You Know You Work for the Government 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 stop raising issues/problems because you know you will be the
one answering them.
* You fly first class across the country to attend a conference
with 100+ people to discuss the fact that the project does not have
enough money
* You work for an acronym, on an acronym, and your job title is an
acronym
* You understand the rationalization of an acronym composed of
acronyms
* 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''ve sat at the same desk for 3 years, done the same thing for
3 years, but have had 3 different business cards