They were pretty clear with the job for Office Space, they worked for a bank/financial institution and had to update the software for Y2K so the years could accommodate 4 digits. That's why they were able to take push an exploit that allowed them to keep the rounded penny in a transition for their scheme, which may or may not have been inspired by Superman III.
They worked for a software company that made banking software. But yeah, he had 7 different bosses that would complain about the same thing. What we never found out was if he was dotted-line to multiple depts, or if the bureaucracy was so heavy that the structure was something like Team Leader > Manager > Director > Asst VP > VP > Division VP...and these people all come to him to point something out.
The premise of Office Space was that they were correcting the Y2K bug. And this description of a small, over-managed, haphazardly administered IT company is a very sincere reflection of how the industry functioned in the 90s. The punchline at the end - where you've got Ron Livingston shoveling asphalt with zen satisfaction while Diedrich Bader shakes his head in disgust - really does sum up the Dumb Guy attitude towards bullshit-but-ultimately-pretty-cushy office work of the era. But I wouldn't say they were doing nothing.
The Office was a reflection of dying backwards industry - in this case, the paper industry in Midwest Pennsylvania - that attract a certain assemblage of idiots and assholes and failkids in its waning days. This was more a story of a historically productive industry dying out.
American Psycho is much more about the Wall Street peak of power and the sadomasochistic personalities that populate it. I think its more comparable to Fight Club, in so far as it's a story of someone driven insane by the higher end business world and left to discover how thin the veneer is between civilization and barbarity.
He does... business. It's on his card. He's the VP of a Mergers and Aquisitions business. So you know he's businessing. /j
More seriously, for those who didn't see it or don't wanna - all we really know is on his card. He works at Pierce and Pierce which deals with mergers and acqusitions. How specifically is unclear - possibly in writing up the legal documents, possibly in just facilitating the meetings.
The real funny part of the cards, though, is that everyone comparing cards is the VP of the company. What that job entails is vague, and the fact that there's at least 4 people who are all the vice president ambiguates it even further.
There are some claimed benefits of cold showers that don't really hold up, as far as I understood. Like for muscle growth after a workout for example. And for waking you up, any shower will do that to you. Even a splash of water in your face. 👍
It's a myth because hot shower wakes you up just as good. Just today I blasted myself with hot shower after rough sleep and I got that "wow" feeling in how quickly I seemingly opened my eyes and felt fine
Idk, too enjoyable for me. I need it to be uncomfortable to get the waking up effect. But then I like and can afford slow mornings so I don't actually need to wake up quickly.
Yeaaaaaa ... I try to do that but if I feel a single cold drop my body is just reflexively like " fuck that" and turning the valve before I even know what's happening.
I think you're overreacting to the cold but that's just me. Just gotta breathe through it a few seconds, then your body gets used to it. You shouldn't need hotter water than skin temp lol. I usually go a little warmer than that though.
For sure, but it's not something I can power through. I think there's something wrong with my body's ability to regulate my temperature. If I get cold even if it's just a little bit then I can't warm up for hours and I'm miserable. If I make the shower as hot as can be then I can dry off before I cool down below room temp and not end up chilled.
I always love when their "job" is somehow just sitting on their phone. I guess you might say scrolling through TikTok could be considered market research.
Biscuits and gravy always makes me most productive out of the breakfasts I've tried. Nutrition wise... Not so great, but I also don't need to eat again until dinner time so I guess it's fine. I rarely have time to make it too.
Well... Skyr is a jogurt, yes? A long-lasting high-calories food for storage, made from the high-calories food for a baby, no? Basically cheese minus (and i do like cheese and Skyr).
I mean, sure, there is worse you could eat for breakfast. But i do think the balance is off.
Protein has also a high energy density, although less than fat. No matter how the body metabolizes it; if you don't poop it undigested out or work it off, you will carry it around.
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UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 109d
Half the joke of that movie was how it's a total mystery what his job is
swagmoney@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 109d
murders and executions
Katana314@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 109d
I think that joke continues with Office Space and The Office, doesn’t it? Always vague comments about paperwork, but no actual direction.
bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 109d
They were pretty clear with the job for Office Space, they worked for a bank/financial institution and had to update the software for Y2K so the years could accommodate 4 digits. That's why they were able to take push an exploit that allowed them to keep the rounded penny in a transition for their scheme, which may or may not have been inspired by Superman III.
Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 108d
They worked for a software company that made banking software. But yeah, he had 7 different bosses that would complain about the same thing. What we never found out was if he was dotted-line to multiple depts, or if the bureaucracy was so heavy that the structure was something like Team Leader > Manager > Director > Asst VP > VP > Division VP...and these people all come to him to point something out.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 108d
They sold paper at Dunder-Mifflin? It was pretty clear
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 108d
The premise of Office Space was that they were correcting the Y2K bug. And this description of a small, over-managed, haphazardly administered IT company is a very sincere reflection of how the industry functioned in the 90s. The punchline at the end - where you've got Ron Livingston shoveling asphalt with zen satisfaction while Diedrich Bader shakes his head in disgust - really does sum up the Dumb Guy attitude towards bullshit-but-ultimately-pretty-cushy office work of the era. But I wouldn't say they were doing nothing.
The Office was a reflection of dying backwards industry - in this case, the paper industry in Midwest Pennsylvania - that attract a certain assemblage of idiots and assholes and failkids in its waning days. This was more a story of a historically productive industry dying out.
American Psycho is much more about the Wall Street peak of power and the sadomasochistic personalities that populate it. I think its more comparable to Fight Club, in so far as it's a story of someone driven insane by the higher end business world and left to discover how thin the veneer is between civilization and barbarity.
DmMacniel@feddit.org · 6 pts · 109d
His job is to return some video tapes!
fartographer@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 109d
And feeding stray cats to ATMs
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 108d
Which movie?
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 108d
American Psycho
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 108d
Thanks!
JayDee@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 109d
He does... business. It's on his card. He's the VP of a Mergers and Aquisitions business. So you know he's businessing. /j
More seriously, for those who didn't see it or don't wanna - all we really know is on his card. He works at Pierce and Pierce which deals with mergers and acqusitions. How specifically is unclear - possibly in writing up the legal documents, possibly in just facilitating the meetings.
The real funny part of the cards, though, is that everyone comparing cards is the VP of the company. What that job entails is vague, and the fact that there's at least 4 people who are all the vice president ambiguates it even further.
Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 109d
I thought he was in murders and executions?
RQG@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 109d
That's why we call those people executives.
victorz@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 109d
Btw, cold showers are apparently a myth last I heard. Take comfy showers, folks, you're okay.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 108d
What do you mean myth? They definitely wake you up.
Or has some other benefit been attributed to them?
hakunawazo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 108d
They bring you to sing, regardless the talent.
victorz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 108d
There are some claimed benefits of cold showers that don't really hold up, as far as I understood. Like for muscle growth after a workout for example. And for waking you up, any shower will do that to you. Even a splash of water in your face. 👍
REDACTED@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 108d
It's a myth because hot shower wakes you up just as good. Just today I blasted myself with hot shower after rough sleep and I got that "wow" feeling in how quickly I seemingly opened my eyes and felt fine
boonhet@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 108d
Idk, too enjoyable for me. I need it to be uncomfortable to get the waking up effect. But then I like and can afford slow mornings so I don't actually need to wake up quickly.
REDACTED@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 108d
Hot isn't really comfortable. You gotta constantly move around/rotate otherwise it feels like you're burning
CaptainMan251@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 108d
Warm showers work well at night because the heat evaporates quick, which cools your body down faster, helping to set your body up for sleep
lightnsfw@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 108d
I crank it up as hot as it will go. My skin is fucked but at least I get to be warm for a while.
CaptainMan251@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 108d
I need luke warm to cold showers T_T else my skin actually will fall off and I will die from boiled body
lightnsfw@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 108d
Yeaaaaaa ... I try to do that but if I feel a single cold drop my body is just reflexively like " fuck that" and turning the valve before I even know what's happening.
victorz@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 108d
Sounds very painful. Unless you have shit temperature as your hot.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 108d
It's just short of painful if I work up to it but I've built up a tolerance to it.
victorz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 108d
Sounds like coffee or beer. It's actually disgusting but "you just gotta LEARN TO LIKE IT". 🙃
lightnsfw@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 108d
It's better than the alternative of experiencing even a moment of cold
victorz@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 108d
I think you're overreacting to the cold but that's just me. Just gotta breathe through it a few seconds, then your body gets used to it. You shouldn't need hotter water than skin temp lol. I usually go a little warmer than that though.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 108d
For sure, but it's not something I can power through. I think there's something wrong with my body's ability to regulate my temperature. If I get cold even if it's just a little bit then I can't warm up for hours and I'm miserable. If I make the shower as hot as can be then I can dry off before I cool down below room temp and not end up chilled.
vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 108d
The fire within burns hotter than the water without. If I ain't a red and pruny then it was wholly insufficient.
melooone@feddit.org · 1 pts · 108d
I heard its better for your hair if you wash it warm and rinse with cold water.
victorz@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 108d
Just like doing the dishes then I guess.
doingthestuff@lemy.lol · 1 pts · 108d
I like them scalding.
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org · 5 pts · 109d
I always love when their "job" is somehow just sitting on their phone. I guess you might say scrolling through TikTok could be considered market research.
Impractical_Island@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 108d
I am the sigma of sigmas. I am a juggler, I have a sex cult, and I can do both or either one or neither at will.
sirico@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 108d
How do you optimise a calendar? Like extra alerts
Agent641@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 108d
Add more sundays
toasterbotnet@piefed.social · 2 pts · 107d
Time Blocking is a productivity concept. You could optimize your tasks and projects and time block everything.
FishFace@piefed.social · 1 pts · 108d
"Forgot" yeah...
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · -1 pts · 108d
Pretty unhealthy for a breakfast. Is he constantly on a workout? Better go with a muesli or high-fibers.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 108d
Biscuits and gravy always makes me most productive out of the breakfasts I've tried. Nutrition wise... Not so great, but I also don't need to eat again until dinner time so I guess it's fine. I rarely have time to make it too.
Mrkawfee@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 108d
Skyr with blueberries and a sprinkling of flax seed is a winning high protein breakfast. Add some granola if you want to be naughty.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 108d
Well... Skyr is a jogurt, yes? A long-lasting high-calories food for storage, made from the high-calories food for a baby, no? Basically cheese minus (and i do like cheese and Skyr).
I mean, sure, there is worse you could eat for breakfast. But i do think the balance is off.
CaptainMan251@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 108d
How is that unhealthy? Are you talking like straight bacon and sausage glazed with uncooked egg yolk?
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 108d
Protein has also a high energy density, although less than fat. No matter how the body metabolizes it; if you don't poop it undigested out or work it off, you will carry it around.