Top 14 Signs You Work for a Consultant
*Composed by Ellen T. & Chris Brown, who is likely slaying billable hours with a pint of Guiness, a take-out box of curry, or a combination thereof.14. You count time in three ways: less than an hour, an hour, and billable hour.
13. You develop a puzzled expression when hear your non-consulting working friends use phrases like four-tens or shift.
12. Monday Morning =
11. You work at a job where the phrase "timesheet police" is commonly acknowledged.
10. If asked by the timesheet police, you could probably find several good reasons to justify why or how cleaning out your inbox constitutes a billable hour.
9. You catch yourself occasionally using terms like circle back, touch base, give the greenlight, or level of effort in conversations with family.
8. The person(s) you refer to as "client" doesn't send you a Christmas card.
7. You begin your morning reciting the first verse of the Coldplay song "Viva la Vida" - this reminds you of your life, pre-billable hours.
6. You no longer judge strippers - they have poles, you have a scale.
5. Your non-billable and/or public sector friends infuriate you with thier stories of care-free office humor and downtime games.
4. You once had an awkward moment.
3. The term glass ceiling doesn't apply to you - the ceiling is clearly visible.
2. You look at your cell phone with contempt.
1. Whoever coined the term "the grass is greener on the other side" never worked for your firm, or within your industry for that matter.
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