OK, I love this movie and I can pretty much recite it word for word from start to finish. I think I finally figured out why. It's because my office *is* Initech. Seriously, we have someone here to match almost every single character from that movie. Just a few examples: Peter Gibbons- That would be me. I too, have a dream of doing nothing. Michael Bolton- That's a friend of mine. He hates it here but he's too scared to do anything about it so he just b****es about it. Bill Lumbergh- One of the managers here is Bill Lumbergh. He walks around with a coffee cup all day, he even looks like him. Seriously. Milton Waddams- Although she's a female, we have a Milton too. She walks around mumbling to herself all day and never talks to anyone. The other day, we had a birthday cake and ice cream for someone (just like the movie) and she didn't get any ice cream. She walked away mumbling JUST LIKE Milton did when he didn't get any cake. I swear one of these days she's going to burn the building down and move to a resort in Mexico. Tom Smykowski- One of the guys here is constantly telling me that we're all going to get fired. Every day is a different reason. In addition, we have weekly 'floor meetings' just like the one in the movie when they announce that "Friday is hawaiian shirt day" and the news is generally received with the same reaction as the movie. Sorry, just had to get that off my chest.
speaking of Office Space, GIANT magazine has gotten some of the cast together for an interview, 6 years after the movies release! LINK TO (partial) INTERVIEW - they want you to buy the magazine for the FULL interview.
Peter Gibbons- Me too, but I am making a conscience effort to do nothing as much as possible. Especially at work. I haven't gotten it down to 15 mins a week, but I working on it. Michael Bolton- I know a guy like this but not for that reason. He is a small, geeky white guy that is into gangsta rap. Bill Lumbergh- My manager has that same additude about weekend work. Yeah I've got no life at home so I'll spend it all here. Samir Nagheenanajar- OK I've worked with hundreds on Indians like this guy. Milton Waddams- He just doesdn't say anything. Sits there and takes **** all day from management. Gets all the crap jobs. Tom Smykowski- Got one of those too No weekly floor meetings but a conference call that has the same effect on people. But we don't even get the dress down day. Why the hell can't I find a place to work with a Jennifer Aniston look alike that wants to date me though?
I bought that issue (Rosario Dawson on the cover). It was a great article on the Office Space guys and a great idea by Giant magazine, one of my new favorites.
Well ima, f***** A! That is priceless! I can see an office having 2 or 3 of those characters in the same place, but not all of them. So are the fax machines and/or printers acting up at all lately? You know what to do if so...
My Favorite SCENE from there: Funny how everyone claims to be PETER, but no one wants to be BILL LUMBERG. Or better yet, only Mexicans like me can claim we're like the "Peter, check out channel nine!" guy.
I never appreciated that movie until my first real office job. Now I know exactly why it's so hilarious.
I've never had an office job, but that movie freaking rocks. And honestly, if you were to compare characters to my co-workers, I'd end up being Milton. Seriously. I am the Milton of my workplace.
