Office Space turns 20: How the film changed the way we work

Re:Office Space turns 20: How the film changed the way we work by pmiller2 on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @12:30AM (#19092947)

I doubt the cost of an office, whether private or a 6-8 person bull pen style, is more than a rounding error compared to the cost of salaries + benefits for most tech employees. Another commenter put forth a figure of $300/month/person. That’s less than the cost of those shiny new MacBooks seemingly everyone in SF carries around.

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Re:Office Space turns 20: How the film changed the way we work by RA_Fisher on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @08:24AM (#19094847)

It's not just the office space. The commute is very costly as well. Employees add the commute and all the other annoyances to their salary requirements. It's good for the employer and employee to "keep the money on the field" aka maximizing the time happily making value for the customer.

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Re:Office Space turns 20: How the film changed the way we work by yakshaving_jgt on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @03:31AM (#19093619)

> Another commenter put forth a figure of $300/month/person. That’s less than the cost of those shiny new MacBooks seemingly everyone in SF carries around.

…But nobody is buying a new MacBook every quarter.

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Re:Office Space turns 20: How the film changed the way we work by CamperBob2 on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @04:10AM (#19093771)

If valued employees needed a new MacBook every quarter, the company would find a way to make it happen. For some reason I've never understood, that doesn't apply to office space.

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Re:Office Space turns 20: How the film changed the way we work by mulmen on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @05:44AM (#19094126)

Valued employees also get offices if they want. It's the plebians that get stuck in open offices with four year old HP laptops with busted fans.

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