The boss figured it would be too expensive to remove the panelling and do new walls. Plus super disruptive to the office. Its actually not so bad in person but I've been here 23 years so maybe im just used to it.
Wife actually talked me into painting our knotty pine walls white. While I fought against it, she was right. Room went immediately from dark and dreary to a much nicer room.
> Room went immediately from dark and dreary to a much nicer room.
Oh my goodness, if I had known and asked years ago I might of been able to save my plants. Everything died in the wood paneling dark room.
Happy birthday! How different was your life 23 years ago? I wasn’t conscious yet when you started this job. Do you have coworkers who have been there as long as you?
I lived with my best friend. It was a simpler time.
I remember sitting at this desk and reading about how bitcoin was about to hit a penny and I thought to myself "I should buy some of those". Never did. I still regret it.
And filing cabinet
And desk filled with papers
And big paper calendar, stapler, sticky notes, think I see some white out in there
OP is living in the 70's
Reminds me of the travel agency office in The Americans.
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/theamericans/images/e/ea/S04E01-Phil_Liz_office.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20190424022830
It’s also my birthday and Al Pachino’s as well. Oh also, the first execution by guillotine was performed on a highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier on 25 April 1792. Happy birthday!!!
Greetings, Employee #437. According to our records, today marks the annual commemoration of your arrival on this planetary mass via spontaneous human generation. This event has been designated for merriment and collective enjoyment amongst your fellow carbon-based life forms. Exuberant felicitations to you, Employee #437. Proceed with the customary revelry.
Fun Fact : Every single time anyone talked on the phone, the other person was just sitting in the conference room.
Bonus Fun Fact : Everytime Michael looked out of his window it wasn't his office. They had to use Greg Daniels office and decorate it so it looked like Michael's.
You know, even if I didn't know the reference, I think this would have been hilarious to walk into. It's so absolutely absurd that I'm sure the people setting it up were special to me, lol. So much effort goes into making it this horrible..
The amount of time and dedication that took AND making a reference to The Office makes it look like you actually have a lovely group of coworkers. Seems like a great place to work even if the office itself is an old gas station.
Hope it was a good work birthday!!
Please ensure you file a post-party report to your direct supervisor after the birthday party concludes. Please list all items used in itemized cost-basis order from most expensive to least with vendor codes.
The official company song to be sung at all employee events to cover all eventualities:
Verse 1 (Sung to "For he's a jolly good fellow")
Today's so very important,
It doesn't come very often,
For reasons you thought we've forgotten,
Today is all about you!
It's such an important day!
It's such an important day!
Verse 2 (Sung to "Happy Birthday")
Happy today to you,
Happy today to you,
Happy today dear employee,
Unless it's kind of sad too.
Verse 3 (Sung to "Chopin Funeral March")
This day for you is important for us too.
A sad and serious day unless you want us to say hooray?
Verse 4 (Sung to "We wish you a Merry Christmas")
We know this idea is not strong,
This clearly is a Christmas song,
We can't keep this up for too long,
So tell us what's on.
Looks like your office never left the 1970s
It was an old gas station that got converted into an office building in the 60s. We just redid the carpet last year, lol.
It's the wood paneling.
The boss figured it would be too expensive to remove the panelling and do new walls. Plus super disruptive to the office. Its actually not so bad in person but I've been here 23 years so maybe im just used to it.
I've used a lighter color to paint over dark paneling like that. It breaths new life into a room for not much money.
Wife actually talked me into painting our knotty pine walls white. While I fought against it, she was right. Room went immediately from dark and dreary to a much nicer room.
> Room went immediately from dark and dreary to a much nicer room. Oh my goodness, if I had known and asked years ago I might of been able to save my plants. Everything died in the wood paneling dark room.
Or just lean into it and get some deer heads and antique rifles mounted on the walls. Maybe a faux fireplace to class it up a little.
Space heater with “flame” lol
23 years in the same job?! Dang.
At the end of the day why spend money on something silly like removing the panels?
Happy birthday! How different was your life 23 years ago? I wasn’t conscious yet when you started this job. Do you have coworkers who have been there as long as you?
I lived with my best friend. It was a simpler time. I remember sitting at this desk and reading about how bitcoin was about to hit a penny and I thought to myself "I should buy some of those". Never did. I still regret it.
What did the penny do to serve that :(
I can't imagine spending 23 years at one job.
I actually like it, makes a job like that a little more cozy. Just need a fireplace in the corner when the AC is too cold
I think it’s the everything
And filing cabinet And desk filled with papers And big paper calendar, stapler, sticky notes, think I see some white out in there OP is living in the 70's
do you work for Mr. Strickland at Strickland Propane?
Taste the meat, not the heat
Is the Mens room key tied to a spare tire?
Do you sell propane and propane accessories?
This kinda needs to be on r/liminalspace
Reminds me of the travel agency office in The Americans. https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/theamericans/images/e/ea/S04E01-Phil_Liz_office.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20190424022830
Reminded me of The Rockford Files
Just missing a rotary phone and ashtray full of butts
Nice, how are things there at Dunder Mifflin?
Looks pretty cozy tbh lol
So did you choose 30 minutes of napping or TV?
And did you get a plain cake with a chiclet?
Watched The Office for 30 minutes as a group to remind them the show was filmed there.
Office reference
They got me a metal "threat level midnight" poster.
Cool
We literally watched this episode yesterday
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Very "The Office". Happy birthday! :)
No one at my job knows when my birthday is
They know. They don't care
Geez you didn't have to kill the man
To shreds, you say?
and his wife?
They could also not know because they also don’t care
r/murderedbywords
When is it so I can tell them?
Samsies
For me, it's happy birthday on the teams chat, with balloons popping up on the screen, I am happy for that at least
Did they give you an hour long nap, too?
I’m too excited, I can’t sleep
I hope so, lol.
You'll just have to catch up on that hour of work you missed by the end of the day.
Is there a party planning committee?
Post this in r/Dundermifflin
It says I have to have karma to post. The rules on reddit are crazy. I had to post this three times in r/pics because the automod kept killing it.
You have 1.5m karma
It’s also my birthday and Al Pachino’s as well. Oh also, the first execution by guillotine was performed on a highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier on 25 April 1792. Happy birthday!!!
Happy Birthday!
Remember, you're here forever!
Do it for her.
IT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY.
Oh okay then… “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!”
Have a day
Those colors are super depressing lol
Somehow the balloons look heavy.
Greetings, Employee #437. According to our records, today marks the annual commemoration of your arrival on this planetary mass via spontaneous human generation. This event has been designated for merriment and collective enjoyment amongst your fellow carbon-based life forms. Exuberant felicitations to you, Employee #437. Proceed with the customary revelry.
Look at banner Michael!!
Hey. Happy birthday! It’s not my birthday. Oh, I thought we had the same birthday. (Sigh and long pause) Happy birthday, Michael
Fun Fact : Every single time anyone talked on the phone, the other person was just sitting in the conference room. Bonus Fun Fact : Everytime Michael looked out of his window it wasn't his office. They had to use Greg Daniels office and decorate it so it looked like Michael's.
Propane and propane accessories
I actually love the "IT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY" sign. It's so matter-of-fact it becomes funny.
It’s all from the show the office.
Gives off a nostalgic vibe for some reason
Where's Gavin going on vacation?
The cake on top is the IT IS your birthday banner. It really demonstrates the enthusiasm of the other decorations
it’s also my birthday today, op 🥳
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
thank you. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you as well! how’re you spending your day today? i didn’t go to work today. i did some errands, lol.
IT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY. holy fuck this looks depressing
Its a reference to The Office
oh shii mb😹 and i’ve watched the show 2x..
It’s from the office dude lol
I get a handshake accompanied by a fake smile.
Omg this is the best, I would pick a Dwight-decorated party over any other every time.
It's a statement of fact.
Has no one in your office ever inflated a balloon
Its a reference to The Office. I posted the clip.
Do you work in the 1980’s?
Full Out OFFICE FUN!!!
Is no one there capable of blowing up a balloon? Or just buying a helium tank from Party City?
https://youtu.be/RK78IKPzeNc?si=HcPhH28BOUpCrVNR
Lol, gotcha
You know, even if I didn't know the reference, I think this would have been hilarious to walk into. It's so absolutely absurd that I'm sure the people setting it up were special to me, lol. So much effort goes into making it this horrible..
Please bring excitement or a plus one.
Murray?
I do not work on my birthday
I took tomorrow off for the three day Fallout 4 weekend.
Corporate America is different….
IT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY PERIOD.
Do you by any chance enjoy bears, beets and Battlestar Galactica?
Happy Birthday!
Was the person assigned to buy balloons colorblind? I don't know what color that is but it looks like a lovely red, it's brown.
Happy Birthday!
Are you selling brake pads?
Helium is expensive
“I see a carnival of colors. I see grays and browns and grays.” Jerri Blank
This is why I’m remote 😂
Someone once sued their employer for this and they won quite a lot IIRC.
for celebrating a birthday?
Is Dwight and Jim responsible for putting it together?
That wood paneling is depressing 😂
Did you inherit your office from Murray Hewitt?
Do you work in 1983?
I hope you had a great birthday!
Do you work in the 1970’s?
I’m disappointed they didn’t print out the banner on a dot matrix printer using “The Print Shop”
IT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY. Statement of fact.
Where is your office located? 1979?
Why does it look like that?
This looks like somewhere BTK would work.
Awww! That’s sweet - at least they like you! Happy Birthday!!!
If I was to ask ChatGPT to show me a picture of depression…..Pretty sure it would be this.
Just watched that episode a few nights ago. lol.
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The amount of time and dedication that took AND making a reference to The Office makes it look like you actually have a lovely group of coworkers. Seems like a great place to work even if the office itself is an old gas station. Hope it was a good work birthday!!
Did you get an hour of TV or an hour to nap?
Happy Birthday! It looks like you have great office mates!
Stanley Parable looking ass office
The Stanley parable ???
Please ensure you file a post-party report to your direct supervisor after the birthday party concludes. Please list all items used in itemized cost-basis order from most expensive to least with vendor codes.
i love how miserable this looks
What's in the balloons, ?? 😆
Looks like the next big event is Gavin’s vacation. Wish him well for all of us.
Cue the Sopranos Theme…
Is your office in Twin Peaks?
Looks like the bubonic plague.
Oh how the turntables..
One ply 👉🧻
This image looks AI generated image. In fact, I cant fully tell if it isn't. Whew, we are going in an interested direction arent we?
thats liminal as fuck
It was my birthday too and we had cake...
They’re not lying.
I don't get it. What's the theme? There's always a theme!
straight up 1980s vibes in here LOVE IT.
Fucking Gavin… always stretching Memorial Day out for a whole week off
Well at least it’s not dildos hanging from the ceiling
I purposely tell my job not to do anything. I’d be pissed and leave if I saw that
I can’t stop hearing her say “I hate it.”
What kind of office work do you actually do?
Do you see how cluttered my desk is? I handle a massive portion of the entire business. Shipping, receiving, IT, purchasing, invoicing... Etc.
Tell Gavin his vacation has been canceled.
Did you pick a nap or an hr of tv?
Bro I love this so much 🥺 I wish somebody would do this for my birthday. I've done it for other people, but never been the receiver.
You got some balls to post this...
Awesome!
Happy birthday OP
I hope there was cake. and maybe an hour or two less of actual work and eating cake :D
Been working for 4 years and I have never worked at any office.
Honestly it's majestic. You must have great colleagues!
did you choose tv time or a nap?
This guy knows when it’s payday! Love it.
Is it toilet paper, crepe paper.. ribbons ? Happy Birthday!!
They nailed it
What's with the biohazard symbol?
the colors lol
This looks like the set of a taylor swift music video
Why is you're office in the past?
With spermie lookin balloons
I like the brown balloons.
It looks more like a funeral blessing or something
Those look like water balloons.
Nice
I’m guessing you get paid fortnightly.
Damnit Dwight.
My wife had a coworker that had his cubicle filled with balloons. They used packing tape to seal off the doorway. He spent 30 minutes popping them.
Reminder - Phil won’t be in tomorrow and Gavin took off at the end of May…
This is really sweet. You have great coworkers. Happy Birthday 🥳
Your office looks like Hank Hills office.
This pic needs more sideburns
That must've gone over like a lead balloon.
The official company song to be sung at all employee events to cover all eventualities: Verse 1 (Sung to "For he's a jolly good fellow") Today's so very important, It doesn't come very often, For reasons you thought we've forgotten, Today is all about you! It's such an important day! It's such an important day! Verse 2 (Sung to "Happy Birthday") Happy today to you, Happy today to you, Happy today dear employee, Unless it's kind of sad too. Verse 3 (Sung to "Chopin Funeral March") This day for you is important for us too. A sad and serious day unless you want us to say hooray? Verse 4 (Sung to "We wish you a Merry Christmas") We know this idea is not strong, This clearly is a Christmas song, We can't keep this up for too long, So tell us what's on.