20 11 / 2009
"The Losers like to feel good about their lives. They are the happiness seekers, rather than will-to-power players, and enter and exit reactively, in response to the meta-Darwinian trends in the economy. But they have no more loyalty to the firm than the sociopaths. They do have a loyalty to individual people, and a commitment to finding fulfillment through work when they can, and coasting when they cannot."
The Gervais Principle, Or The Office According to “The Office”
This is one of the most astute assessments of office/work culture I’ve read. If you have a job (or plan to have a job), it’s worth reading, regardless of your familiarity with The Office.
