YouKnowYouDontBelongInManagementWhen

Last edit May 29, 2007
  • You envy the coders under you instead of your own boss.
  • When the CEO asks whose fault it is that the project is late, you say, "Yours, Sir".
  • You accidentally come to work with your shirt inside out.
  • You cringe every time the phone rings.
  • You use statistics and facts in meetings.
  • When you go out and get drunk at night with your boss, you break down and start crying about how much you love Lisp.
  • You try to explain to the CEO how the company will capture a new market by drawing a UML Interaction diagram.
  • Your StarTrek-oriented metaphor doesn't work either
  • You hold as important the needs of the consumer and the quality of what is produced for them over the magnitude of the bottom line.
  • You can personally "sign" your work with pride.