Office Space Quotes

“Open-plan offices have been found to reduce productivity and impair memory. They’re associated with high staff turnover. They make people sick, hostile, unmotivated, and insecure.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“Peter Gibbons: The thing is, Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.
Bob Porter: Don't... don't care?
Peter Gibbons: It's a problem of motivation, all right? Now if I work my ass off and Initech ships a few extra units, I don't see another dime; so where's the motivation? And here's something else, Bob: I have eight different bosses right now.
Bob Slydell: I beg your pardon?
Peter Gibbons: Eight bosses.
Bob Slydell: Eight?
Peter Gibbons: Eight, Bob. So that means that when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my only real motivation is not to be hassled; that, and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired. ”
― Mike Judge

“... his experience of life in an office had made him determine never to have anything more to do with one ...”
― W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage

“One of the things people did best at the office was to use flexibility to its last atom.”
― Pawan Mishra, Coinman: An Untold Conspiracy

“Office Signs are glamorous yet subtle indicators, which reminds us who are who and what is what.”
― Nikita Dudani

“How to find a balance in life between the pressure, stress, time, life, and the load of work is hard.”
― go4office

“Coworking together is not just about welcoming remote workers. It is important for real estate because it benefits both companies and their employees equally. Collaborating takes up the most important business and expensive costs — the workplace — and renders the service. The space-as-a-service model introduces balance sheets and creates staff flexibility.”
― wish coworker

“Perks can make your office space fun, but it’s emotional intelligence that makes your culture magnetic.”
― Donna Karlin, Talent Momentum: Attracting Brilliance for Tomorrow's Leaders