History YMMV / OfficeSpace

* TheCatchPhraseCatchesOn: [[FountainOfMemes Several turns of phrase]] from the film have [[MemeticMutation become fairly commonplace]] in RealLife, You didn't get that memo? e.g. "TPS Report", "pieces of flair", "[[{{Garfield}} a case of the Mondays]]", etc. Not to mention MichaelBolton being described as a "no-talent ass-clown".

* TheCatchPhraseCatchesOn: [[FountainOfMemes Several turns of phrase]] from the film have [[MemeticMutation become fairly commonplace]] in RealLife, e.g. "TPS Report", "pieces of flair", "[[{{Garfield}} a case of the Mondays]]", etc. Not to mention MichaelBolton being described as a "no-talent ass-clown".

** Of course, he still [[EvilIsPetty parked in the handicap space.]] [[WatchThePaintJob And the rear bumper of his car got ripped off]] when they attempted to tow him [[LaserGuidedKarma in the very same scene.]]

* FridgeBrilliance: Milton's ramblings about his stapler are actually ''accurate.'' The Swingline brand stapler is a far more reliable model than the cheaper Bostitch brand. Also counts as FridgeHorror when you realize that you've been working a white collar office job long enough to appreciate that...

* FridgeBrilliance: Milton's ramblings about his stapler are actually ''accurate.'' The Swingline brand stapler is a far more reliable model than the cheaper Bostidge brand. Also counts as FridgeHorror when you realize that you've been working a white collar office job long enough to appreciate that...

** It should be mentioned that, as Peter himself said, the reason he does the bare minimum is that he has no incentive to do more. And when he made it clear that this was how he felt to the higher-ups, he got ''promoted''. Meanwhile, his friends who had stronger work ethics, were about to get axed.

** His behavior helps the company? He has everyone stop what they're doing so he can give speeches on how they need to help the company, and he adds make-work and red tape to everything, doesn't seem to actually do any work himself, spends money on consultants just so they can tell him to fire his most competant employees (and argues with them when they make a decision he doesn't like), kills efficiency and productivity by asking people to work 7 days a week to catch up on projects, steals personal property from employees, etc...

** It should be mentioned that, as Peter himself said, the reason he does the bare minimum is that he has no incentive to do more.

** His behavior helps the company? He has everyone stop what they're doing so he can give speeches on how they need to help the company, and he adds make-work and red tape to everything, doesn't seem to actually do any work himself, spends money on consultants just so they can tell him to fire his most competant employees (and argues with them when they make a decision he doesn't like), kills efficiency and productivity by asking people to work 7 days a week to catch up on projects, etc...

** His behavior helps the company? He has everyone stop what they're doing so he can give speeches on how they need to help the company, and he adds make-work and red tape to everything, doesn't seem to actually do any work himself, spends money on consultants just so they can tell him to fire his most competant employees, kills efficiency and productivity by asking people to work 7 days a week to catch up on projects, etc...

* AssPull: Peter is disgusted when told that Joanna slept with Lumburgh and breaks up with her. He later learns that this was referring to another previously unmentioned character with that same last name, which somehow never occured to him.

* SeinLanguage: [[FountainOfMemes Several turns of phrase]] from the film have [[MemeticMutation become fairly commonplace]] in RealLife, e.g. "TPS Report", "pieces of flair", "[[{{Garfield}} a case of the Mondays]]", etc. Not to mention MichaelBolton being described as a "no-talent ass-clown".

* {{Crowning Moment of Awesome}}: Peter, Michael and Samir go gangster style on [[spoiler:the printer.]]
** "[[GetoBoys Cause its die muthafucka, die muthafucka, still fool!]]"
** Also of note is [[spoiler: Milton finally going through with his promise to burn the building down.]]
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Lumburgh questions the consultants' judgement about Peter... and [[OhCrap immediately finds ''himself'' being interviewed by them]].
** "...'[[AC:PC Load Letter]]'? What the fuck does that mean?!"
*** [[DontExplainTheJoke It means the printer's out of paper.]]
** When Samir goes, "Back up yo' ass with the resurrection" after leaving Peter's house.
** The nightmare with Lumbergh.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: While Lumbergh is clearly a dick, most of his behavior is designed to help the company (with the exception of his treatment of Milton). He clearly shows up to work on the weekend when everyone else has to and most of his annoying commands are basic details of Peter's job. Meanwhile, Peter does literally the bare minimum he can and then decides to rob the company because they dare to expect him to do work for his paycheck (and convinces his friends to help based on their oncoming layoffs) which leads to near imprisonment for his friends. Lumbergh's certainly an asshole, but Peter might be a bigger one.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Even in an office of IT workers, Milton stands out.

* AmbiguouslyAutistic: Even in an office of IT workers, Milton stands out.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Lumburgh questions the consultants' judgement about Peter... and immediately finds ''himself'' being interviewed by them.

* MemeticMutation: "I believe you have my stapler?", Michael's description of federal prison, "Yeah, I'm gonna need you to go ahead and...", etc.

** Anyone who's felt trapped in a boring office job will probably have a lot of sympathy for Peter.
* VindicatedByCable: One of the premier examples. The movie pulled in mediocre box office numbers, despite relatively good reviews from critics, but found a second life on premium cable and on home video. [[ComedyCentral Comedy Central's]] frequent airings brought the movie to an even wider audience, quickly granting it CultClassic status.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: You know that plan to rip off the company with endless micro-transitions? Aside from being an homage to Superman III, [[http://www.cracked.com/article_17370_7-completely-unrealistic-movie-plots-that-came-true.html someone tried that themselves]].