| A DAY IN HR /
FINANCE / ETC. |
PSF*WORLD |
| In the office. |
Out of the office. (At a client’s) |
| Lunch with the same old folks. |
Lunch with a cool dude/dudette, tapping
her-his brain. |
| Ticking off an imposing "to-do"
list. |
At work on a (one!) WOW Project. |
| Working with close colleagues on nuances re
latest memo "up-the-chain". |
Getting ready for a crucial review with a
senior client exec, two days from now. (Super Bowl time!) |
| Huh? |
Going over the design of the client
presentation with a graphic arts specialist. |
| Same old folks! |
Working with outsiders on a cool market
analysis. |
| Six hopelessly bureaucratic meetings. |
Two brainstorming meetings – most
attendees are not from our Dept. (Half are outsiders/strangers.) |
| Called in by boss to review memo. |
Phone call with my boss to (1) review
current project status (she wants lots more WOW!) and (2)scope possible next client
project. |
| Same old sources. |
In-depth interviews with two client
experts. |
| Bitching about "politics" at the
water cooler |
Phone call: Being recruited for a cool new
project by a slightly more senior Professional in "the Firm." |
| After work beers with same-old-buddies...
to complain about the same-old-shit. (Yo, Dilbert!) |
Cocktails (or racquetball!) with a phat pal
you'’ like to recruit someday. |
| Bored outta my mind (Again.) |
Mentally and emotionally drained at the end
of the day. |
| Need those beers! |
Vibrating with excitement. |
| "EMPOLYEE"-WORLD |
"BRAND
YOU"-WORLD |
| Doing what’s assigned. |
Working on a memorable (WOW) project. (It
it’s not WOW...I’ll make it WOW...or bust trying!) |
| Working assiduously on in-box contents. |
Committed to my craft. Intend to be
incredibly good at s-o-m-e-t-h-i-n-g. |
| It’s what the boss told me to do.
(Give me a break.) |
Chose this project because it will add to
my learning. |
| Lunch is my business! |
Don’t waste a single
lunch...networking is my mantra. |
| I hate suck ups. |
I AM A ROLODEX MANIAC. |
| Don’t try to push bullshit off on me,
bro. |
Willing to take a "lowly" task if
I can turn it into something "cool." |
| I show up. I don’t make waves. |
Understand that projects-Are-Me. |
| Give ma a f---break! |
Love the words: WOW... Beauty... Grace...
Revolution...
Impact |
| Do my job. |
L-i-v-e for my clients! |
My pals are my pals.
Lay off. |
Purposefully hang out with freaks. (Cool
people I can learn cool stuff from.) |
| A day at work is a day at work. Don’t
try to make a Congressional case. |
Think "fun" is cool! |
| Another day older and deeper in debt. |
Am anxious to get out of bed in the
morning. |
| Don’t rock the boat! |
Piss some people off.
(Because of my strong beliefs.) |
| C’est la vie. |
Am (frequently) angry at our slowness to
change. |
| I’m almost vested Don’t tread on
me. |
Would love to have been with Washington at
Valley Forge! |
| Gray is beautiful. |
Love bright colors! (Invisibility rules.) |
| I AM MEMO MAN! |
Am action-oriented to a fault. |
| There’s enough shit that comes your
way without asking for more. |
Embrace life. |
| I despise all corporate
"politicians". |
Understand that "power" only
comes to those who grasp it. ("Pushy" = Good.) |
| Don’t expose your butt. |
It’s better to ask forgiveness than
permission. (Always!) |
| |
|
| PURCHASING
DEPT. / ETC. |
PLACIDO-AT-THE-MET
/ ETC. |
| A job |
A performance |
| Puttin’in time |
An act of unbridled passion |
| Forgettable |
Memorable |
| Blah |
WOW! |
| Bureaucratic dross |
A signature piece |
| Faceless |
The epitome of character |
| Highly predictable |
A plunge into the unknown |
| Largely invisible |
Immediately judgable (re: excellence) |
| Another day’s work |
The product of enormous investment |
| Acceptable work |
Demonstrated mastery of craft |
| Numbing |
Exhausting |
| Hierarchy rules |
Talent rules |
| Enervates the "employees" |
Energizes the performers |
| Customer-as-afterthought |
Alters the users‘ universe |
| Tepid |
Hot |
| Gray/Colorless |
Colorful |
| Design-free |
Design-centered |
| Predictable |
Quirky |
| Ho-hum |
It matters! |
| Inward focused |
Reaches out |
| Risk averse |
Adventuresome |
| Hidden |
Exposed |
| Another day older |
Growth experience |
| Colors inside the lines |
Demonstrates curiosity |
| Boss-driven |
Talent-driven |
| Un-punctuated |
A beginning and an end |
| All in the same key |
An overture and a grand finale |
| Tuneless |
A plot |
