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0:55 · 594K views · Jun 14, 2015
A 54-second clip from the film Office Space in which two coworkers talk about what they would do with a million dollars. The answers contrast blue-collar and white-collar attitudes toward work.
Mostly a joke reference in threads about layoffs, idleness and wealth, with one commenter sincerely recommending the clip for its contrast of work attitudes.
3 comments from Hacker News
Highly recommend to watch the clip from the movie Office Space (only 54 sec long) [1] The guy with the moustache is a blue collar worker and the other one is white collar worker (actually in Tech/IT) [1] this video
> People who are driven and smart don't suddenly earn their first $5m go off and buy an annuity I guess I must not be driven, because I would. Or at least something close enough to that. $5m just earning interest at 5%ish is way more income than I need to live the lifestyle I want. I'd buy a few acres in the middle of no where, build a nice house, grow a big garden, raise my daughter as a nice family man and never work again. Obligatory "Office Space" scene on "what would you do with a million dollars": this video
Lawrence: Well, what about you now, what would you do [if you had a million dollars]? Peter: ... Nothing. Lawrence: Nothing, huh? Peter: I would relax, I would sit on my ass all day ... I would do nothing. Lawrence: Well you don’t need a million dollars to do nothing, man. this video