Yeah, I'm gonna need you to go ahead and...

I finally watched "Office Space" in full last night. Man, do I wish I saw it earlier because sadly, I can relate to EVERYTHING that they mock in this film and it really makes dragging myself to the office that much more amusing when I think about the hilarity of the movie. From the constantly jamming printer to the inane boss who just doesn't have enough to do, I've experienced nearly every annoying character and every tedious task that's mentioned.

And yes, I have pondered burning down the office, but of course, I've never had the guts to do it, nor should anyone...maybe do a few pranks "Fight Club" style, but definitely not burning down the office.

I have this dream that by working for myself as a writer, from home or from anywhere in the world, I won't ever have to deal with this corporate bullshit ever again. That's a dream that I'm damn sure to see come true, no matter what I have to sacrifice to get it. I refuse to let some pinheaded, power-hungry, middle-manager steal my soul for the rest of my life. I also refuse to feel this way:

Peter Gibbons: So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life.
Dr. Swanson: What about today? Is today the worst day of your life?
Peter Gibbons: Yeah.
Dr. Swanson: Wow, that's messed up.

I think that pretty much sums up work life in corporate America. Day after day of the worst day of your life. No incentives, no motivation, and certainly, no pay raises. That's right, I haven't seen a pay raise in over 5 years. In fact, most people that I know haven't seen one in just as long if not longer.

I guess my point is this: figure out what you love and do it. If you go with what you truly love in life, the universe will make it happen as long as you believe you deserve it and know exactly what you want. That's what I'm working on right now.

As a closer, here's a few of my favorite lines from the movie:

Michael Bolton: Peter, you're in deep shit. You were supposed to come in on Saturday. What were you doing?
Peter Gibbons: Michael, I did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything that I thought it could be.

Bob Porter: Looks like you've been missing a lot of work lately.
Peter Gibbons: I wouldn't say I've been *missing* it, Bob.

And finally,

Bob Slydell: You see, what we're actually trying to do here is, we're trying to get a feel for how people spend their day at work... so, if you would, would you walk us through a typical day, for you?
Peter Gibbons: Yeah.
Bob Slydell: Great.
Peter Gibbons: Well, I generally come in at least fifteen minutes late, ah, I use the side door - that way Lumbergh can't see me, heh heh - and, uh, after that I just sorta space out for about an hour.
Bob Porter: Uh? Space out?
Peter Gibbons: Yeah, I just stare at my desk; but it looks like I'm working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch, too. I'd say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.

Now go on, get out of your dead end job and do what you love! You've got nothing to lose.

Good luck!