You Work for the Government When... You know you work for the federal goverment when... -- The process becomes more important than the product. -- You don't see anything wrong with attending a meeting on a subject you know nothing about. -- You feel you contributed to the meeting just by being there. -- You realize that a paperless office is impossible. Actually, you believe it is possible, just not in your office. -- You keep documents/manuals on projects that have long since been canceled. -- You stop raising issues/problems because you know you will be the one answering them. -- You fly across the country to attend a conference with 100+ people to discuss the fact that the project does not have enough money. -- You understand the rationalization of an acronym comprised of acronyms. -- You can name the project leader of more than 10 projects including your own, but still can't explain in the simplest terms what they do. -- You know that the location of a meeting is directly related to its importance. (1) A meeting at Fort Hood requires a subordinate or a contractor. (2) The same meeting at Lake Tahoe requires your personal attention. -- You work for an acronym, on an acronym, and your job title is an acronym. -- You've sat at the same desk for 3 years, done the same thing for 3 years, but have had 3 different business cards. [/QUOTE]
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