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Anon watches The Whale (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] 75 points 1 year ago (4 children)

office space had some great eye opening lessons:

  • you can say no to overtime
  • some tasks are totally not important, and its insanely important to have a priority order, otherwise you go insane.
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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I mean, I feel like the real lesson from Office Space is the importance of having an exit strategy.

    People work in grey cubicals or Applebee's because they feel like they don't have a choice. Everyone in these jobs is unhappy, because if they believed in their ability to find happiness elsewhere they would already be gone.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I set low initial expectations at my job, automated and simplified nearly every task. I work less than 20 hours a week on average. I have time for basically all my hobbies and get to spend tons of time with my kid and wife. It may be a grey cubicle and annoying but it pays well and i can get fulfillment elsewhere. Feel like anybody trying to get fulfilling experiences from work is looking at the picture upside down

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