Office Space
Work sucks.
Comedyworkwaitressprinterbad bosssatiredallas, texassuburbiaco-workers relationshipcorporate worlddownsizingembezzlementsoftware engineer
A sharp, irreverent satire of corporate soul-death that balances genuine workplace alienation with comedic absurdity and a protagonist's liberation through apathy.
A depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living by his own rules, and hatch a hapless attempt to embezzle money from his soul-killing employers.
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