Office Space Analysis
"Office Space”
This movie was pretty funny and had some slow moments as well. This movie shows us what it's like to work for a company that starts to have problems within. This movie shows us how people feel working for a company everyday and not enjoying your job. The main character talks about how working at Initech is the worst day of his life and that the next day is worker that the day before. It also shows us what can happen when you push an employee to the end. Initech brings in efficiency experts that hardly know what they are doing besides laying off people and promoting those who don't care about their jobs. The movies main focus is around Initech, but also shows us another company that needs to implement change, Chatskys. At first I thought what am I going to write about from this movie, but there is plenty of things that need change and adjustment from the bottom all the way up in this company.
Describe the culture at Initech. What are Initech’s in-use core beliefs and values? What in-use values do you think are needed but missing at Initech currently? (5 points)
Initech is a software company, where people are working to reprogram bank software for Y2K. Everyone works in their own cubicle. Everyone in the company knows everyone’s business within the company. If one employee makes a mistake everyone who is in charge approaches that employee to make sure they are aware of the mistake they made. For example Peter the main character forgot the coversheet for a TPS report and has to hear it from eight different managers about it. Peter even seems more annoyed when his employees mention it too. Some employees are frustrated and fed up with their job like Sam, Michael, Peter and Milton. The company does not seem to be very organized, having employees come in on their days off to work because they are behind schedule with things. Most of the employees there have work for more than ten years and rely on the job security from Initech. Initech
This movie was pretty funny and had some slow moments as well. This movie shows us what it's like to work for a company that starts to have problems within. This movie shows us how people feel working for a company everyday and not enjoying your job. The main character talks about how working at Initech is the worst day of his life and that the next day is worker that the day before. It also shows us what can happen when you push an employee to the end. Initech brings in efficiency experts that hardly know what they are doing besides laying off people and promoting those who don't care about their jobs. The movies main focus is around Initech, but also shows us another company that needs to implement change, Chatskys. At first I thought what am I going to write about from this movie, but there is plenty of things that need change and adjustment from the bottom all the way up in this company.
Describe the culture at Initech. What are Initech’s in-use core beliefs and values? What in-use values do you think are needed but missing at Initech currently? (5 points)
Initech is a software company, where people are working to reprogram bank software for Y2K. Everyone works in their own cubicle. Everyone in the company knows everyone’s business within the company. If one employee makes a mistake everyone who is in charge approaches that employee to make sure they are aware of the mistake they made. For example Peter the main character forgot the coversheet for a TPS report and has to hear it from eight different managers about it. Peter even seems more annoyed when his employees mention it too. Some employees are frustrated and fed up with their job like Sam, Michael, Peter and Milton. The company does not seem to be very organized, having employees come in on their days off to work because they are behind schedule with things. Most of the employees there have work for more than ten years and rely on the job security from Initech. Initech