Re:Mike Judge, the Bard of Suck
by aswanson on Friday April 14, 2017 @09:30PM
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He moved to Silicon Valley, where he lasted three months each at two different jobs. In a way, he felt tricked. When he was growing up in Albuquerque, everyone told him that if he wanted a lucrative and satisfying career, all he had to do was get a technical degree. “Guidance counselors just pound it into us: science, college, science,” he says. But he had a technical degree and could barely afford his rent. His next-door neighbor worked as an auto mechanic, and not only did he make more money than Judge, but he kept flexible hours and seemed to be substantially happier.
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Re:Mike Judge, the Bard of Suck
by doc_gunthrop on Friday April 14, 2017 @09:45PM
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Makes one wonder if his next door neighbor was the inspiration for the character Lawrence in Office Space.
From the article: "He would serve as inspiration for Lawrence, the construction-worker neighbor in “Office Space”"
Re:Mike Judge, the Bard of Suck
by doc_gunthrop on Friday April 14, 2017 @11:04PM
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That's what I get for reading the comments before the article. Lawrence was a great character, and his reaction to the hypothetical about being asked about "having the case of the Mondays"[0] is classic.
That would make sense. Lawrence was a construction worker. Peter was shown at the end of the film blissfully working in his hard hat alongside Lawrence, "This ain't so bad huh? Makin' bucks. Gettin' exercise. Workin outside..."
That's the mythology Judge tells. In reality he worked in tech for less than a year, and quit because he wanted to be an artist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Judge#Early_life_and_educ...
Re:Mike Judge, the Bard of Suck
by throwaway91111 on Friday April 14, 2017 @10:00PM
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Ironically I feel like I'm cheating my company by taking in six figures while just coding.... and even then, nothing that matters. And i haven't the degree.
He was lied to. What matters are skills. Schools barely teach them anymore.