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Office Space the Bob's Interview Typical Day

6.8M views · Mar 28, 2008 · 2:29 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2015–2017

A short clip from the film Office Space in which Peter explains his typical workday to the Bobs, the consultants.

Why Hacker News points people here: Used as a joke reference in threads about slacking at work and workplace dysfunction.

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Jokea3nMay 2015
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The article suggests we may not have figured out how to properly measure IT productivity growth. Another possibility (my guess, no research to support it) is that we really have experienced a reduction in productivity growth. Corporations are doing very well post-recession, labor is not. I say and think this over and over again: corporations have figured out how to take a larger share from productivity than labor has. At some point, labor has to wonder "why should I?" Skip to about 1:00 if you like. this video

in “How Grand Theft Auto Explains One of the Biggest Mysteries of the US Economy” · view on HN
Joketype0Jan 2017
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> "It's basically done, but I haven't added Y or Z yet" is always the prelude to receiving something he's been "working on" for three months and actually put in, charitably, two or three days of actual work. Reminds me of the Typical Day interview (from Office Space): this video

in “How Bullshitters Not Just Survive But Thrive (2016)” · view on HN
JokeimjustsayingApr 2017
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>part of me wonders if I'm not as unusual as I feel It's probably not as unusual as it feels this video

in “Ask HN: How much of your time at work do you spend not working?” · view on HN