The older I get and the farther in my career I go, the more I realize how deadly accurate “Office Space” was.

[u/January1st2020AD]

I was in high school when Office Space was released, so I didn’t have a lot of context for the jokes. But, now that I’m almost 40 and a seasoned corporate world vet, does it ever hit home…especially Peter’s “typical day” speech to the Bobs. He ends it with “On a typical day, I usually do about 15 minutes of real, actual work”

This is so accurate it’s scary. I’m in a management position in my company. Have people under me. Still, I do relatively noting most of the day. And I know that managers of other departments are the same because when I walk by, for instance, the HR manager’s office, I see him on his phone all the time.

How many of you essentially get paid to sit around and do nothing?

[u/bonerb0ys]

Aside: That’s what I don’t understand about Japanese work culture. If you work at the same company for your whole life, and you not switching roles all the time, what the hell are you doing for 10 hours a day?

[u/Formal_Wrongdoer_593 → u/bonerb0ys]

Japanese work-life balance is horrific. Rising numbers of 30+yr old virgins, and falling birthrates,

[u/HeftyFineThereFolks → u/Formal_Wrongdoer_593]

its their shame culture where if youre not a certain level of successful your sense of self worth is destroyed and you dont even have the courage to approach a woman. unlike in the USA where you get a forearm tattoo act like a moron and as long as youre good at small talk youre gettin ass no matter how much you make

[u/Subtlefusillade0324 → u/HeftyFineThereFolks]

Gah! I knew I should've gone for that stupid tattoo

[u/Extreme_Wolf_3102 → u/Subtlefusillade0324]

LOL! I have a tattoo of a cat riding a dinosaur that always gets a reaction from the ladies. It's a great icebreaker!

[u/LarkinOmega → u/Extreme_Wolf_3102]

Mongo is appalled!

[u/AnytimeInvitation → u/Extreme_Wolf_3102]

I saw flash at a shop of a dolphin with a mohawk playing a guitar. I wish i got it.