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The 1999 film "Office Space" was written and directed by Mike Judge and starred Ron Livingston and Jennifer Aniston.

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What are TPS Reports?

In the 1999 film Office Space, there is an ongoing joke about Peter Gibbons not putting cover sheets on his TPS Reports, and multiple people reminding him or showing incredulity at him not doing that. I work in the IT industry, but I have never…
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Are the fictitious names “Initech” and “Initrode” a play on words?

In the comedy Office Space, the protagonist works for a company called "Initech". At the end of the film, his co-workers take jobs at a competing company called "Initrode". It seems that these names are meant to sound silly, but can someone here…
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What is Milton Waddams' profession?

Is it ever stated what Milton Waddams' job is, in Office Space (1999)? All I can remember is his love of his stapler and that he was eventually relocated to the basement, but I can't recall if his job title/description is ever mentioned.
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How did Anne know Peter was not at work?

In the beginning of the film, Peter was hypnotized and decided not to show up on Saturday. He got lots of messages from his boss asking why he didn't show up. He also got one from his girlfriend Anne, who complained that he didn't go to work…
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What programming language is used in Office Space (1999)?

I want to know what programming language do the programmers working at Initech use, as shown in this picture. It reminds me of Basic and Batch.
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