  Today was my big presentation. As I was preparing at some ungodly hour this morning it was the first time since graduation that anything in the real world seemed to resemble college. I got up extra early because I didn't read or create my notes the night before, I was nervous, I made most of it up on the spot, and I used the term "big green meanies.
" Oh yes, I'm in the real world and I used the term "big green meanies" in a professional business meeting. Not just any professional business meeting, a professional business meeting with every major department head in Finance. And the best part: I totally got away with it. Mostly because I also used terms like "twofold" and "advesary" and "inclusive of overhead costs" and "meets UCC code Section 4 requirements" and "protect ourselves from fraudulent blah blah blahs. " But also because for some reason I get away with this kind of stuff. I'm not really sure why, but I do.
I pouted at my boss on Friday when it was 4pm and we were still at work. What'd he do? Laugh and then tell us all to leave. I lose $3million dollars and they say "don't do that again. here, have $50. " The CFO gives us a deadline I don't like and I tell him he's in "Big, big trouble, mister" and he pokes me in the side and walks away. Who said business isn't fun? 
