Office Space
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You must be Peter Gibbons.
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Uh-huh. Terrific.
:35:03
I'm Bob Slydell. This is
my associate Bob Porter.

:35:05
PETER: Oh, hi, Bob. Bob.
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SLYDELL: Grab a seat
and join us for a minute or two.

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You see, what we're
actually trying to do here...

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is we're just,
we're trying to get a feel...

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for how people spend their day
at work.

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So if you would...
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would you walk us through
a typical day for you?

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-Yeah.
-Great.

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PETER: Well, I generally come in
at least fifteen minutes late.

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Uh, I use the side door.
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That way Lumbergh can't see me.
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And after that, I just sort of
space out for about an hour.

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PORTER: Uh, "space out"?
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PETER: Yeah.
:35:43
I just stare at my desk.
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But it looks like I'm working.
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I do that for probably
another hour after lunch, too.

:35:51
I'd say in a given week...
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I probably only do
about fifteen minutes...

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of real, actual work.
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SLYDELL: Peter,
would you be a good sport...

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and indulge us and just...
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tell us a little more?
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Oh, yeah.
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Let me tell you something
about T.P.S. reports.

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Ahh...
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The thing is, Bob,
it's not that I'm lazy.

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It's that I just don't care.
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PORTER: Don't...don't care?
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It's a problem of motivation,
all right?

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Now, if I work my ass off...
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and lnitech
ships a few extra units...

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I don't see another dime.
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So where's the motivation?
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And here's something else,
Bob...

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I have eight different bosses
right now.

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-I beg your pardon?
-Eight bosses.

:36:35
-Eight?
-Eight, Bob.

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So that means that
when I make a mistake...

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I have eight different people
coming by to tell me about it.

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That's my only real motivation,
is not to be hassled.

:36:46
That and the fear
of losing my job.

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But you know, Bob...
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that'll only make someone
work just hard enough...

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not to get fired.
:36:53
SLYDELL: Would you bear with me
for just a second, please?

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PETER: OK.
:36:59
SLYDELL: What if--
and believe me...


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