How corporate are you?

1.  How do you travel to work each morning?

a)  In a large modern car

b)  On a bus

c)  In a shuttle fitted with a cloaking device

2.  What do you wear to work?

a)  A crisply ironed formal shirt with a blandly patterned tie

b)  A polo shirt

c)  A long, black cloak

3.  What do you consider to be your greatest achievement at work?

a)  Your promotion to Team Supervisor

b)  Managing to pull a sickie for a fortnight after mildly bruising your knee

c)  Gaining absolute control of the galaxy

4.  What piece of advice would you give to a school leaver?

a)  “Keep your head down and do as you’re told, and you’ll go far.”

b)  “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”

c)  “Give in to your hatred.  Feel the anger flow through you!”

5.  What one thing would you change at work to make things more efficient?

a)  Construct a video-conferencing network

b)  Sack all those useless middle-management idiots

c)  Fit all TIE fighters with hyperdrives

6.  Which piece of equipment do you find helps you most in your job?

a)  Your personal electronic organiser

b)  A nice biro you brought from home

c)  The Death Star

7.  What do you consider to be your greatest obstacle to success at work?

a)  Your immediate manager

b)  The crippling apathy that consumes you

c)  The Rebel Alliance

8.  What do you consider to be your greatest asset when dealing with colleagues?

a)  Your successful completion of the Communication Skills Workshop

b)  Your folder full of printed articles from theonion.com

c)  The lightning you can project from your fingertips

9.  A colleague retires.  What do you write in their leaving card?

a)  “Best wishes.”

b)  “Have fun you lucky sod!”

c)  “Strike me down with all of your hatred, and your journey towards the Dark Side will be complete!”

10.  What is the most important thing to give junior staff?

a)  Regular formal appraisals

b)  Flexible working hours to help with their life outside work

c)  The title ‘Darth’

How did you do?

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