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2003
 

How to Tell When It’s High Time
You Quit Your Job


Francesco Marciuliano

  • Manager has gone from throwing temper tantrums to hurling office equipment.

  • Company recently switched over to Christian Scientist HMO.

  • Board meetings suddenly feature far more Yakuza members than thought typical.

  • Personal motto “Never give up, never surrender” replaced with “Oh Christ, it’s morning.”

  • Expense accounts now consist entirely of Val-Pak coupons and quarter for "emergency calls."

  • When someone with your same name joins the firm, longtime coworkers start calling you “Other Steve.”

  • Every time you conclude a presentation you hear someone cough “blow job.”

  • Request for raise answered with “Fight you for it.”

  • While getting lunch at McDonald’s you spy posting for new employees and say, “Do I dare dream?”

  • Workplace romance ended same way it began—drunk, screaming and in full view of everyone at the holiday office party.

  • Your interoffice emails are now 90% curse words.

  • Asked about company’s current slate of clients, your supervisor wistfully stares into space for upwards of an hour.

  • You openly sob on elevator ride up each day.

  • Verbal office communication is forbidden to quell dissent.

  • When pondering next career move you wonder what’s the technical difference between "serial killer" and "spree killer.”

  • Merit bonuses substituted with "Your choice from the supply closet."

  • Boss notifies staff of impending deadline with air horn.

  • You find yourself increasingly prone to fights at work, home and church.

  • You now refer to every employee with the same nickname—“Dick."

  • When fire alarm goes off you close your eyes, calmly recline in chair and mutter, “Ah, sweet release.”
 


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