"So that means when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my only real motivation is not to be hassled, that and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired."

Seems lately like lists are all the craze to describe yourself. I'm not one for lists. Thankfully that is one family trait I did not pick up. Instead I have actually been known to lend people my copy of Office Space (where the above quote comes from) and say "This is my life... except I don't get to have sex with Jennifer Aniston and I don't embezzle money".

A few years ago when I used to work at Rockwell Automation, we were having a cube conversation about Office Space. The guy who sat across from me looked blankly at us and confessed the fact he'd never seen it. Seeing this as a crime against software engineers, I brought in my copy for him the next day. A few days later he brought it back saying:

Coworker: "I thought you said this was a comedy."
Me: "You didn't think it was funny?"
Coworker: "This is a documentary, not a comedy."

As a software engineer, you can go into any workplace and pretty much pick out people and figure out who they are in the movie. Of course, the most fun is finding out who Milton is, and then giving him a Red Swingline Stapler.

If you haven't seen this movie... do it now. I'm not saying it will change your life or anything, but you'll laugh your ass off. For the record... right now I have 5 different bosses.