The Gervais Principle, Or The Office According to “The Office”

FC St. Pauli · 10-15-2009, 10:32 AM

The Gervais Principle, Or The Office According to “The Office”

An amazingly insightful blog post on working in the corporate world.

praktik · 10-15-2009, 10:51 AM

this is absolutely brilliant.

I have identified myself in the discussion "coasting loser".

Hence my post count.

wayne kenoff · 10-15-2009, 10:52 AM

loves it

wayne kenoff · 10-15-2009, 11:55 AM

This is also a variant of the pigs/dogs/sheep analogy of Pink Floyd's Animals and Orwell's Animal Farm.

Ms. Fit · 10-15-2009, 12:48 PM

i really encourage every cube-dweller to read that article/post in its entirety. damn. makes sense.

why not · 10-15-2009, 12:56 PM

i think i may be morphing from a coasting loser to a sociopath.
not sure how i feel about that.

Ms. Fit · 10-15-2009, 01:03 PM

^^^

same.

Aleks · 10-15-2009, 01:37 PM

interesting article! thnx for posting..

thank god i can't relate to it...

glych t.anomaly · 10-15-2009, 01:43 PM

im laughing so hard, effing brilliant !

thank you sooo much.

[jai]

vinder · 10-15-2009, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ms. Fit

i'm a success too!

..

Ms. Fit · 10-15-2009, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vinder

..

lol count on you to poke fun of me.

i'm not a success...yet. *cue evil laughter*

FC St. Pauli · 10-15-2009, 01:53 PM

Looks like this is one in a series of posts called "The Way of the Sociopath"

The Way of the Sociopath

Going to check those out

vinder · 10-15-2009, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ms. Fit

lol count on you to poke fun of me.

i'm not a success...yet. *cue evil laughter*

just stop making it so easy

Ms. Fit · 10-15-2009, 01:57 PM

why? i like the attention. and i also think it's cute that you think why not's a success. how sweet!

why not · 10-15-2009, 02:00 PM

it kind of seems to me that no one really wins in this theory, although everyone kind of feels like they do.

Syntax Error · 10-15-2009, 02:06 PM

whoever has the most money when they die wins.

Ms. Fit · 10-15-2009, 02:06 PM

really? to me it seems like everyone wins, given the situation.

derek · 10-15-2009, 02:15 PM

there have been several studies over the last two decades many ceos/upper management have sociopathic tendancies (one even suggested psychopathic). i just can't find the links.

for jokes some guy in sanfran asked candidates running for mayor questions that comprise the voight-kampf empathy test (from blade runner), and three candidates ended up being replicants. i thought it was pretty funny.

got the link for this one

The Wave Magazine - The Bay Area's Best Entertainment Magazine... Ever.

why not · 10-15-2009, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ms. Fit

really? to me it seems like everyone wins, given the situation.

to me, it's more like:

everybody wins = everybody loses

Ms. Fit · 10-15-2009, 03:18 PM

^^well, ya i guess..when you put it like that. don't mind me, i'm just trying to (optimistically) justify how i'm spending a good portion of my life.

djcheezwhiz · 10-15-2009, 04:06 PM

great reads all around...

xtc · 10-15-2009, 07:21 PM

Very interesting, I liked this article very much.

Muad'ib · 10-15-2009, 07:47 PM

i am such a loser.

Bernnie Federko · 10-15-2009, 08:01 PM

sick ass

erika · 10-15-2009, 08:10 PM

meh, maybe I've been around organizations in various capacities too long but I don't find anything particularly enlightening there

10-15-2009, 10:32 AM	#1
FC St. Pauli Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: fydr Posts: 1,179	The Gervais Principle, Or The Office According to “The Office” The Gervais Principle, Or The Office According to “The Office” An amazingly insightful blog post on working in the corporate world.

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10-15-2009, 10:51 AM	#2
praktik TRIBE Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Up ur nose and around the corner! Posts: 7,703	this is absolutely brilliant. I have identified myself in the discussion "coasting loser". Hence my post count.

10-15-2009, 10:52 AM	#3
wayne kenoff TRIBE Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: up shit creek Posts: 3,542	loves it

10-15-2009, 11:55 AM	#4
wayne kenoff TRIBE Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: up shit creek Posts: 3,542	This is also a variant of the pigs/dogs/sheep analogy of Pink Floyd's Animals and Orwell's Animal Farm.

10-15-2009, 12:48 PM	#5
Ms. Fit TRIBE Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Yeah baby, you lookin' alright, still! Posts: 7,584	i really encourage every cube-dweller to read that article/post in its entirety. damn. makes sense.

10-15-2009, 12:56 PM	#6
why not Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: i'm tagpopular! Posts: 13,627	i think i may be morphing from a coasting loser to a sociopath. not sure how i feel about that.

10-15-2009, 01:03 PM	#7
Ms. Fit TRIBE Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Yeah baby, you lookin' alright, still! Posts: 7,584	^^^ same.

10-15-2009, 01:37 PM	#8
Aleks TRIBE Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: High Park 76'ers Posts: 4,807	interesting article! thnx for posting.. thank god i can't relate to it...

10-15-2009, 01:43 PM	#9
glych t.anomaly TRIBE Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Being right too soon is socially unacceptable. Posts: 14,625	im laughing so hard, effing brilliant ! thank you sooo much. [jai]

10-15-2009, 01:53 PM	#12
FC St. Pauli Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: fydr Posts: 1,179	Looks like this is one in a series of posts called "The Way of the Sociopath" The Way of the Sociopath Going to check those out

10-15-2009, 01:57 PM	#14
Ms. Fit TRIBE Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Yeah baby, you lookin' alright, still! Posts: 7,584	why? i like the attention. and i also think it's cute that you think why not's a success. how sweet!

10-15-2009, 02:00 PM	#15
why not Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: i'm tagpopular! Posts: 13,627	it kind of seems to me that no one really wins in this theory, although everyone kind of feels like they do.

10-15-2009, 02:06 PM	#16
Syntax Error Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ban me faggot Posts: 16,879	whoever has the most money when they die wins.

10-15-2009, 02:15 PM	#18
derek TRIBE Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: yonder Posts: 8,885	there have been several studies over the last two decades many ceos/upper management have sociopathic tendancies (one even suggested psychopathic). i just can't find the links. for jokes some guy in sanfran asked candidates running for mayor questions that comprise the voight-kampf empathy test (from blade runner), and three candidates ended up being replicants. i thought it was pretty funny. got the link for this one The Wave Magazine - The Bay Area's Best Entertainment Magazine... Ever.

10-15-2009, 03:18 PM	#20
Ms. Fit TRIBE Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Yeah baby, you lookin' alright, still! Posts: 7,584	^^well, ya i guess..when you put it like that. don't mind me, i'm just trying to (optimistically) justify how i'm spending a good portion of my life.

10-15-2009, 04:06 PM	#21
djcheezwhiz TRIBE Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: waiting for the venga bus!! Posts: 5,339	great reads all around...

10-15-2009, 07:21 PM	#22
xtc TRIBE Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: building with internet access Posts: 156	Very interesting, I liked this article very much.

10-15-2009, 07:47 PM	#23
Muad'ib Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: gumnut cottage Posts: 13,167	i am such a loser.

10-15-2009, 08:01 PM	#24
Bernnie Federko TRIBE Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: i like sex and violence Posts: 10,418	sick ass

10-15-2009, 08:10 PM	#25
erika TRIBE Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Home, not quite ready to say good night Posts: 5,644	meh, maybe I've been around organizations in various capacities too long but I don't find anything particularly enlightening there