Shawna used scotch tape to attach her memo to the wall of the break room. That's going to leave a sticky residue. She obviously does not care about keeping her workplace tidy. 😤
@BoltRM5 жыл бұрын
@Sam N Even then over time if left too long, it will leave a slight oily or damp looking spot. Better than anything else tho!
@SegaDream1315 жыл бұрын
BREAK THAT WALL DOWN....... REAGAN.... SMASH!!!......
@rowdyrobgaming87265 жыл бұрын
SegaDream131 how can you be so stupid as to make an unfunny and irrelevant joke? Your handlers must be worried sick about you. Are you even allowed on a computer unsupervised?
@SegaDream1315 жыл бұрын
@@rowdyrobgaming8726 Blow me fignuts......
@cattysplat5 жыл бұрын
Don't you understand our workplace hierarchy? It's do as she says, no as she does, since she is senior she has earned her right to damage the workplace and set and enforce menial micromanaging rules, you should understand that she can make life very difficult for you if she chooses so stay silent and do what your told pumpkin.
@monkeygoesbananas4 жыл бұрын
the actress playing Shawna Davis totally nailed it. anyone working in a cubicle farm has encountered one of these ladies.
@gutsbadguy504 жыл бұрын
Feels like a character from The Office.
@axenledgie14234 жыл бұрын
What? Actress? The Onion isn't real???
@Ghorda94 жыл бұрын
@@axenledgie1423 it's real, you can't have a reenaction without an actor.
@danielr35224 жыл бұрын
She played the part so well that I found myself actually despising her, and then having to remind myself that she's an actor xD
@greenredblue4 жыл бұрын
Actress?
@toddfennimore66254 жыл бұрын
“This petty bullsh*it is the foundation of our work life,” she intones sanctimoniously. Onion is great!
@Redmenace963 жыл бұрын
pure gold
@sneed35293 жыл бұрын
I'd argue off of experience and observation alone that petty drama both within and without the workplace is just that - petty. Yet, it stands out so sharply in contrast to the monotonous, mind-numbing work of the average wagie that the petty drama actually seems something worth engaging in. It's pretty sad.
@nafnaf03 жыл бұрын
amen, I don't care very much about office politics either. If you aren't happy move on
@agatainventio94643 жыл бұрын
Boomer culture essence
@copperhen24993 жыл бұрын
I read this just as she said it lmao
@fugor0014 жыл бұрын
I can't get my head around how a decade old satirical clip can stay so fresh and relevant.
@AreGeeBee2 жыл бұрын
People don't change, only their conditions
@mr.dirtydan3338 Жыл бұрын
That's really wasn't very long ago at all. It was very similar in the 70s as well
@BogSulphur Жыл бұрын
Because it shows that humans are at heart petty, peevish vindictive creatures that will turn on each other in an instant at the first hint of their status being threatened. Always have been, always will. Until we evolve into something else.
@SomeGuy-gc8zs Жыл бұрын
Some shit just doesn't change.
@timothyball3144 Жыл бұрын
@@SomeGuy-gc8zs Just their computer monitors.
@gryphonshire16 жыл бұрын
Sometimes the crawl at the bottom is better than the clip! "Dubai revealed to be a mirage" "New Anti-Drug PSA so depressing millions of viewers are turning to drugs to get through it"
@zacharymohammadi4 жыл бұрын
Finally, I found an 11 year old comment.
@lil_jong-un66684 жыл бұрын
Holy shit he typed this when i was a little kid
@larrylentini56884 жыл бұрын
@@lil_jong-un6668 Same, I was 12 and didn't have a computer or even know what KZfaq was.
@olbradley4 жыл бұрын
The oldest comment I found until now was 9 years old, and this one sure beats it.
@WhySoLoud4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if gryphonshire still get notices of comments to his thread.
@KeiFresh5 жыл бұрын
“One armed basketball player proves to the world that two arms are useful for basketball”
@flaviusaetius57015 жыл бұрын
LOLLL
@OphiuchiChannel4 жыл бұрын
The mattress lobby wants you to believe that boxspring are useful when they actually dont make any difference : that one is true though! And new government service aim to protect the emotional state of the president, isnt that Fox and Friends? The Onions are prophets.
@justooraw4 жыл бұрын
Jason Collins I’m kinda the same actually, my guide hand always ends up interfering with my shot. The problem with one hand shooting though is when you’re playing an actual game you need to pull up quick for the shot or you will get blocked or not have an open look.
@rainerwahnsinn95854 жыл бұрын
@Jason Collins in fact nobody throws with both hands,but to dribble its usefull^^
@lapeez22774 жыл бұрын
two arms are useful for a lot of things. lmao
@mtadams20094 жыл бұрын
The best advice I ever received from an older coworker many years ago " don't volunteer and don't get involved" that advice has served me well as I am almost retired and I never lost any job and always moved up, I never knew why.
@patriciaoffer95854 жыл бұрын
I got involved and fired.
@mtadams20094 жыл бұрын
@@patriciaoffer9585 I guess he was right, sorry about that. Take care
@Celisar12 жыл бұрын
Indifference allows bad things to happen.
@PRubin-rh4sr Жыл бұрын
@@Celisar1 Not my problem unless it's included in my paycheck.
@Celisar1 Жыл бұрын
@@PRubin-rh4sr You’d be surprised how quickly it can become your problem. And if you don’t help other people no one will help you when you need it.
@Terithian4 жыл бұрын
I love how they referred to Tony Hawk as a "youth icon" despite him being 40 when this video was made.
@leocossham4 жыл бұрын
It's a meme
@HartyBiker4 жыл бұрын
Holy shit is tony hawk over 50?
@wh56014 жыл бұрын
Yeah brilliant satire portraying how out of touch these people are and how they have no clue what young people are like or how to appeal to them. It’s a problem that we often see in politics at large where the establishment thinks they can get the youth vote solely through optics and seeming cool rather than policies that actually benefit young peoples lives
@Alucard-gt1zf4 жыл бұрын
@@wh5601 it was a fucking joke
@stevengardiner41194 жыл бұрын
They arent saying Tony Hawk is a youth himself they are saying he is an icon of the youth.
@OldBuford5 жыл бұрын
2008-Youths 2018-MILLENNIALS
@eganplaysMC5 жыл бұрын
Millenials are 30 now. Gen Z is starting to enter the workforce.
@robertsides36265 жыл бұрын
@@eganplaysMC so what comes after Z? Do we roll back to A? Also, I thought millennial were Z.. are they Y? uhg, this pedantic labeling is so confusing. And why are millennials now called boomers? Was there another baby boom after the initial one after WW2?
@eganplaysMC5 жыл бұрын
@@robertsides3626 Yeah we go back to A. 2013 to 2025 is Gen Alpha.
@squamish42445 жыл бұрын
Lol there is literally a generation called the Baby Boom Echo. Yes, this crazy labelling of generations is insane.
@burtonl72395 жыл бұрын
2028 - Instagrammers
@vclxrr14 жыл бұрын
"I feel like the entire office political system is just corrupt, so why should i care?" epic win!
@ilikepancakes34584 жыл бұрын
This comment is a precious relic. "Epic win!"
@swagsI4 жыл бұрын
"Epic win" said 9 years ago
@toastedghost89713 жыл бұрын
@@ilikepancakes3458 feels like i just found my great grandfathers yearbook in the attic or something
@justcallmekai15543 жыл бұрын
Ahh brings me back to old KZfaq where the favorite button was still a thing
@juniperberryyyy3 жыл бұрын
"10 years ago." seems about right.
@bloodyidit45064 жыл бұрын
The actor for Shauna is excellent, she's got the eyes down (wide open so you can see the whites above and below the pupils) and her vocal tones are spot on for the type of person who bullies her way through an office complex, they're always soft spoken, but their voices are shaky because they hold everyone with contempt. I bet she had some experience with one of these people, which is the sad part.
@hana-rv6ru Жыл бұрын
kinda like phyllis from the office lol
@EugeneOneguine Жыл бұрын
Why is it the "sad part" ? Sad part of what ? She encountered an idiot, which she then portrayed perfectly. I don't see any "parts" to this, let alone a sad one. Sad is when your children die before you, or the love of your life leaves you. Encountering idiots isn't sad, it's everyday stuff. You're literally talking like her character "that's what sad..."
@bloodyidit4506 Жыл бұрын
@@EugeneOneguine You're suppressing your emotions to survive. That's pretty sad. What happened to you?
@timmygoldstein Жыл бұрын
@@EugeneOneguine chill out
@WinkLinkletter Жыл бұрын
@@EugeneOneguine The love of your life leaving you being "sad" is really just a matter of perspective. Usually THEY are elated to be gone.
@steverogers7601 Жыл бұрын
It’s 2022. I’ve worked in corporate America for 10 yrs now. This shit is still so damn accurate! I’m 38 and I’ve tried so damn hard to avoid office politics but it’s everywhere! Organizations are inherently political. I realized that I HAVE to make friends with my boss to get promoted because otherwise, my performance will be in constant scrutiny and would serve as a reason to deny my promotion. I have to join these BS team building events to make “friends” so that I can attain social proof and not seem like a weirdo for wanting to sit at my desk and do my job. I have to avoid talking to certain people who are perceived as “bad stock” and focus more on talking to people who are well liked and popular. I have to do this because if I don’t, I risk a job that pays decent while using my earned skills. If you don’t have power, you can’t stand up for what’s right.
@Frille512 Жыл бұрын
You should have picked an actual job
@steverogers7601 Жыл бұрын
@@Frille512 “real job” lmao Nah, you enjoy that. I’m ok with other folks enjoying their real jobs!
@StevenRossRichestManAlive Жыл бұрын
@@Frille512 too true I work as a waiter for restaurant Yeah, my job is pretty fake cuz it doesn't pay enough Someday, my job will pay enough so it will become an actual job
@jeanblaaa Жыл бұрын
So so true. You gotta play the game
@jollybitter4016 Жыл бұрын
"Actual job." This is what all jobs look like. You are either blessed enough to work in a good environment, or too ignorance to see the politics game around you, or simply have never had a job.
@t.thomas69675 жыл бұрын
Onion > SNL Onion is timeless
@nomadben5 жыл бұрын
Onion is on a completely different level from SNL.
@aprescienceofhumor79775 жыл бұрын
SNL = humor(sugar) to facilitate(help the medicine go down) social engineering. Like shaming unprogressive norms that constrain our impulses
@TheRealSamPreece5 жыл бұрын
@@aprescienceofhumor7977 i have no idea what you just said but i probably agree
@byzantine43135 жыл бұрын
T. Thomas The Onion doesn’t cry about fucking everything
@user-nx7sd1yi7q5 жыл бұрын
the onion has better production quality and direction than SNL SNL is basically children trying to replicate it and basically being unaware of what makes the onion so great in the first place
@Draginvry212 жыл бұрын
"This petty bullshit is the foundation of our work life." LOL
@Pcarnevaaa2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha that’s why they want people to go into the office in 2021…
@salami99 Жыл бұрын
@@Pcarnevaaa EXACTLY, here in the US its starting 2023, all these companies are praising the idea for its "intangible value" of a inperson workforce. Next year this video will be as relevant as ever. Work from home is coming to a slow end
@seancurran65904 жыл бұрын
I have never left my cubicle. I was conceived(..apparently I was a result of a confused fumble between a naive copyist and a predatory vending machine man), gestated and delivered (by maintenance guy - Leroy) here..To protect me til I reached maturity Leroy blocked off access to my cubicle with a spare partition and fed me with left overs and yogurts stolen from the communal kitchen. (sorry to fat Tony who always got the blame for that). On my 18th birthday Leroy removed the partition and put an IN/OUT tray and so began my career in the Pentagon. ...Having no experience of the world has been a positive and I have risen to the top ranks of the Administration
@johnny_phouc_213 жыл бұрын
You should turn this into a movie
@NovaRanger0073 жыл бұрын
OMG... So, you are still there as a hamster in the cage? (o.O)
@mariag.82423 жыл бұрын
Great riff 👍😂
@LobsterHaunting Жыл бұрын
Sounds like the summary of a Lemon Demon song
@westernwizard13 Жыл бұрын
@@LobsterHaunting gay
@The_Gallowglass3 жыл бұрын
I hated "office" politics when I worked in education. You'd be surprised how banal and draining it is dealing with school staff politics.
@francescoaiazzone Жыл бұрын
As a student I've got so many glimpses of that. It's been hilarious... for me. On a deeper level, it showed me that teachers are as human as anybody else (they have conflicts too, etc.), even if some of them try to pass themselves as superior, be it because they think showing off authority is beneficial to students, or because they are frustrated. The best teachers I've had were humble and kind.
@scholarishere Жыл бұрын
Exactly why I work in the private sector now. One boss and students. I find many teachers to be insufferable and addicted to conformity
@The_Gallowglass Жыл бұрын
@@francescoaiazzone They are human, but they need to be held to the highest standard. You can't teach kids if you aren't doing your best to deal with your own issues and don't let them see your bullshit. Keep it to yourself.
@manormanman7092 Жыл бұрын
@@The_Gallowglass yup. I agree
@angrypredator2704 Жыл бұрын
Oh lawd yes!
@texasgun27315 жыл бұрын
i had a coworker who would tell me when the manager went out for lunch, how long he took, and where he usually parks. i was like ok.... so? some people need to buy video games to keep themselves occupied
@whatdoesthisthingdo5 жыл бұрын
Sounds like your coworker was probably plotting a murder. That’s what happens when a manager fails at the job. The underlings start watching him. Learning about him. Biding their time... Waiting for the perfect moment... To *strike!*
@planetofthegapes5 жыл бұрын
When a big one falls, four little ones move up
@planetofthegapes5 жыл бұрын
It is the machinery of life
@everhirstseyt26675 жыл бұрын
Every office has these fucking stalker menopausal aunties! "I seen Chuck's truck drivin off at 11:40am". Stop alking everyone, you annoying aunty. You admin role and existence is damn meaningless.
@teamcybr83754 жыл бұрын
I mean, that feels like tactically useful information if you want to be playing video games instead of working lol
@LJY089 жыл бұрын
It's so comforting to know that the same issues are all over the world. I'm from Australia and I can soooooo relate to this. Sometimes I think that, for some people, their work validates their entire existence; that they don't have any control in their personal life so they use work as a way to exert some control over other people. It's one of the reasons I got out of office work. There's always some unhinged, mental case who makes everyone elses life difficult. Always.
@JonatasAdoM6 жыл бұрын
It's like that everywhere.
@BoltRM6 жыл бұрын
@@JonatasAdoM I was in China about 15 yrs ago & an employee on a river cruise boat was saying you gotta know somebody to get ahead in China. I told him it's like that everywhere. 😕
@Ermactor5 жыл бұрын
I can relate to that
@wabisabi33435 жыл бұрын
You find it comforting to know that others have suffered as you suffered? Is that, like, sado-empathy?
@Ragnarok5405 жыл бұрын
Here in South America is exactly the same. Small companies are the worst.
@bizzyg57513 жыл бұрын
"This petty B.S is the foundation of our work life." Now I know why all my coworkers usually hate me. I go to work to work and go home. To get paid. I might say hi, engage in a brief conversation, but if it ain't listed in my duties, I typically ignore the petty B.S. Like gossip, complaints, and every human thing in between unrelated to work.
@andersonklein35873 жыл бұрын
Hate you? You look like the perfect co-worker. lol
@bizzyg57512 жыл бұрын
@@Yyyyzyyy I like how you said "come across" as in an unverified and never proven opinion and not an actual fact. People who make assumptions like that about others and judge them with unconfirmed alternative facts don't come across as insecure, needy, and intimidated. They are. And the right people love that. Not me. So it happens that the only people I get along with at work are confident, independent, and are open to new people and experiences without forcing or expecting conformity. They take what they know about me and use that to forge a decent work relationship and possibly even a good acquaintanceship or even friendship. That's not being virtuous. That's being honest and truly making the most of the human experience. If people do things they don't like just to appear a certain way, fake appeal, or seem decent, that's their decision and their life. But another part of being decent is reserving judgement until you verify how you feel is an actual reality and not just an opinion, particularly if no one has hurt you or ruined your life. Otherwise you are living in a cruel delusion, which only include your fragile feelings. This is a very childish thing. Fortunately for you, you are far from alone. So best of luck, and have a good life.
@itookallthenames2 жыл бұрын
Can you come work with me lol
@jb_19712 жыл бұрын
Would you like to become my coworker, Bizzy G?
@renanfelipedossantos5913 Жыл бұрын
- So, we and a couple of colleagues, we are considering organizing a... - Nope.
@potatochalbro3 жыл бұрын
This is incredibly accurate. I was working for Citi and hated every single day there because of that toxic environment. This lady is a good actress, she'd fit in.
@METALMAN4Wii12 жыл бұрын
Did that note on the water cooler say two cup a day limit.? those bastards, the 3rd floor has free Pepsi & Gatorade in their Refrigerator. at least that's what Chad from accounting tells me..!
@METALMAN4Wii3 жыл бұрын
@Ren·ais·sance man 🤪 I been waiting for 8 years 8 God Dam years.
@BananaJanta3 жыл бұрын
@@METALMAN4Wii how's Chad doing?
@METALMAN4Wii3 жыл бұрын
@@BananaJanta Not great after the divorce.
@circleinforthecube51703 жыл бұрын
@@METALMAN4Wii i guess its been a long 8 years
@michelletran26373 жыл бұрын
@@METALMAN4Wii I heard he was having an affair with Susan. I mean did you see them at the last office Christmas party? Talk about drama am I right?
@Romanticoutlaw5 жыл бұрын
I've got a coworker who watches the punch-in clock to see if others are here yet and asks if I think they're coming in when it's well before their shift. She's been working here 35 years. You'd think you'd learn that not everything is the end of the world by then.
@commenteroftruth97904 жыл бұрын
Some people are just worthless cogs
@TaddiestMason3 жыл бұрын
her working there 35 years is the problem. People get into a routine and forget how to learn or do anything else. Why do you think so many of the "I've been doing this for 30+ years" people are often the worst at their jobs and know very little about anything not related to their job at the same time? Watch literally any restaurant makeover show for all the proof you need. Damn near every single head chef is trash but has been doing their job for 30+ years.
@bloodyhell82013 жыл бұрын
@@TaddiestMason restaurant makeover shows are scripted garbage
@ElDuderinoh2 жыл бұрын
@@bloodyhell8201 not always dude. A lot of Hell’s Kitchen is all real. Source: my dad was on a set.
@LukaRaphael4 жыл бұрын
“Emotional protection of the President” How was this made 11 years ago???
@yousorooo4 жыл бұрын
The Onion having a time machine is the only explanation
@Uspr734 жыл бұрын
I was looking for this comment!
@shebakali64 жыл бұрын
Luka Raphael because that piece of shit, Obama was POTUS then
@ethancrowe2804 жыл бұрын
@@shebakali6 dude, our president is a dick atm, at least the previous one could be a bit more classy.
@lildon1124 жыл бұрын
@@shebakali6 This video was uploaded Jul 29, 2008 and Obama was elected Nov 2008. You're obviously an idiotic piece of shit LMAO
@KhanhTheLearner Жыл бұрын
In 2022 that just sounds like real news. It's almost scary how accurate and relevant this is.
@kardnails8729 Жыл бұрын
I wonder why KZfaq is pushing this clip again after so many years.
@morbidsearch Жыл бұрын
There was an actual study in 2019 that found office politics was one of the greatest barriers to young people getting promoted in the workplace
@kaphizmey62298 ай бұрын
@@morbidsearch except op is referring to the fact that this video doesn’t really have anything to do with corporate/workplace culture - the onion was simply using it as a tool to mock the then-current state of actual politics and lack of political engagement from young voters, which still rings true today
@LyricalWax16 жыл бұрын
"Study warns trend may lead to workers promoted on merit not, favoritism" !!!
@budoshi198115 жыл бұрын
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.
@afroditesis47384 жыл бұрын
@EricDutemple Well, it's been 11 years now...
@pwner-yd2te4 жыл бұрын
Did you start an organization to overthrow the corporate world yet? I know quite a few people who would like to join you.
@masattac4 жыл бұрын
hopefully he didn't hang himself with his network cable =/
@Jolly1231231234 жыл бұрын
11 years go... how uh... how is your day?
@adamwest70194 жыл бұрын
Jolly123123123 he’s fine he’s a gamer
@lalabee3308 Жыл бұрын
1:52 him walking back to avoid the group of ppl made me laugh 😂
@jerricho11 Жыл бұрын
I think it was suppose to show that he was being excluded from what the others were doing but anyone from that generation or younger knows the truth.
@patrickstar1164 Жыл бұрын
When we opened our own office, I was 21 and my bro was 22. Our only rule was to finish the task on time. You could skip an entire work day or a two if you are still delivering the things required. Best years of my life.
@RKNGL Жыл бұрын
Sounds amazing. My last office was the opposite of that ugh.
@johnharvey54127 жыл бұрын
I wish they would invent Pokemon go to the conference room.
@TCt830676955 жыл бұрын
You are my hero
@SmashLiXs5 жыл бұрын
please don't be a hilary
@nicolasvanderweide51675 жыл бұрын
That was hillaryous
@Cjnw4 жыл бұрын
* Pokémons
@imperson17854 жыл бұрын
@@Cjnw how come most of our funding goes to big ass stadiums and gym battles rather than actual healthcare facilities and berry tree plantations?
@FallenOneWingedAnge114 жыл бұрын
"Dubai revealed to be a mirage". Hilarious.
@Nerdykid953 жыл бұрын
"New secret service unit created to protect emotional security of president" Oof, the Onion never misses
@matthew8153 Жыл бұрын
I know, Biden’s been off the rails ever since he realized black people can be something other than democrat.
@meganjane33 жыл бұрын
Mentions dire consequences of having to “cancel the holiday Office party” as if that’s a bad thing🤣
@DarkOmegaMK22 жыл бұрын
ikr? Like "oh yeah i TOTALLY wanna spend my free time meeting these guys and listen to the same bs that they keep rambling on every single day, in exchange for what? social approval? i don't even know these people!"
@GODDAMNLETMEJOIN Жыл бұрын
Office holiday party is on company time and dime for my job; wouldn't miss it for the world!
@squallstopher608 Жыл бұрын
@@GODDAMNLETMEJOIN Ours was always some extravagant deal at some fancy hotel, after hours. So I never attended. I don't want to spend my time with coworkers at a work function
@Mercedesxoo Жыл бұрын
@@GODDAMNLETMEJOIN do you get paid lunches too?
@maddieb.4282 Жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s almost like it’s a joke, wouldn’t that be crazy
@fl333r5 жыл бұрын
People say they value honesty but when in truth people value charisma. Not a groundbreaking revelation but quite sad. Integrity is simply a lesser commodity and our society reflects it. Those in positions of power and wealth rarely have clean hands... the honest are exploited without consideration.
@vinaychawla51625 жыл бұрын
That is quite a thought that brings clarity to my thought process. Thanks for this observation! Have a great day! :D
@rustinstardust20945 жыл бұрын
Damn. That first sentence really hit home. SO true.
@qstunrr5 жыл бұрын
That's the exact distinction I was looking for.
@DominicChrisitianMom5 жыл бұрын
Truth!
@scottvelez31544 жыл бұрын
Dr Gregory House values truth. He's rational to a fault. That's why he's considered the best diagnostician at Princeton-Plainsboro
@monkiram5 жыл бұрын
I was so confused about the pop culture references until I realized this was uploaded 11 years ago. It makes a lot more sense now
@ecos8895 жыл бұрын
Still it makes it more hilarious in how much the oldies fail in respect they no longer know what is cool. :P
@AnalyticalReckoner4 жыл бұрын
@@ecos889 Nothing is cool. Just like all fashion trends they are later discovered to be retarded in reality.
@lorekeeper6854 жыл бұрын
@@AnalyticalReckoner "science is the only trend that never gets out of style♪"
@PiousMoltar3 жыл бұрын
Man I thought Tony Hawk and Justin Timberlake were still cool. Actually, Justin Timberlake was POPULAR back then, but he wasn't cool. At least I didn't think so. I like him more now. Not that I really care about him at all still.
@TheFourthWinchester3 жыл бұрын
@@PiousMoltar Timberlake was garbage and proven to be garbage even now.
@sweetiesgetmoney2 жыл бұрын
I used to work at a company exactly like this, thankfully not for too long. There were plenty of red flags telling me to get out, but the one that sticks out the most was the daily (yes, daily) office newsletter. So, so many smiley emoticons to cover up the inane drivel about promotions and picnics. So many unnecessary exclamation marks to make it seem as if anything that was being said was in any way exciting. As a great man once said, 'Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind'.
@Cheesus-Sliced9 ай бұрын
I have a job where theres a weekly toolbox talk every friday morning. Most weeks its basically "we still work here? Doing the same thing we did all last week? Yep cool lets get to it"
@martincattell68202 ай бұрын
Pratchett?
@joeblow9657 Жыл бұрын
Oh no, not the holiday office party. What will I do with my free evening??
@weylin66 жыл бұрын
This is so spot-on it physically hurts
@orangeapples5 жыл бұрын
0:50 that dude’s got books propping up his keyboard. Sometimes it is the little details that make the difference.
@pipebombmailer Жыл бұрын
work smarter not harder
@whizkid2353 жыл бұрын
I didn’t get this skit at all when I watched it as a kid in high school 10-11 years ago. Watching it now after having worked in an office for 2 years makes so much perfect sense. I cannot believe how accurate this is to the very last small detail. Pretty scary actually....
@dpf2122 Жыл бұрын
Steven walking to the water cooler but turning around when he sees other people there is me at every office job I've ever had.
@FrostRare Жыл бұрын
We ALL know why Carla was picked to go to the Miami conference
@K1S7Z33 жыл бұрын
my favourite office politics was all of the workers vs our manager. It was nice, it felt right. Working-class solidarity.
@SolidIncMedia4 жыл бұрын
"New secret service unit created to protect emotional security of president" Was this video uploaded recently and then backdated?
@8.3.4.N Жыл бұрын
nah this is depressingly true tho. i work at a HOTEL and everyone over 35 seems to treat it like we're guarding government secrets, they take that shit way too seriously
@maalikserebryakov11 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@maalikserebryakov11 ай бұрын
Small minds Are confined to Narrow lines
@RKNGL Жыл бұрын
My last job but even more extreme than this, you'd either adhere to office BS or get fired. It's genuinely enraging to have to deal with. When doing almost anything different is seen as "rocking the boat". While corrupt managers blackmail eachother over minor vices for inconsequential crap.
@SL-ul3yr5 жыл бұрын
It's because they haven't died inside yet.
@scottvelez31544 жыл бұрын
If you're dead inside what's the point of being alive on the outside.
@revolutionaryrabbit77154 жыл бұрын
@@scottvelez3154 The status quo is comfortable.
@hangukhiphop4 жыл бұрын
No... it's that we were ever once alive to begin with.
@puhbrox3 жыл бұрын
@@hangukhiphop Technology has made life too fast, too easy, and too stagnant
@avamasquerade3 жыл бұрын
Or maybe they have and they're just trying to drag your soul straight to hell with them...
@trystantiffany8854 Жыл бұрын
Oh, my God. This was 14 years ago. I wasn't paying attention and assumed it was this or last year.
@caspermcgonagle153210 ай бұрын
I’m a a very petty work place right now and this hits
@alvideos21455 жыл бұрын
Tony Hawk says: "Exaggerate your contributions to successful projects" LOl, did you guys catch that? XD
@cvnic4 жыл бұрын
al videos no, you clearly were the only person watching past the first three seconds, thanks for sharing that with us
@control88able4 жыл бұрын
cvnic haha guys look at me taking the piss out of an innocent question im so witty XDDDD
@axenledgie14234 жыл бұрын
Looks like one of those sonic shitposts with very specific Arial font text
@user-iu3ii8sq6t4 жыл бұрын
"making a new pot of coffee when it's empty is ToTaLLy GnArLy"
@Sokrabiades5 жыл бұрын
2:10 "In da office zone" sums it up perfectly. "Rock the vote", all that condescending, patronizing crap.
@olbradley4 жыл бұрын
Indeed they are, and yet they are still used today, the only difference being they somehow found a way to make them even worse for today's audience.
@Kiflaam4 жыл бұрын
republicans riding around in a bus with xbox's sounds like a political cartoon, but it actually happened.
@utopes Жыл бұрын
@@olbradley “V O T E Flex your right… vote, vote, flex your right”
@tyson2113 жыл бұрын
I worked with a bunch of “Shawna’s” at my last job and whenever I was late or called out sick they would get really pissed at me even though my absence didn’t inconvenience them at all. They acted like being 10 min early every day and coming in sick instead of calling out gave them moral superiority over people like me.
@shanethefox4 жыл бұрын
In the 6 years I worked my first job, I never once got involved or was hardly even aware of all of the drama that went down in the work place.
@brianhnatiak71345 жыл бұрын
"This petty bullshit is the foundation of our work life."
@Dubanx5 жыл бұрын
"New secret service unit created to protect emotional security of president". Are you sure this was released in 2008 and not 2018?
@charleslindeman21695 жыл бұрын
Back then that was considered absurd. Just like microtransactions, safe spaces, and being imprisoned over jokes. We have really gone backwards as a society...
@japrogramer5 жыл бұрын
@@charleslindeman2169 F
@SmashLiXs5 жыл бұрын
damnit it's sad when satire becomes real. what else from idiocracy will become a reality besides....huh i just realized that they had an awesome black president before u.s actually did
@KaelWrit5 жыл бұрын
@@charleslindeman2169 back then people didnt freak out about "safe spaces". It was always normal for people to want to be safe and to have rules of decorum in private spaces. Before the internet, the idea of busting into a private meeting and shouting slurs was the absurd thing, not the fear that if you did so you'd be kicked out.
@Amy34225 жыл бұрын
@@KaelWrit Bless you for saying so.
@coolbrotherf1273 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I never got a job in a place like that. I'm an independent introvert so dealing with arbitrary rules made up by control freaks all day when I'm just trying to get my work done would be so mentally exhausting.
@ade8890 Жыл бұрын
Idk. since you're an introvert, you would probably be oblivious to the bulk of the dumb office politics anyways. I know I am... I keep to myself, get solid performance reviews, and don't need to deal with all the petty bs that my extroverted colleagues deal with. Ha.
@paulthomas4908 Жыл бұрын
“I’m aN iNdePendaNT inTroVeRt!” -everyone in the world ever.
@ade8890 Жыл бұрын
@@paulthomas4908 "everyone in the world" non independent introverts and extroverts: extroverts alone outnumber us like 2/3 to 1 it feels like. So idk why you think everybody is an introvert lol. Let alone a competent introvert, such as myself. *flexes*
@josephselwan1652 Жыл бұрын
So why do you guys do for work then @Ade @theacp127
@coolbrotherf127 Жыл бұрын
@@josephselwan1652 I'm a software developer now and used to work as an optical fiber technician.
@AlgaeNymph4 жыл бұрын
1:23 - 1:55 Just shift the goalposts so that graduates with Master's degrees can't even get unpaid internships, that'll get kids interested. Or suicidally apathetic.
@scottvelez31544 жыл бұрын
Seems like the emos were right everything does suck And you all just laughed at them. Who's laughing now? No one, not even the emos, that's because they never laugh.
@MrLastlived4 жыл бұрын
@@scottvelez3154 Where did I put my black lipstick and eyeliner, its time to bring the phase back.
@hectiky13 жыл бұрын
The "Friendly Reminder" note with the crossed out name was gold.
@kissit01215 жыл бұрын
'this petty bull sh*t is the foundation of our worklife' haha
@phylk4683 Жыл бұрын
And here we are in 2022 and ‘quiet quitting’ is a thing now… well done Onion Network 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
@Jehty_ Жыл бұрын
What is "quiet quitting"?
@phylk4683 Жыл бұрын
@@Jehty_ it’s the quitation of one’s job without actually quitting. It’s where one does the absolute minimum in their job, only doing what’s absolutely necessary and putting in no more time, effort or enthusiasm than us absolutely necessary. And I mean absolutely necessary… like the minimum of what can be done.
@Jehty_ Жыл бұрын
@@phylk4683 isn't that just "working"?
@phylk4683 Жыл бұрын
@@Jehty_ 😏 so how long have you been quite quitting ma’lord? 😆
@Jehty_ Жыл бұрын
@Regulus not really. I've been doing that long before 2022.
@jeremiahwaters9089 Жыл бұрын
Oh look at that! "Quiet Quitting" back in 2008!!! lol! 😂
@DavidKFZ5 жыл бұрын
Those employees over 40 have nothing else to live for
@scottvelez31544 жыл бұрын
@Jimmy Strudel drugs Rock n roll Death Saving up, quitting, selling all belongings except for some small stuff and going on the run
@scottvelez31544 жыл бұрын
@Jimmy Strudel yes and buying beautiful Fender Strats to play some Iron Maiden covers is part of that answer imo
@nrpbrown Жыл бұрын
I hate how true this is and I work in frigging local government which is really sad. It is very annoying to constantly hear how dirty the bathrooms are or who wore jeans outside of Causal Friday while I'm just trying to work on my spreadsheets and get paid.
@luigimaster111 Жыл бұрын
My general rule for office politics and family life is to avoid sitcom clichés at all cost, and of a sitcom cliché is inevitable than it's necessary to reign things in, and try to have a retrospective discussion.
@MostlyPonies13 жыл бұрын
How to deal with office politics: Unless it's from your boss, it doesn't matter. Someone has a complaint or wants you to do something? They can talk to the boss.
@yxngtxmmyclippin6959 Жыл бұрын
This also applies to blue collar jobs
@TheEggplantThatAteChicago6 жыл бұрын
"That's what's sad" earned this a thumbs-up.
@supastar257 жыл бұрын
1:52 The young guy just walks away :D
@TCt830676955 жыл бұрын
He wasnt that thirsty anyway...
@jmfs3497 Жыл бұрын
It's sad how close to reality this is. I honestly had to learn to fly under the radar because people were afraid I was doing too good of work, and that too many people liked me. I became a target of insecure people.
@nii_amart4 жыл бұрын
Its weird that most comedians just pretend as if The Onion never existed and hardly mention or acknowledge it. This is pure genius and comedy gold.
@NoName-de1fn2 жыл бұрын
It's not weird because they want to hide the competition.
@ninetailedfox5791212 жыл бұрын
They just don't want to admit that skits done 10+ years ago are still more relevant than what they do currently.
@nii_amart2 жыл бұрын
@@ninetailedfox579121 Facts
@brianmidkiff5408 Жыл бұрын
What are they supposed to do? Be like “I know you guys think I’m funny but here’s something funnier?” Like what lol
@willchurch8376 Жыл бұрын
@@brianmidkiff5408 "Good to see everyone here tonight, were you all too broke to buy tickets to Dave Chappelle opening across town? That's...obviously going to be a better show than mine. In fact, anyone whose standards don't fall between early 90's Ellen and Carrottop should probably leave right now."
@RayFromLUCKYSHADOW10 жыл бұрын
Maybe this is true for offices, but in the restaurant/bar industry, there's plenty of young people who are petty, conniving asskissers. Being an asshole is a trait that's usually manifested itself by grammar school.
@drrnfl9 жыл бұрын
I agree. With one or two exceptions I can look back on my elementary school peers and see how some were destined to be aholes
@PwnZombie6 жыл бұрын
Fuck off, Grammar school is great
@OnEiNsAnEmOtHeRfUcKa5 жыл бұрын
@@PwnZombie He said "manifested itself by Grammar School", as in around that age, not "is manifested by Grammar School", that Grammar School itself causes people to become assholes. Asshole.
@thegreatcanadianlumberjack53075 жыл бұрын
Speaking of Asskissers I was denied a Supervisor promotion because of one. And two complained about not getting weekends off and got promoted as a Trainer which has weekends off and pissed a lot of people off.
@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger5 жыл бұрын
@@etekweb I was in an office setting for two years (intern), I can safely say regardless of the length of time I intended to stay the politics grow more apparent as you interact with people. I half love the idea of working in an office but, as you said, it isn't a career unless you're moving up to a better position-- to live perpetually a cog, unchanging and unaffected by the stagnation, while others rise up or leave to pursue their passions isn't something to be proud of (I am absolutely judging the people who accept this fate, though at the same time I acknowledge the security that sort of stability brings some). I wouldn't mind another stint in an office but I'd make it a game from the get-go, see how many I can trample on my way up the ladder while leaving people generally ambivalent about whether I'm a threat or an asset to them. Psychological warfare is fun and honestly in such a setting it's the only stable sort of mental stimulation you can count on, those places reek of mindnumbing tedium.
@andreoliver92263 жыл бұрын
I can relate my 40 year old co worker are asking me about parties I go to and I'm still in my teens.
@janinegrey6937 Жыл бұрын
Such pettiness! I would want to step away from it too! Just a job NOT a family.
@AFN27504 жыл бұрын
Remember when Justin Timberlake and tony hawk were “youth icon”s
@venividivivi4 жыл бұрын
"I feel like the entire office political system is corrupt, so why should I... care." -Stephen, 24
@whythenumber Жыл бұрын
Cant believe this is 14yo. Truly timeless
@DAFORCEFilms Жыл бұрын
I remember when this was first uploaded and it’s still relevant in some ways. The Onion truly is an amazing satirical news source and I wish they still did things like this.
@paddyquinlan3329 Жыл бұрын
PSA: The best way to get involved in workplace politics is to form/join a union.
@croyrobertson19204 жыл бұрын
Tony Hawk “Exaggerate your contributions to successful projects!” pure gold as always from The Onion.
@EllieC1304 жыл бұрын
God I wish I didn’t have to work around office politics. One job made a point of asking me if I was the kind of person who went straight home or would go out for drinks after work.
@ComradeStiv Жыл бұрын
No big deal, just another outstanding perfectly-crafted golden era Onion bit. Also *_holy serious hell_* those elephantine '08 monitors 🐘 I can't.
@Glocktopus129 Жыл бұрын
I feel this on a spiritual level 😂 I had a co-worker that was just like Shauna. He was the most immature person I’ve ever worked with. He was 73. Lol
@ToddWright23 жыл бұрын
Shawna Davis is every office busybody, and was played to perfection. Her drone and dead-for-millenia affect ... Awesome.
@svrvphimprod Жыл бұрын
"youth icons like Tony Hawk" I don't know why that's what got me
@LoveTheLord773 жыл бұрын
The only reliable news I watch
@TheAmbientUniverse Жыл бұрын
My coworker has been working at my job for over two years and became a manager in the past six months. He just asked for a raise and got it, a whole 25 cents. He makes more than me, but still makes less than minimum wage. Two extra dollars a shift, what a joke.
@yamnayaseed3563 жыл бұрын
"Cancellation of the Holiday office party" Oh boy how much would I give to make this true, those were the worse. Imagine "having good time" with people who are just waiting for the next best opportunity to rat you out. In a toxic workplace even a party is stressful
@KsE2504 жыл бұрын
Yep. These are timeless.
@freddogrosso9835 Жыл бұрын
Working from home is a freaking god-send. I still have to go to the office 2 times a week, but is not nearly as bad as before.
@lampyrisnoctiluca99047 ай бұрын
The Shawna has some spooky similarities with the ex coworker of mine who bullied me and had her fingers in my eventual firing from that job. I felt relieved after the manager handed me a paper saying I was fired for being incompetent. I was not incompetent, but just incapable of doing what is impossible even for the more experienced workers than myself. It was a time of the year the applications for the graduate schools are taken in. So I did it and am now studying again in my early thirties.
@scarletjester78313 жыл бұрын
I'm in my early 20s, I could care less about the people or what goes on at work. I only care that I'm getting my paycheck, that's all I care about. I will not bend over backwards for a job that could replace me if I died the next day like nothing happened
@PeacefulLifeMeadows11 ай бұрын
this is me.. youngest in my office and everybody (boomers) cares about stuff that goes on in the org and complaining/gossiping. I cant even get myself to care for some reason, I just show up, get paid, and go home.
@alyx88153 жыл бұрын
I was 4 when this was uploaded. This comedy is great
@matthewsatthewsssss41153 жыл бұрын
Ayy 2004 gang
@vansdan.3 жыл бұрын
good to hear zoomers are checking out Onion, maybe the future isn't so bleak after all
@alyx88153 жыл бұрын
@@vansdan. yeah but MOST Zoomers do default dances in public and the rest, well they hate most zoomers, zoomers might start a civil war over Fortnite.
@WorshipInTruth16 жыл бұрын
OMG I have worked several jobs and this is so true. Old people love to make the workday more difficult than it has to be by worrying about pointless shit.
@Meeminator5 жыл бұрын
The emotion that went into “that’s what’s sad!” Was amazing
@MeursaultWithFactor503 жыл бұрын
The way it cut away from her naming the copier rules had me in stitches 1:20
@ddg3210 Жыл бұрын
I particularly love the hidden gems in the scrolling text headlines. 0:38 - "One-armed basketball player proves to the world that two arms are useful for playing basketball"
@benjaminpark54605 жыл бұрын
I’m so sad I’m behind on the times. All these videos I’ve watched recently are amazing. I’m sorry I didn’t find them when they came out
@westoniii Жыл бұрын
F-it, I'm cooking fish in the microwave
@ToniaMontana223 Жыл бұрын
Don't forget the Broccoli! :)
@emeraldfinder5 Жыл бұрын
and cabbage
@plaguepotato6624 Жыл бұрын
Hmmmmm this is a new record for how far back KZfaq recommended has shown me. 14 years!
@Vesnicie Жыл бұрын
Oh man, this reminds me how much I don't miss the office busybody.