Comments on: Can't get enough of your office life?

Can't get enough of your office life?

mountainmambo — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 05:45:50 -0800

Ugh... As if working in an office isn't enough. This is one toy I will NOT be buying for my kid. I get the irony, but man, how depressing would it be to see this under the xmas tree?

By: kartooner

kartooner — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 05:51:21 -0800

I think the ability to build little cubicles is frightening. For those who love Dilbert however it might be fun. I see enough of the corporate life to the point where this would just freak me out if my daughter got this from a relative.

By: moonbird

moonbird — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 05:51:23 -0800

"thanks mom and dad, i'm gonna me build the biggest, baddest, most efficient productivity environment evAr!"

By: krysalist

krysalist — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 05:54:27 -0800

There's a healthy sense of irony about it. Also, I appreciate the arbitrary Job Title Generator.

By: XQUZYPHYR

XQUZYPHYR — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:00:17 -0800

Kind of a cute gag gift/morale boost for white collar wage slaves. I would actually love to have this on my desk if it included a little Godzilla to go with it that could wind up and smash its way through the office.

By: The Card Cheat

The Card Cheat — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:00:18 -0800

This makes Baby Card Cheat cry.

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:01:13 -0800

God, I don't know why, but I want one. Bad. I could make my own toy movie version of Office Space. But with more sex ... on top of the copy machine. And death. On top of the copy machine too. Or maybe I'd just put the entire thing together painstakingly and then smash it all with a Godzilla action figure for catharsis. I'd be Godzilla. Upper managament would die slowly. Now that's the ticket. This is genius. No, really.

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:03:02 -0800

Oops, geez ... (Not) on preview, exactly what XQUZYPHYR said.

By: ElvisJesus

ElvisJesus — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:10:23 -0800

My Legos have been outsourced

By: jon_kill

jon_kill — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:14:17 -0800

Do not take the office home with you. I think building it in effigy counts as taking it home with you.

By: ColdChef

ColdChef — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:15:57 -0800

I would buy this. And then I would make tiny little MetaFilter screenshots for each of their computers. And tiny TPS forms.

By: dparmet

dparmet — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:21:40 -0800

'Hey kids, time to start increasing shareholder value!' Um... no thanks. *shudder*

By: Fuzzy Monster

Fuzzy Monster — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:28:57 -0800

And after leaving your toy cubicle, don't forget to stop here on the way home.

By: mountainmambo

mountainmambo — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:30:47 -0800

Oh my.. a McDonald's play-restaurant??? That is really disgusting. Well, it makes sense that Amazon would sell that.

By: iconomy

iconomy — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:32:41 -0800

I would have to kill Sue if I sat near her. She snaps her gum while she chews it. I hate her!!!

By: badger_flammable

badger_flammable — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:37:12 -0800

"...nine different plastic accessories including a cell phone, a calculator, a laptop and other office essentials." Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler...

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:37:23 -0800

Is there a Outsourced Indian Software Sweatshop Expansion kit?

By: damnitkage

damnitkage — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 06:44:30 -0800

There needs to be a shitty little bar where the ex-employee dolls can go and drown their sorrows after having been laid off from "The Cube"

By: dougunderscorenelso

dougunderscorenelso — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:01:55 -0800

OK, the Junior Marketing associate with the Pear laptop made me laugh but then wince. Maybe the next expansion set will include a hoodie-wearing, man-bag carrying interface designer. Then they'll get my dollar.

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:02:45 -0800

It could be worse. I saw this toy advertised on TV last night.

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:19:29 -0800

I'm actually considering getting these.

By: adampsyche

adampsyche — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:21:13 -0800

(Love how the IT guy has a goatee. As if it could be any other way.)

By: mountainmambo

mountainmambo — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:31:21 -0800

My question is when will they add the bearded, flannel-shirt-wearing disgruntled former-employee who is carrying a shotgun?

By: biffa

biffa — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:34:03 -0800

It could be worse. I saw this toy advertised on TV last night. Mmm, a toy that allows children to make their own cream-based snacks. To hell with this nanny state obesity rubbish.

By: dogmatic

dogmatic — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:36:25 -0800

Where do I find them? I WANT THEM!

By: kamylyon

kamylyon — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:37:05 -0800

This could work for ultra-mini-golf...

By: jonmc

jonmc — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:40:48 -0800

My question is when will they add the bearded, flannel-shirt-wearing disgruntled former-employee who is carrying a shotgun? *looks around nervously, whistles*

By: PossumCowboy

PossumCowboy — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:42:55 -0800

Uh, yeah, I'm gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Saturday...

By: fenriq

fenriq — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 07:42:59 -0800

All the excitement of the cube farm but you can smack them around with alot less repercusion. I wouldn't mind messing around with these but only so I could redo Office Space too. If they have an exploding fax machine then I'm buying it, no question.

By: ValveAnnex

ValveAnnex — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:00:46 -0800

I can't wait to see the first action flicks, recreations of famous lay-offs, lost accounts and extended boring powerpoint presentations. I'm absolutely sure that suit-wearing Sue will get her share of plots. But we gotta give her a break, as her shopping habits couldn't be cooler.

By: mkhall

mkhall — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:06:01 -0800

I bought these for my team last week, and they arrived yesterday. They are very cool, and were an immediate hit. I may have to try that MeFi screenshot idea. But what would be cooler would be to create a miniature version of the Cubes to put inside the Cube itself.

By: Vaska

Vaska — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:10:25 -0800

I can just see managers purchasing masses of these and putting them into the pattern that matches their current office layout. Then they would get little sticks and move around the people like you see generals do in scratchy World War Two movies, complete with the sound of artillery in the background.

By: ValveAnnex

ValveAnnex — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:14:13 -0800

BTW, that subtle link was your hint, dogmatic.

By: SisterHavana

SisterHavana — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:15:08 -0800

I want this. This would go perfectly with my Dilbert finger puppets. : )

By: iconomy

iconomy — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:16:26 -0800

ValveAnnex, no! Sue must die. Sorry. I didn't realize you could actually order these, but since you can, I'm on it.

By: Fuzzy Monster

Fuzzy Monster — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:16:53 -0800

But what would be cooler would be to create a miniature version of the Cubes to put inside the Cube itself. YAAAAAAH! (horrified scream)

By: ook

ook — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:49:15 -0800

Mostly I'm just entertained by the people who didn't realize these toys are for grownups.

By: redneck_zionist

redneck_zionist — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 08:57:45 -0800

The Dilbert 2005 Mini Wall Calendar (someone turned off the spam filter) is hanging in Jim's cubicle. He has all Fridays circled for casual dress day.

By: kurumi

kurumi — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:07:55 -0800

(Love how the IT guy has a goatee. As if it could be any other way.) Reminds me of Jim Rome. The character's name is even Jim. I could have him pontificate for 10 minutes on (e.g.) why it's bad for Hockey Mom to flash her 11-year-old son's teammates at the game.

By: mudpuppie

mudpuppie — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 09:19:22 -0800

I see great potential here. Playing with my Playskool firehouse made firemen cool. Playing with my Lego medieval castle make knights in shining armor cool. I really, really want this to take off.

By: Mean Mr. Bucket

Mean Mr. Bucket — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:31:40 -0800

It would be pretty fun to set fire to a large collection of these.

By: Shane

Shane — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:45:52 -0800

The bad news: Four cubicles/four figures will set you back $52 plus postage from McPhee, but it's still tempting. Maybe just one set for my cubicle to (further) freak out my coworkers...

By: zoogleplex

zoogleplex — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 12:06:37 -0800

See that Jim guy? That's me. Yep, goatee, black baseball cap on backwards, that whole "look" there. Dress code violations, dubious absences, yep. That's me. (Except I did not wait on line for any Latter Day Star Wars. Please, I have some self-respect.) However, I'm not a "Junior Marketing Associate," I'm "Senior Web/Print Designer." Unfortunately, that's about the same point in the hierarchy here. I've been freaking immortalized in plastic. Great. *grumpy now*

By: DrJohnEvans

DrJohnEvans — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:23:38 -0800

Actually, in that initial shot, it looked like the girl was partially hiding an Ask MetaFilter window under an Excel window.

By: chunking express

chunking express — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 15:45:58 -0800

That's fucking awesome. I love action figures.