Office Space the Bob's Interview Typical Day

Ron Livingston explains his typical day to the Bob's consulting team

[@coprographia]

“I have eight different bosses” was a hell of a card to play while dealing with efficiency consultants.

[@polreamonn]

It certainly was.

[@markdeitz7568]

To which, their solution, was to make him a manager, too…

[@Rensune]

@@markdeitz7568 To replace most of those 8? Hell yeah.

[@Bryan-fb8dh]

lol all he said was this place is poorly managed. Bingo

[@ObsoleteGamercom]

My man!

[@trkarst82]

The best part of this scene is that Ron decides when the meeting is over, not the Bobs. He's in full control.

[@claytonhess5512]

You mean Peter. (Yes, I know it's Ron Livingston IRL.)

[@juukame]

The times where I wish I had the balls to do that at my old job. One meeting, I spent the time tallying up the number of times I heard the words 'vision', 'opportunity', 'moving forward'. If it was a drinking game everyone would've been blacked out before the meeting was over

[@chadwickneumann2773]

Good luck with your layoffs, I hope your firings go really well...

[@rohunsaigal2576]

The best part of this scene is that the Bob's are able to see the real issue here, instead of firing Peter, they realize his potential and the fault is with the company's current structure. Give them shit, but they are good at their jobs

[@chadwickneumann2773]

@@rohunsaigal2576 Oh The Bob's meeting with lumberg is my favorite part of the movie absolutely hilarious

[@kevinkibble8342]

"My only real motivation is to not be hassled" Very true. Very.

[@standartenfuhrerhanslanda343]

Sad but true

[@robertmartin9029]

Pretty much my job. I try to make sure I do enough not to have anybody yelling. Past that I just try to take it a bit easy. If a coworker needs help, I will do what I can, but I mainly just keep my head down and collect a check every other Friday until I can get enough saved for retirement. 475 weeks, 4 days to go, but who's counting? :)

[@ShenMerrick]

@@robertmartin9029 Well, depending on your age...a little more than 9 years isn't that bad. All you have to worry about is the Federal Government destroying the value of everything the you save. They are doing it right now actually.

[@ilerien]

Every damn month i get asked what can my company do to help me work better... honestly drop 45 minute- 1 hour bullshit with me and let me spend that time playing quake 3 at least against bots

[@sortofanoakyafterbirth3661]

"That and losing my job but you know Bob... that'll only make a man work just hard enough not to get fired."

[@darkzak47]

“It’s not that I’m lazy, it’s just that I don’t care” One of the many best lines in this movie

[@MrJ3gather]

Fukin' A, man.

[@BeelySalasBlair-uy5wn]

😂🏆

[@strangetimes33]

Though it's contradicting what he said earlier about wanting to do nothing, because there wouldn't be any motivation for him in the first place to be good at a job if he doesn't want a job in the first place

[@russmartin9549]

"You've been missing a lot of work lately " " I wouldn't say that I've missed it " epic

[@vchip57]

Best line ever.

[@dave-yj9mc]

Lol... its like when I buy a 30 pack of beer and the cute check out girl asks me "Is this all for you?" I laugh and say "Well Ya... Unless you want to come over and share some with me...??" It gets them laughing every time. A lot of them say yes, but haven't followed through yet...

[@russmartin9549]

@@vchip57 I loved it when he gutted the fish right on his desk. Lmfao

[@awaken77]

@@russmartin9549 and discarded guts into the TPS reports :-))))

[@russmartin9549]

@@awaken77 yeah, when he gutted that goddamn fish in his cubicle was badass

[@francesthemutes]

I think my favouite thing anyone ever said about this movie was that "When you get older you realize that Office Space isn't a comedy. It's a documentary."

[@g300d9]

So true!

[@Horkslair]

And IDIOCRACY is proof that Mike Judge has actually BEEN to the future and come back to spread the wisdom he learned while he was there.

[@poopipeboy3033]

First job I worked in, the admin lady was exactly like Nina. It put a damper on my excitement of starting a new career.

[@jethrotool4828]

qzniel I can only assume he meant the monotony and redundancy of the typical office space work environment. I don’t think he was referring to the obvious comical elements to the movie or trying to scam your company for millions of dollars.

[@joeessid5616]

When I worked as a tech writer for Corrections Dept. of our State Government (no less) we had a guy on payroll who, after some reorganization, had no job description. He was in my department, reading novels, writing his memoirs, and laying low all day. Everyone liked him, and he'd run errands, make coffee, help with editing. Had a Master's in Criminal Justice. I think he did about 1 hour of real work each week. So no, this is not a parody.

[@elixxur]

As a child this was comedy. As an adult this is life.

[@samwaldie4030]

Already been said idiot

[@davidrendall2461]

I just had my Annual Personal Development Review, for a job Ive been doing for three months. When asked what my goals were for the next 12 months I told them 'not dying, getting paid' My manager didn't even blink 'can you put that in a way that will fill the entire box?' Figuring no-one cares or reads these things; under Personal Achievements I may have taken credit for solving the Arab-Israeli conflict. It got signed off.

[@noaccount4]

God bless you, absolute madlad

[@cwas8]

One year, I used the lyrics to the Lego Movie Song: 'Everything is Awesome!"

[@govtom4]

I write AC/DC on my answer sheet, but on the question that would fall between the C and the D questions, I draw the little lightning bolts. How do you spell apathy? Oh, with a little help from a particular Ozzie band.

[@2Tall_Powerlifting]

Amazing lol

[@xXMapleVodkaXx]

Thank You For Solving The Arab-Israeli Conflict

[@BillySotherden]

I love that Peter is the one who ends the meeting.

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

+Billy Sotherden It's great because it perfectly shows exactly what's wrong with the workplace in this movie and sadly, in a lot of places in the real world - that the outward appearance and external trappings of 'professionalism' are valued more greatly than actual competence at the job.

[@antred11]

You nailed the core problem of this universe, Edward.

[@eqrommel]

Like a real manager!

[@twenty-fifth420]

Edward Carnby “That is a straight shooter with upper management written all over him.”

[@MuffinMan0521]

@Brother Dude That's pretty funny... probably completely spinned it around on them. Had them feeling like they needed you more than you needed them. It's like when designer companies sell ordinary bullshit for tons of money making it exclusive, all of a sudden people desire it.

[@mr.g3588]

"listen I'm gonna go" this is how to end an interview lol

[@Joeclaw]

"iight Ima head out"

[@nene90047R1]

Lol I dream about it to do it this way

[@aluisious]

@@nene90047R1 You can do it if you're good at what you do. My old job had a policy where you had to get a doctors note if you were sick. I told them "well my policy is I stay home if I'm sick." They said "you have to do it!" I said "...nah." I never got asked for another doctors note again. Eventually left for another job that paid more.

[@dariog36th]

@@aluisious where I worked before they had a policy that if you were put on the schedule to work on your scheduled day off you had to come in. I never showed up and they asked me why. I said it's my day off. Then they said well can you at least call to say you're not coming in. I said no, I dont have to, it's my day off. I eventually got promoted to supervisor, then production manager, then used my position to build up my resume and left for another company.

[@awaken77]

he feels like a boss!

[@99dndd]

I once had 2 bosses who hated each other and weren’t on speaking terms. When 1 asked me to do something, I just told them I was doing something for the other boss. I kept this up for 8 months until 1 of the bosses left.

[@imemberberry]

Great tip, I'll hold onto that one.

[@AllenHanPR]

Lol, this has got to be the funniest shit I see.

[@kevinobrien9271]

Brilliant 😅

[@JackFlemingFan1]

Excellent!

[@spaceflight1019]

You played the game like a cheap fiddle! 😂😂😂

[@fendermon]

My boss called me to ask me when I would be back to doing my job after knee surgery. I had already been back for days doing my job, but he didn't know...because he hadn't bothered to come in for the last 2 or 3 weeks. These are the people who review our job performance.......

[@jerrypierre3001]

Fuck me backwards. That's really fuck up. I bet he is still getting his six figures salary.

[@warc8us]

Middle and upper management can be a super sweet gig at a lot of companies. Higher pay, fewer demands on time, and much longer rope. I have seen upper management types come in late, leave early, take days off without informing anyone (except presumably the higher ups). It's like the entire concept of time management and penalties for not having their butt in a chair from 8am to 5pm are gone. All that is required for these positions is basic competency and soft skills - The biggest added stressor is having to sit in and contribute to regular meetings. Anybody with an ounce of charisma and drive can get into those spots with time, as long as they are likeable to the right people.

[@kylerae9196]

I have a boss who only really comes in so he can flirt with the time keeper and stare at her tits. She's been working from home for the last week, and our boss? Suddenly nowhere to be found, lol. Comes to work late (if at all) and then cuts out shortly after noon.

[@fendermon]

@@kylerae9196 LOL, so your performance makes the grade? ...too funny.

[@fendermon]

@Margaret L. I hear you.

[@kennygross311]

That is just a straight shooter with upper management written all over him

[@soapmeridius]

kennygross311 yeah... I'm going to have to disagree with you...

[@uchennanuelonyia4510]

+Dad Motorfinger Yeah......

[@aleramone23]

+urchstar nuel Mmmmmm.... Yeahhhh....

[@Gammatube23]

"Yeeeeaaaaahhh ,I just don't know about that right now "

[@Mikek88]

This is the greatest thread of all time

[@franko8858]

"Good luck with your layoffs. I hope your firings go really well."

[@user-zg4gx9zq9b]

Frank O I couldn't stop laughing when i heard that line... shit gets me every time.

[@awaken77]

+Frank O That phrase is a gem! like the whole movie lol:

[@sciencevids1101]

It's weird, I thought I was the only one who heard that. 😂

[@Nig0]

Best line!

[@wickkidda]

"Thanks a lot. Wow."

[@tb7667]

‘My only motivation is to not get hassled’ .... this!

[@rosequartzjewelryllc]

That's my office job too!

[@kevinkibble8342]

I recently left an office job and it came to a point where my only goal was to go just one day without someone moaning at me about something. This quote is amazing.

[@michaelmartin8337]

But you know, (Tom), that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired.

[@ArsonHQ]

@@michaelmartin8337 Agreed Totally Michaelman.!!!

[@artemborodavka2770]

@@kevinkibble8342 have you achieved your goal or you just quit because it was unachievable? :)

[@limeyosu2000]

"Good luck with your layoffs I hope your firings go really well" total gangsta line still holds up to this day!

[@northerntruthseeker]

Best line... Its not that I'm lazy.. Its just that I just don't care....

[@bty1471]

IDK I think it's " wouldn't say I've been missing work"

[@therubberbandman3008]

@@bty1471 Same boat...it's not laziness...really lol

[@dac54513]

Don't..... care?!?

[@afterburner8083]

Story of my life!

[@howardlovecraft750]

Agree

[@INTERNATIONALvids]

I have to watch this movie about every one or two years to continue my existence.

[@ThePerpetualStudent]

lol

[@jonp341]

Lolol. That was funny.

[@Surfer041]

INTERNATIONALvids same here

[@jeffk1722]

Right on. I hope you don't absolutely NEED it to go on but whatever works! I love the attention to detail in this movie. In particular, I love how the color levels are very low/de-saturated to emphasize the drab office job in this scene.

[@arniexanchez]

this and the big lebowski

[@AxmxZ]

The funniest part is that the consultants are 100% correct. He *is* a straight shooter with upper management written all over him. He is very perceptive about inefficiencies *and* speaks out against them (albeit under piost-hypnotic suggestion). So yeah, this is a CEO in the making stuck coding.

[@nicolashrv]

Basically, this is what the movie is showing. This is why he has 8 different bosses........"upper management" here is basically DO NOTHING job......they should have had some scene where they mention this problem with damn "mandated promotions"......eventually they can't fire you if you worked long enough and they can't keep you in the same position, because....you know....syndicate rules....so the only thing the company can do is promote you, and you end up with 8 people having the same job, and since basically is a DO NOTHING job, the interaction in the company is not affected at all........

[@peoplez129]

The problem is, they don't need more upper management positions. He already said he has 8 bosses. So it just illustrates the problem...here he is demotivated because of all the bosses hassling him...and they just want to make him another boss, when they already have way too many people in upper management. What they need is more hard workers who will make the money for the company, and less bosses. It just overall illustrates just how mismanaged the company is overall, and how the solutions only reinforce the problem.

[@paulchapman8023]

nicolashrv it was certainly implied when the Bobs pulled out Bill Lumbergh’s file that his job was as much at stake as anyone else’s, but yeah, it would have been nice to see his interview too.

[@nicolashrv]

@@paulchapman8023 That was clear in the movie, what I mean is to show the REASON of why there were 8 bosses. It is just syndicate rules. They must promote you after certain amount of years even if you don't deserve it, because of union policies. The Simpsons made a joke about that when homer read the book of "employee of the month rules" saying you must win the reward "no matter how incompetent or fat you are"

[@dalemrgh1819]

@@peoplez129 How little you know. The bosses are there to increase the efficiency of the workers, so to fire those 8 bosses would lower everybody else's efficiency and thus, less money. What they need to do is fire some people who, despite having 8 bosses to tell them what they are doing wrong, still make mistakes and have low efficiency. /s

[@makim-k5850]

I never noticed the irony of the bob's. They're there to cut costs and reduce redundant staff... Why are there 2 Bobs when one could probably do the job?

[@musicalarchery]

They are also completely interchangeable.

[@bluekhalifatm9131]

🤣

[@walexia]

and 8 bosses for that one employee

[@stephenle-surf9893]

Never got that before you pointed it out thanks been there!

[@anomiemnemonical578]

Ayy

[@Philmoscowitz]

The pleasure is all on the Bob's side because Peter just confirmed key principles of Management Consulting and provided the Bobs with the material they need to write a sophisticated report that justifies the costs of Management Consulting.

[@Chesterton7]

Brilliant.

[@misterj1396]

Indeed. I completely concur and know what you are talking about

[@silverstrider7868]

Exactly, these guys aren't managements friend, but most of the employees don't realize that and are too scared to be honest.

[@Onlyrealmusic4life]

Watchers Review Everyone probably goes and and just talks about how they work hard and are good employees. Although he was lazy himself, he was the dream interviewee.

[@Ugnutz]

@@Onlyrealmusic4life He's not lazy he just doesn't care.

[@alancane1482]

Saw the movie again. Noticed Peter lives at the "Morning Wood Apartments"

[@mdd1963]

Great name!!!!!!!!

[@joel8583]

Yeah...Wood!

[@beekarinsaan]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@vailarvia7624]

Yep lol

[@cagedcreature439]

Ha! Innuendos

[@robloxvids2233]

20 years ago Peter was underdressed. In 2020 CEOs dress like this.

[@BCaTTenterprises]

They didnt even need pants this year

[@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki]

@@BCaTTenterprises and we have proof: Zoom meetings where managers were playing with themselves.

[@decentdude1086]

@@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki wasn’t that CNN something? Lol

[@RemixedVoice]

CEOs always dressed casual, Gates and Jobs come to mind, nobody can tell them how to dress lol

[@BasildoomHD]

This is the greatest movie ever made. Even today I laugh my ass off at it

[@RANDOMNATION907]

"Backup in that a$$, with a resurrection"

[@BasildoomHD]

@Laflare I have over 70 million views on my channel, keep hating

[@slewone4905]

It is even more relevant now. He wanted to be laid off.

[@TabooGroundhog]

BasildoomHD It says 59,000,000?

[@lovelessissimo]

@@BasildoomHD do you just churn out a video every day?

[@mchristr]

"The pleasure's all on this side of the table." John C. McGinley just killed this role.

[@CarissaConti]

"What would ya say ya DO here??"

[@Puschit1]

That low voiced "trust me" at the end is what made this line. Knowing him from Scrubs amplifies this effect even more. Brilliant casting choice

[@ppumpkin3282]

This is a brilliant script. This is exactly the type of stuff these management consultants want to hear. They want someone to tell them what the problems are - everyone else comes in and pretends that there are no problems. I hate to say this but this is exactly how it works with the big consulting firms.

[@michaelm3691]

The main purpose of a consultant is to impress the dude paying their invoice. Among other things, this means arriving fully suited up, acting very "professional" and dismissing the obvious; that there most likely are significant problems in upper management. Nobody is going to tell the truth to this kind of guy.

[@TheWabbit]

We had a consulting company come into my work to see what they could do to motivate us. Everyone had 4 managers, using outdated equipment etc. After $200,000 and interviews with everyone they left, company gets recommendations 3 weeks later. We accidentally all get a copy of the report. Everything that could have done which would of been free ( policy changes, only one manager interaction, ( no 4 on 1 ) less management and misc items like these were totally ignored! 3 years later corporate shut our site down for being too expensive to run. Now we had to login and out so we were doing the work, just too many managers and the GM paying for golf outings once a month for the entire management team.

[@anonymousdude4011]

Is this how you were fired?

[@gbaker9295]

Mike Judge saw this in real life and took notes. This is a commentary as much as a comedy

[@thegageinator805]

@BxxDxx Hoodoo you are such a prick. There are plenty of simple viewers that wouldn't have understood that. As a person that doesn't work in an office environment, I'd have never of thought. Just because you know doesn't mean everyone does. Stay arrogant, says a lot about you.

[@revshareglobal7334]

"The thing is Bob...its not that I'm lazy. Its that I just dont care" LMFAO

[@vanceg6387]

"I only do 15 minutes of work per week" "listen I gotta go" lol

[@IrishCarney]

Didn't say he had to go to do work...

[@ariochiv]

He also said "I'm gonna go," not "I gotta go."

[@slappymcgillicuddy7532]

John C. McGinley is another completely underrated actor.

[@ariochiv]

Is he underrated? I think since Scrubs he's had a substantial following. He often seems to take cheeseball parts, but he was excellent in Platoon.

[@Tyrunner0097]

Everything I see him in, he's great. Platoon, Wall Street, even 42 where he plays Red Barber.

[@capo328]

When he says Peter is potential management material and Lundberg mentions the TPS reports Peter messed up McGinley's reaction was kino.

[@tomh.2405]

McGinley was also in "Se7en," as the SWAT team leader. Ironically, between that movie and this one, it's a toss-up which one presents the more grim portrayal of modern life.

[@davidhutchinson7888]

He's that guy! From that thing!

[@Slimkidd730]

"Probably in a given week I probably do about 15 minutes of actual work." LMAO!!!!!

[@SconnieKayaker]

xD

[@simonromlie9009]

+Slimkidd730 My life summarized in a sentence

[@HowieIsaacks]

+Slimkidd730 Did you really laugh your ass off? If so do your pants still fit?

[@zombiebaboon]

Im pretty sure thats what mose office jobs are like

[@cobraelectric]

Yup, at times my office is a bit slow, but even when we're not slow I see jerk-offs on their phones ignoring their work.

[@itchyisvegeta]

After 8.5 years of working a corporate job, I can actually see how hire ups at my company would find this refreshing, and how this is actually more realistic than people realize.

[@nicholasmaggipinto1008]

higher*

[@mirrage42]

“hire ups” roflmao. Higher ups:-)

[@nuthinnew3881]

@@mirrage42 just in case they didn’t get it in the 2 years since the first reply 🙄

[@MrRyan-wu4jx]

His blunt honesty made their jobs a lot easier, someone actually having the balls to point out what’s wrong works great for them because that’s what they’re there to find. And it’s the same approach needed for upper management to keep a company productive. It definitely wasn’t just a funny movie joke this would most often be the real reaction from Bob types after encountering someone like Peter.

[@christopherm3271]

Hire ups, a new eggcorn

[@rafterscott]

I once had a job with 6 bosses and 6 different annual employee reviews. This movie is easily the most accurate film about cubicle life.

[@maqui-lr9im]

My coworker cited this movie increasingly over the years after seeing this movie, referring to our reports as TPS reports, quoting the "we weren't meant to live in cubicles like this" scene. He eventually walked out, jumped on the Appalachian Trail, didn't see him till next year. He's a changed man, and my Idol. He walks around with this content grin on his face. Cheers old friend.

[@tonyc.0451]

What has he been up to, may I ask? Those with jobs or even job-seekers could use some sagely advice from him as well.

[@HipsterEatinShark]

+Tony the Changfilth Oh, just cooking meth and eating squirrels. Y'know... livin' the dream!

[@GenX-Memories]

Happy for him, but that's kinda hard to do with a wife and kids at home.

[@eazolan]

Actually, it's super easy.

[@bigdrew565]

I felt the same after 20 years at my retail job. While I didn't hike on any trails, or actually walk out(did the right thing and gave notice) I did leave with my fist raised a la Judd Nelson at the end of the Breakfast Club. I now work as a police dispatcher in my hometown. I love it. Never looking back.

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

To be fair, they got some really good info from him. 1) 8 bosses on just one wageslave ? Wayy too much management, time to fire a few. 2) Only about 15 minutes of real work a day ? Potential for much more work out of this guy. 3) Motivation, obviously something they need to work on. 4) Lombard is so unpopular that he takes the sidedoor to avoid him - Fire Lombard. 5) TPS reports : A huge time waster in the company, including the covers. 6) No profit from working extra hours = no motivation, see #3. 7) The dude is so far past caring, that he might just be telling the truth!

[@Legba85]

Grumpy ol' Boot It's why God made Fuk-It-Alls.

[@DrRichtoffen1]

I smell an HR bozo.... :/

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

Matt Patt who, me?

[@DrRichtoffen1]

That depends are you?

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

Matt Patt I do not work in HR, no. But I do know some of the premises they work on.

[@BoilersRock]

The setting of this movie might be dated, but the underlying theme is forever.

[@astalavista7251]

I once had a boss who would say, "Your killing me Eidio. Your killing me." I don't know why but one day out of nowhere I popped off with "I must not be doing a good job. Your still talking." How I didn't get fired is beyond me.

[@davidramirez414]

Had a boss named Rod but in my contacts he was douch Rod. A few months ago we were setting up work from home laptops and had to test phone lines, so he called me when he was right next to me and he saw his contact name xD he Just chuckled and laughed it off though. Not really a bad guy

[@destructionman1]

You're*

[@norlanderduwallis9074]

You're* x3 (Combo Bonus!)

[@tranquilmischief]

I love the valium laced hawaiian music in the background.

[@al23438]

i thought it was spongebob for a second

[@NilesBlackX]

What a fucking great description

[@dannymoe9028]

No one cares what you love. Just wanted to try to impress us by using the word valium butt munch!

[@AngelTechno]

@@dannymoe9028 Your name matches you very well.

[@DinsdalePiranha67]

So you see, Bob, my only real motivation is not to get hassled. That and the fear of losing my job, but y'know, Bob, that'll only make someone work just hard enough to not get fired.

[@ZAP0161]

@Tommy O mines dont work and leech off family and taxpayers kek 0 motivation to work if I can get by in life and still have income for luxuries without it

[@Jason-sb2zh]

@@ZAP0161 Don't they know slaves are expected to produce and contribute to the system from the cradle to the grave ? They need to go back to public schools perhaps it will re-indoctrinate them. Oh wait you have to erase their memory of being screwed in so many different ways by society first. lol

[@Alex-lu3pn]

Peter is actually doing the moral thing, extreme honesty and sincerity. He indeed deserved the promotion.

[@Voldrim359]

I think they can't fire him since he was on treatment or some short, those meds just put the stress he got for job into something else, that's why his looks is different from any other of the office or why he just said those things

[@DFWTB9506]

“I hope your firings go really well” 😂😂 I love this man

[@jimfath]

That "planning to Plan" on the generic flow chart on the wall is on point. There's so much garbage like that at the enterprise level of corporations. I once heard an Exec VP in a meeting say "We expect to exceed our expectations" and I glanced around the room but no one thought there was anything wrong with that statement. Everyone just sat there, eyes glazed over as he rambled on about q3 projections.

[@IronFire116]

I mean, it's not that weird of a statement, he just left out a few words for brevity. He meant, "We [now] expect to exceed our [prior] expectations."

[@bra-balllegend3940]

Clearly, you're not willing to give 110%. ;)

[@nicolashrv]

"Make a list of the lists you need to make today"..........that BS is the product of too many "university idiots" who want to do their experiments in the real world, thinking all behaves like in the books their read in the university.......In my former office, it was all about "POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS".......it was like....ok, I need to tell the employees to work faster, so a manager made a whole powerpoint presentation and pointing out with their lasers on the wall and wasted 5hs in the whole evening........can you just go and say "work faster, damn it!!"??? and waste 20 seconds of everyone's time??.

[@CarissaConti]

It's cause we live in the matrix.

[@vivelafrance6357]

“Executive Vice President”

[@RyanGiggsOBE]

I will never get tired of this film. Just a classic

[@rhm5158]

This movie is my life right now. Makes me feel I'm right at office even on my days off

[@tylerdurden3347]

"That's my only real motivation is not to get hassled." Yeah, that pretty much sums up my life. When you get old enough to realize that the whole entire thing is absolutely pointless regardless of your situation in life, not being hassled is the purest form of true motivation.

[@3DSDF]

Yep. It’s euphoric whenever you have a day where you aren’t bothered by management.

[@jamesw1659]

That’s very sad. You could have found something more challenging and rewarding, but evidently weren’t motivated enough to look for it.

[@martycech5844]

Word...

[@martycech5844]

@@jamesw1659 ...it’s All the same, no matter where ya go ta work. The Formula works out the same. From the Top on down🤔😉

[@alecks00]

I'm a night janitor at a government lab. I see 2 people in my 10 hour shift and communicate with my boss vie text or email. It's glorious!! No coworkers, no clients, no BS! Just me, my mop, and my podcasts! Living the dream!!

[@AqibA.C.]

Gotta' love how the Bobs go from being hesitant to intrigued by his honesty so quickly, humbled by it even, haha it's what makes it so good.

[@jasonsmith530]

Damn it feels good to be gangster

[@nabeelzazaiantv4860]

A real gangsta' ass nigga plays his cards right.

[@Anfubvinch]

Yeeeeaaahh, If you could just go ahead and... not to use that type of... language here...

[@robercoli6136]

Back up yo ass...with the resurrection!

[@AJTwo]

I mean one that you don't really know.

[@rancidmilktogo6129]

Anfubvinch It’s from a song dumbass

[@PartyDownMan3000]

This movie is my spirit animal

[@samp1365]

I was thinking the exact same thing, it speaks to me in ways nothing else does

[@rotyler2177]

You got those TPS reports???

[@Shlomo8561]

Brisket is my spirit animal (bumper sticker in Austin TX)

[@Graemedico]

Saint Wildcard ....that's Great. ....

[@whopua]

I saw that animal! It was sneaking around my trash cans so I shot it.

[@BigMoney23223]

I love how he walks in holding the thermos like a boss. This movie is a work of art

[@BTSpr0]

"I don't know, I guess". That line always kills me.

[@GearsDemon]

I'm watching this at my desk right npw.

[@thesurfingwalrus]

nice prof pic

[@Opomax]

Is this it? Best album.

[@theechothief5594]

Me too! Helps me deal with the mundane day with corporate asses ahead of me

[@gregdolecki8530]

Ummmmmmmm, yeaaaaaaaaah, I'm gonna go ahead and sort of ask you to..........turn that off.....mmK?

[@rixille]

You guys know that companies are within legal rights to monitor your network activity, even without you being aware of it, right? Just saying, you may want to be careful unless you are like him and don't give a crap, eager to lose your job unless your boss is cool and doesn't care.. Unless you are on a phone using 4G, then it doesn't matter :)

[@accipiterrachis7425]

Tells them he has 8 bosses, gets promoted to boss.

[@u235u235u235]

the 8 bosses is actually the fat that needs to be cut. get it? too many bosses not doing anything.

[@capnskiddies]

I used to have 9 bosses. I got promoted and now I've only got five.

[@wolfenstein43]

The fact that he reported that there are 8 of the same people helped them so he did them a huge favor by finding those cost cuts.

[@mistersir3020]

How does one even count the number of bosses? Do you start at the CEO or the highest guy you see on a weekly basis?

[@davefischer2344]

“I don’t see another dime, so where’s the motivation?” Haha best effing line lol

[@TheMrsmartass13]

This is exactly like working at Walmart Logistics, especially the 8 bosses, oh wait sorry I mean "team leaders", I love hearing from all 8 of their asses.

[@Dwightstjohn-fo8ki]

Every see Anthony Quinn in that b^w movie, Barbarabus??? 2,000 years ago in the Roman mercury mines, due to safety issues, mercury fumes, beatings, and starvation, the average life expectancy for the slave was five months. Today, the average employment length for Walmart is............drum roll.......five months. in 2,000 years nothing has changed.

[@Ericbryanmr]

"its not that im lazy, its that i just dont care." God i fucking love that line!

[@greatkentuckian9032]

How I feel about most things in life.

[@JoeMac1983]

I love how Peter is the one who ends the conversation LMAO

[@Siggy4844]

"you know what? I'm gonna go" LOL epic way to end an interview :D

[@CarissaConti]

Like a boss.

[@onlinedebatecamp]

I ended a bad interview this way once...I needed a job, but not THAT job. Within a minute of seeing the way the boss treated his staff, and I mean full on abuse. Hostile work environment doesn't even do justice. So..."I'm gonna stop you right there, it's pretty clear that this job isn't for me because there's no way I'd put up with that." got up and left. Inexplicably, the a-hole called me to see if I would be interested in being a sales manager, go between for him (owner) and his sales staff. No thanks. Have fun running your business into the ground.

[@JoeMac1983]

@@onlinedebatecamp I was halfway through your post and thought, "this boss is going to call you back". I was correct 😂 When you stand up to a bully and win, you at least earn respect from them. You're probably the only person to have done that to him.

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

That's an epic war movie cast! 1) Ron Livingston as Peter, was in 'Band of Brothers' ( 2001 tv WWII series ) 2) John C. McGinley as Bob Slydell, was in Platoon ( 1986 ). 3) Richard Riehle as Tom Smykowski, was in Glory ( 1989 ).

[@zl7321]

McGinley was also Dr.Cox in Scrubs.

[@ChicCanyon]

"We see you've been missing a lot of work lately." "I wouldnt say ive been 'missing' it Bob."

[@Semibrucelee]

I tried this once and got fired. Not the worst that could happen.

[@hazzmati]

Reality ensues... yikes

[@lockenessmotorsports818]

VengefulSage lol atleast you'll look back on it and laugh

[@TonyDQT]

VengefulSage it's actually reality how most work place is. It just that you were scared of losing your job and saying it as a joke. This guy were saying it as it is to him.

[@SKBottom]

You were better off. You can find a soul sucking office job anywhere.

[@MrChuanhquan]

have to prepare your mind that once you give out this sort of speech you actually give an actual fuck about work anymore

[@fdannn6926]

The 1990's were such a great decade for movies like this.

[@CTimmerman]

Falling Down is also great. Recently though we had The Office, The Office US, Clerks 2, The IT Crowd, and Workaholics.

[@fredleeland2464]

The 90s was full of cynical, ironic media

[@RichV20]

Falling Down and Clerks was the post-Cold War Recession early 90s movies. Office Space, The Office UK and The Matrix were late 90s dot-com boom, Record-profits-but-still-Downsizing 90s. You could see how the 90s economy and workplace changed watching those movies in order

[@usul573]

@@RichV20 Office Space, The Matrix, American Beauty, and Fight Club share so much. Someone said it came down to 1999 being after several years of prosperity and stability, but boredom trapped behind a desk making people seek different wisdom and mindsets from around the world to change their minds. Or the Thomas Crown Affair.

[@bigbake132]

@@usul573 I figured I wasn't the only one to think that about those four movies being similar and coming out in the same year.

[@imadrifter]

John C. McGinley is an absolute treasure in every single thing he's been in.

[@1965mlayers1965]

Bingo!

[@coding4ever]

Ever watch him in the TV show Stan Against Evil?

[@waitingforacentury]

True story: After having a difficult year I was close to getting a burnout. On a Thursday afternoon I left the office an hour early without telling anyone just to give myself an extra hour of rest. Waking up the next day I realised I needed some more time and after thinking what an asshole my boss could be I didn't bother to call in sick. When Monday came, I decided to just not come to work at all and ignored all calls and texts. After a week I texted my boss that I wasn't feeling mentally well and continued ignoring him. After two more weeks I felt relaxed and rested and felled like I didn't care anymore if I was still on the payroll there or not. So I texted him if I could come by after the weekend and it gave me so much peace that I couldn't care less if he told me to fuck off or not. So I went back to my work that next Monday and in the 'meeting' they all set up they had no idea how to handle the situation of someone who wanted to get back to work but at the same time also didn't care if he got fired. I still work there, I work kinda hard, but I also say no when I don't feel like going the extra mile. I just don't care.

[@nightrider3067]

This is what not giving a #$@% REALLY looks like!

[@TShirtJunkiee]

Kevin Spacey in American Beauty describing his job is pretty close as well

[@NATIK001]

1999 is one of my favorite years for movies due in particular to 4 movies. Office Space, Fight Club, The Matrix and American Beauty. They all deal with the same issue/tell essentially the same story, modern work and lifestyle, finding yourself and rebelling against society's norms. To me they are easily 4 of the best movies ever made and the issue they deal with is as relevant now as it was back then.

[@citygirl5705]

Yeah, The Matrix has so many great metaphors in it.

[@honeybadzer6891]

I did this and got fired. :(

[@nofatchxplzthx]

nah the scene where he disassembles his cubicle and the shit just crashes down is what not giving a shit really looks like

[@whitepeoplewonttearitdown1127]

The guy has a point. Sometimes there ain't a real point in working hard at a lot of places. It won't get you promoted or a real raise. Most of the bonuses that they give you for doing extra work ain't really worth it. It is better to be in business for yourself because when you put in the extra effort it directly pays off in higher sales.

[@Dirtyboxer1]

It's been my experience that most of the bonuses for doing extra work go to upper management. The person doing the work will be lucky to get a raise that covers cost-of-living increases.

[@acp1778]

Lol now apply that to the police. Ask them how they feel

[@gloverelaxis]

@@acp1778 the police exist to protect bosses, dumbass. we can abolish police entirely pretty easily.

[@MrRwk314]

@@gloverelaxis abOliSh the PoliCe Shut up

[@djfearross4144]

It's better to be on business for yourself if you're making money. Otherwise it can be really stressful.

[@TKLFG]

As someone who's worked in an office setting for nearly 4 years I can honestly say... I've never had a video speak to me as much as this one does in my life

[@DVDVAMPIRE01]

My company recently hired some "Bobs" to interview most of us.

[@varsityathlete4786]

It may be high time to invent your "jump to conclusions" mat.

[@DVDVAMPIRE01]

@@varsityathlete4786 .... your reply should've had thousands of likes by now. I guess the community is asleep.

[@cmrdccstonewall6524]

Did you notice the "Planning to plan" on the white board in the background? lol

[@channelkerr]

Never noticed that til now!

[@natskivna]

I swear that was copied off of a whiteboard at my former workplace. ROFL!

[@nicolashrv]

Is the first thing I noticed.......all in that company is ment to be a waste of time, just to increase the burocracy, to keep the employees busy doing pointless jobs........I'm shocked they didn't decided to make this company as a government agency...

[@kennywagner4025]

Oh yes, I did! And believe it or not, that's what it's like.

[@petec434]

OMG! I didn't! Had to go back and see. It reminds me of a committee I was once on, and the dolt heading it sent recurring invitations for two weekly meetings. The first meeting was to put together the agenda for the second meeting. I'm sure I was just gaping at my screen, and then I laughed out loud and declined the agenda-setting meeting. Soon after, I heard the agenda-setting meetings had been cancelled. Embarrassment? Mass revolt? Not sure.

[@MikeMJPMUNCH]

It cuts off right before the best bit when Peter walks straight pass Lumbergh that bit kills me everytime.

[@Pianoman999]

MikeMJPMUNCH Sooo....Peter....

[@13thVaRebel]

I know right?

[@fourthgirl]

It is my dream that I do that to my "Lumbergh", the week before I retire.

[@PereMersenne]

Ummm... Yeah.... We're going have to fix that... Fill out a TPS report on it please.

[@FullTiltClownShoes]

"He's a straight shooter with upper management written all over him"

[@darthslackus499]

Saw this movie when I was a young IT lad; took a 3 hrs lunch break to watch it at the theater and nobody was the wiser because I wrote scripts to automate my tasks. Fun times!

[@tru3sk1ll]

We took a 3 hour lunchbreak to watch Episode III in '05, good times, of course nobody knew

[@jimland7176]

Username checks out

[@tru3sk1ll]

@@jimland7176 I was about to clear them

[@MondoBeno]

100% real. I've worked jobs where nobody did any work because the company wasn't doing any business. They were paying people to do nothing.

[@benriffle104]

What part of the government did you work for?

[@nicholasmaggipinto1008]

@@benriffle104 hahaha

[@devonmartinski6596]

MondoBeno was it called Solondra?

[@watsisbuttndo829]

I too worked at a place where the ethos was " the less you do the less likely you are to screw anything up" .

[@mikemattingly5128]

Enron? Lol

[@justinnehls7650]

what if, and believe me, this purely hypothetical lmao

[@brunocpc]

Well, it happens it was not.

[@louisaradice4439]

Why does the left-hand Bob laugh when he does the finger quotes?

[@ds7900]

That was really funny...I love how they both laugh.

[@AfternoonProductions]

Bob’s genuine “Wow.” At the end always kills me😂

[@roomofidiots]

“And believe me, haTh-his-is-uh-hy-puh-thetical”

[@nagatopainbio-hazard221]

😂😂😂😂

[@mellieburkette]

Literally my favorite movie ever. I don't even watch movies all that much but this one I can quote beginning to end. I even did my senior thesis for my undergrad based more or less on "Horrible Bosses" and how to promote morale based on Office Space...thank you Mike Judge and crew for keeping the workplace real for almost 20 years!!!!

[@brandonviohl6803]

Top 10 most underrated movies of all time

[@aleramone23]

I agree.

[@baronfeydrauthaharkonnen1627]

+Brandon Viohl This is the Saving Private Ryan of the office workers!

[@mattgoodwin953]

+Brandon Viohl Also Idiocracy. Mike Judge is a genius. Even Beavis and Butthead Do America is criminally underrated

[@chrisg7891]

Rotten Tomatoes: 73% Fresh , 93% audience. Pretty good rating.

[@DrPhil-kx3ci]

Who said this movie is UNDERRATED?

[@TheRealLaughingGravy]

This is the greatest scene ever filmed. Everything about it is perfect. Like a lot of other people, it seems, I re-watch Office Space every year or two. Now that I'm retired, it rings even more true. It's so insightful it sometimes makes me cry. Look what they're doing to us.

[@Reqqles]

I love that the ones in charge of cutting back on redundant staff are two guys named Bob. It always gives me a little chuckle when the Bobs are in a scene

[@nlgatewood]

"I don't know, I guess"

[@rotyler2177]

+Nathaniel Gatewood Translation: I don't really care. Great movie. One of my top 5's.

[@sidefx996]

Nathaniel Gatewood 😂😂😂😂

[@Suhcamara]

Good luck with your lay-offs, I hope your firings go really well.

[@djrphotography]

"Good luck with your lay offs" - lol

[@Yanchea]

biggest eye opener of my last job was the internal system that had a "I have 8 bosses" badge you got on your profile when you literally had 8 bosses. I love this movie, and the horrible "ironic" badge absolutely killed my motivation for work. I quit last June.

[@sammyeggnog]

Good for you brother. Always pursue your happiness over money and benefits. Realistically, you might get another job you dont like. But I think careers are like spouses you need to try a few until you find one that you genuinely like. I dream of one day having a job where I'm happy to wake up in the morning, but alas, I dont even know what I like or want to do

[@Yanchea]

@@sammyeggnog it takes some time, still in that boat too, corona put a damper on everything for right now sadly

[@sammyeggnog]

@@Yanchea same here. I applied for a job right before corona hit and havent heard back from them so I'm still working my current construction gig but it definitely isnt my passion. I'll find it one day hopefully

[@hisdudeness8328]

Know the feeling. I once had 6 different bosses. Different tasks and such, but if I screwed something up, I was guaranteed to get at least 4 different calls about it. Towards the end of it I would just want to scream into the phone, "For Christ sake, don't you people ever talk to each other?"

[@Raooka]

sounds like you weren't wearing enough flair, and you had a case of the mondays

[@alecks00]

This movie came out the year I graduated high school, and completely shaped how I would approach work life. I only work hard enough to not get fired or hassled by my bosses. (I said bosses, plural. I have 3) and I gotta say, im pretty happy! Thanks, Mike Judge!

[@aleramone23]

My last job was basically a pretentious hellhole where you had high risks of getting panic attacks within two years. before this time i resolved begining to work on my dad business because he noticed how bad i was feeling. i have th pleasure to be like the relaxing guy on the movie for about 3 months until i quit. all bosses hated me hard. sorry for my english

[@bobmorane2030]

+Rudy Juarez They are all bad bro, some are marking more money than others thats all

[@Cryo837]

+Anthony Sim We should all just show up and collect our paychecks without doing anything. After all, they OWE US!!!

[@davidb2806]

he literally explained my whole last job

[@Garrus1995]

“The thing is, Bob, it’s not that I’m lazy. It’s that I just don’t care.” God, that is so relevant to so many things in life.

[@13thVaRebel]

It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.

[@johnd4567]

This is a typical day in 99% of the work force behind the cubicles,,,,lmao,,,I should know I used to do that work till I went insane

[@BillRalens]

hope you got to kick the shit out of printer over it.

[@steveneumeyer681]

cool so what do you do now?

[@johnjohn-kd7fl]

This is why I work in manufacturing. I worked in an office for one year and I am pretty sure there is a piece of my soul still sleeping in my chair.

[@Gourmet_Goon80]

This is one of my favorite scenes in the film, mainly because Peter is controlling this meeting from the beginning. This scene hits home, because, Peter is right.

[@Puschit1]

I also like the fact that the Bobs are actually competent consultants, realizing what a gem Peter is and offering a promotion instead of firing him. They also tackle other real problems and even go hard on Lumbergh. The juxtaposition is so great, Initech is so inefficient that, of all people, the CONSULTANTS are the most efficient people in the building ...

[@ShortFingeredShreder]

1:55 Holy shit, I've heard that sarcastic laugh SO many times at my past jobs.

[@woodchuckcider1]

Funny thing is as a personal rule of thumb, when I hear that laugh too many times, it's a sign for me to look for another job.

[@scottfelgner886]

The more I watch this movie, the more I realize how spot on everything is

[@EdgarImpact]

"I just stare at my desk, but it looks like i'm working", exactly what I'm doing right now.

[@adamsonntag5755]

I like how they’re trying to be more efficient and have “planning to plan” written on the meeting board. 😂

[@eaaeeeea]

I watched this movie a couple of months ago for the first time. I was so delighted. Having been working at an office, I see nothing has changed in twenty years regarding the culture in big corps.

[@bonwatcher]

Office Space was not a movie, it was a documentary. 🧐

[@harrisonwintergreen1147]

proud to say I saw this in the cinema when it came out. "The Beavis and Butthead guy made a movie! A real movie, not a cartoon!"

[@AdamWebb1982]

“It’s not that I’m lazy, it’s that I just don’t care” has been the moto of my life since this film.

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

Me too

[@Mark-bq1sy]

I don't go to church. I just watch this once a week.

[@morbicious]

I actually did this, slowly, over 5 years. I work for a government agency that develops its own software in-house. When I started 5 years ago, I had 3 bosses - a team lead, a project manager, and an IT director. We also had a punch clock app. But it paid well so I stuck around. As a 25 year old I just did what I do best - write great software. My first major success was a web app I wrote over the holidays - because I hated the boring outdated app they were using. It was a smash hit - we had fan mail pouring in for days. All the bosses stopped in to shake my hand. In the years that followed - the project manager left and they never rehired, they gave me the freedom to manage my own projects (and I kept delivering), we got rid of the punch clock app, the team lead left and I got his title, we hired more junior devs, the HR manager retired and they gave me his office, I negotiated a raise, I got to work remotely on Fridays and whenever I was out of the country, I dropped the formal attire for casual wear, we started using slack instead of email for most communication, and I identified the 10 most common requests I get from my boss and wrote him an admin app so he could help himself. Now, I come in 30 mins late most days, use the front door and high-five my boss on the way in. At age 30, I can finally see things from the other side. You see my production was earning the agency lots of political cred - and with that came funding. It made all the bosses look good. Once they realized they had a golden goose, they did everything in their power to keep me happy. And I was able use that power to change the organization.

[@goldengod5915]

That's actually fantastic. At 19, I really hope to have the type of gig you have.

[@mr.g3588]

Most public Union employees have this attitude that is why I vote Republican across the board every election.

[@RizzoArthur]

finally a good story behind all "dis literally every job"... congratulations! everybody seems to play being victims of the circunstances.

[@user-px1sf4ig7g]

Office space is still one of my favorite movies along with Idiocracy.

[@who0lee]

God I love Bob’s perplexed look at the “where’s the motivation?”