Office Space

Office Space1999

Director: Mike Judge
Stars: Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman, Ajay Naidu, Diedrich Bader
Genre: Comedy
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 89 minutes

Ever spend eight hours in a "Productivity Bin"? Ever had worries about layoffs? Ever had the urge to demolish a temperamental printer or fax machine? Ever had to endure a smarmy, condescending boss? Then Office Space should hit pretty close to home … more »



Peter Gibbons:
You see Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.

Bob Porter:
Don't... don't care?

Peter Gibbons:
It's a problem of motivation, all right? Now if I work my ass off and Initech ships a few extra units, I don't see another dime, so where's the motivation? And here's another thing, I have eight different bosses right now.

Bob Porter:
Eight?

Peter Gibbons:
Eight, Bob. So that means when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my only real motivation is not to be hassled, that, and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired.

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