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A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses the film Office Space within the context of corporate cubicle culture. Mike Judge's 1999 film Office Space is an hilarious spoof of all that is mind-numbing and boring in corporate culture. Peter (Ron Livington) hates his job, hates being confined to a cubicle that blocks the window, which is directly in front of his desk, and hates having to answer to multiple supervisors for any trivial mistake. In this satire, office cubicles are the equivalent of cells with supervisors the moral equivalent of police guards. As with all good comedy, this premise has an element of truth, as more and more people rebel against the use of cubicles. As Mark Sanchez points out in "The Boxed-In Rebellion," change is coming, making cubicles both more appealing and individualistic. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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job, hates being confined to a cubicle that blocks the window, which is directly in front of his desk, and hates having to answer to multiple supervisors for any trivial
mistake. In this satire, office cubicles are the equivalent of cells with supervisors the moral equivalent of police guards. As with all good comedy, this premise has an element of
truth, as more and more people rebel against the use of cubicles. As Mark Sanchez points out in "The Boxed-In Rebellion," change is coming, making cubicles both more appealing and
individualistic. In Office Space, it is a mumbling character named Milton (Stephen Root) who epitomizes the negativity of the typical cubicle as it appears to have driven him slightly
insane, as Milton has found a mental refuge in his cubicle, where he can defend his few possessions, including his beloved stapler. The mind-numbing effects of repetitive busy-work that does
not really accomplish anything is stressed by the fact that Milton was actually fired several years ago, but the paper work got fouled up and no one actually informed Milton.
His cubicle has been moved so many times that there appears to be no entrance or exit. Finally, Milton get moved to the basement and his retaliation provides the fiery
climax of the film. The history of the cubicle is that these partitions were once heralded as an innovation and, today, they remain a practical way to divide a
large office space and define individual workspace (Sanchez 1). Nevertheless, office cubicles today are viewed by many today as a "soul-crushing attack on human individuality in the workplace" (Sanchez 1).
This trend has become so profound that office furniture manufacturers and upper corporate management are listening. At the 2001 NeoCon, the office furniture industrys annual trade show in Chicago,
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