Lynn Lievonen

<strong>Work in the 00s</strong><br />
Top Ten Signs You Work in the 00s <br />
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10.You lecture the neighborhood kids selling lemonade on ways to improve their process. <br />
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9. You get all excited when it's Saturday because you can wear sweats to work. <br />
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8. You refer to the tomatoes growing in your garden as "deliverables." <br />
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7. You find you really need PowerPoint to explain what you do for a living. <br />
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6. You normally eat out of vending machines and at the best restaurant in town in the same week. <br />
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5. You think that "progressing an action plan" and "calendarizing a project" are acceptable English phrases. <br />
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4. You know the people at the airport hotels better than your next-door neighbors. <br />
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3. You ask your friends to "think out of the box" when making plans for Friday night. <br />
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2. You think Einstein would have been more effective if he had put his ideas into a matrix. <br />
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And the number one sign you work in the '00s': <br />
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1. You think a "half day" means leaving at 5 o'clock (even if you work at home).<br />
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