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Bob Porter : I looked into it more deeply and I found that apparently what happened is that he was laid off five years ago and no one ever told him about it; bu
by riebschlager 3y ago
Bob Porter : I looked into it more deeply and I found that apparently what happened is that he was laid off five years ago and no one ever told him about it; but through some kind of glitch in the payroll department, he still gets a paycheck.
Bob Slydell : So we just went ahead and fixed the glitch.
Bill Lumbergh : Great.
Dom Portwood : So, uh, Milton has been let go?
Bob Slydell : Well, just a second there, professor. We, uh, we fixed the glitch. So he won't be receiving a paycheck anymore, so it'll just work itself out naturally.
Bob Porter : We always like to avoid confrontation, whenever possible. Problem is solved from your end.
- gustavus 3y agoWhen I was younger I laughed assuming it was a comedy Now I laugh to keep from crying because I realize it's a documentary.
- Bluecobra 3y agoI would love to work in a cubicle farm like that vs. an open office any day though.
- kevsim 3y agoAfter relocating from the US to Scandinavia, people here are always give me crap for having worked in a cubicle farm. And I always tell them I'd go back to that layout in a second compared the open landscape nightmare we have everywhere here.
- beretguy 3y agoEspecially cause he faced the entrance to his cubicle with his face, not his back.
- ilyt 3y agoYeah open plan offices is like someone looked at cubicles and said "they are not miserable enough, we need to change something"
- mensetmanusman 3y agoYeah, after just watching the matrix, cube farms are necessary for running away from ai agents.
- gosub100 3y agoI remember in the early 00's seeing blogs or cartoons where they would complain and call it their "gray, 4-walled prison cell". Well, that cell is a lot more dignified than today's open-office hot-desking that would be akin to an impoverished country's prison!
- thmsths 3y agoWhile it was a really funny scene in the movie, I always assumed that on top of being cruel this seems like a dangerous way to handle the issue. Looks like a pretty easy wrongful termination lawsuit here. Especially if Milton keeps showing up for work and doesn't get paid for it.
- TheAdamist 3y agoIt doesn't work out well for the company in the end in the movie either. Works out great for milton though.
- Obscurity4340 3y agoGee, thanks a Milton
- ddol 3y agoI dunno, he asked for a Mai Tai and they brought him a Piña Colada. And he said no salt on his margarita, but it had salt on it. Sounds like people still don’t listen to him, poor Milton.
- CoastalCoder 3y agoSince we're on this tangent anyway, can I just give a shout out to that actor, Stephen Root? It's amazing to see the contrast between Milton and his other characters.
- Atreiden 3y agoI was absolutely floored when I realized Fuches and Milton are the same guy. Terrific actor!
- tiahura 3y agoWrongful termination generally requires either discrimination based on protected class or retaliation for reporting (discrimination / injury / safety). You generally can’t sue your employer for being an unfair asshole.
- ant6n 3y agoI immediately had the same thought. „We fixed the glitch!“