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  • @anowhereguy2521
    @anowhereguy2521 3 месяца назад +5830

    This is actually taking place inside Rowan's subconsciousness. That's how he hope Alan's life is right now.

    • @Difficult1427
      @Difficult1427 3 месяца назад +190

      Genius plot twist. All those office jobs where Alan was working are just Rowan's feverish dreams.😂

    • @sandrosliske
      @sandrosliske 3 месяца назад +95

      I'd like to imagine that Rowan genuinely believes that Alan is struggling alone in the wilds, begging for him to come and save him.

    • @unitedhybrid187
      @unitedhybrid187 3 месяца назад +26

      Would love this to be a plot twist.

    • @InconspicuousChap
      @InconspicuousChap 3 месяца назад +16

      Yep, pretty likely. It's a world of Rowan.

    • @Crusina
      @Crusina 3 месяца назад +14

      Good idea I hope it's true and he's just chilling being happy irl lol

  • @origirindra1590
    @origirindra1590 3 месяца назад +1607

    "You damaged company's property..."
    That delivery sends shivers down to my spine.

    • @sasukeuchiha998
      @sasukeuchiha998 3 месяца назад +35

      My employer said the same thing when their computer in the 1990s was being forced to run Windows 10 and stopped turning on.

    • @szabodaniel18
      @szabodaniel18 3 месяца назад +19

      In Playtechverse, damaging company property can lead two possible end points: pay cut or close into "think what you have done" room, based on Rowan's actual mood. Or if you are Ellie, you can get reward, payrise for sure.

    • @alperm5321
      @alperm5321 3 месяца назад +17

      but you are the company property

    • @jeremysimmonsDotNet
      @jeremysimmonsDotNet 3 месяца назад +10

      if only she'd had a cctv with the feed from his desk over her shoulder...

    • @WildStuff
      @WildStuff 3 месяца назад +5

      Imagine if he dropped a pen!

  • @thanesladek9901
    @thanesladek9901 2 месяца назад +1051

    I dont say this of people often, but that acting of "You damaged company property" was exquisite. Subtle and nuanced to make it sadistic and creepy as hell. Kudos

    • @levayv
      @levayv 2 месяца назад +9

      It's easter-egg from the previous episodes

    • @thanesladek9901
      @thanesladek9901 2 месяца назад +14

      @@levayv Well, yeah lol. That's not really relevant though.

    • @Random84530
      @Random84530 2 месяца назад +23

      That little glimmer of joy on her face. Damn.

    • @goaway7346
      @goaway7346 2 месяца назад +11

      She wasn't acting.

    • @mometbuchner4757
      @mometbuchner4757 2 месяца назад +8

      Rhi is incredibly talented :)

  • @awnage
    @awnage 3 месяца назад +714

    0:52 The whiteboard has "Avoid Unnecessary Eye-Contact", "Ensure Productivity is Maximized", and "Smile You're On Camera". Just your typical motivations.

    • @BaldyTheOnlyOne
      @BaldyTheOnlyOne 2 месяца назад +28

      And in the glare of the light reflection top right corner I think it says "No touching company property without prior authorization"

    • @hezepe
      @hezepe 2 месяца назад +6

      A good manager knows how to motivate his employees, but of coarse Alan knows about good managers

    • @AQ-nr2el
      @AQ-nr2el 2 месяца назад +5

      Its Rowan.
      Its always been Rowan.

    • @iambicpentakill971
      @iambicpentakill971 2 месяца назад +9

      Avoid Unnecessary Eye-Contact sounds pretty nice, actually

    • @thomgizziz
      @thomgizziz 2 месяца назад

      @@iambicpentakill971 Sounds like a dystopia. Telling you what to do. You are a good little NPC.

  • @itsNyroc
    @itsNyroc 3 месяца назад +3413

    Rowan always being there everywhere Alan goes is a plot I can get behind

    • @InconspicuousChap
      @InconspicuousChap 3 месяца назад +7

      There are not many people involved in filming you know...

    • @Soba64
      @Soba64 3 месяца назад +30

      ​@@InconspicuousChap I'm sure they are aware and this is not what they were saying..

    • @JAKEAVALON-rg8xm
      @JAKEAVALON-rg8xm 3 месяца назад +1

      So do i

    • @korstiaanakse1
      @korstiaanakse1 3 месяца назад +6

      Is because Alan is in hell he can escape it this is his torture

    • @bobcricket4873
      @bobcricket4873 3 месяца назад +6

      I bet it was Rowan in the security guard suit ;)

  • @christodd4545
    @christodd4545 2 месяца назад +292

    This is meant to be a compliment but whoever played the soulless corporate bureaucrat really put it over the top. I got chills down the back of my neck 🤣

    • @NightLancerX
      @NightLancerX 2 месяца назад +8

      have you damaged company property, Chris Todd? :]

    • @thunder5631
      @thunder5631 2 месяца назад +6

      It's Rhi McCall. If I presume the name to be right!! She's an amazing actor

    • @CamTheWarlock
      @CamTheWarlock 2 месяца назад +2

      Honestly I breathed a sign of relief when that scene was finished, she gave off such an oppressive and evil feeling.

  • @k.j.hastings
    @k.j.hastings 3 месяца назад +995

    Sad thing is I've worked in places where they did similar things. We needed gloves and needed them to be thin yet sturdy for the work we did. We bought Oakley gloves because those fit our requirements perfectly. The approving officer would not okay the purchase we'd already made. Said they didn't need to be Oakley. She wanted proof the PPE was required. I sent OSHA's regulation that it was the shop supervisor's job (me) to determine safety requirements.
    We were using the darn things for 6 months while she argued and wasted my time, my supervisor's time, and my supervisor's supervisor's time, thus costing far more in salary of all of us trying to convince her to approve the purchase. Eventually, it got to the point where our division head talked to her division head and it was approved with her still mumbling about wasting funds.
    Cost of the gloves for our shop was $150. Cost in time wasted due to her was over $700.

    • @StardustLegacyFighter
      @StardustLegacyFighter 3 месяца назад +133

      I can't stand ppl like that, it's as if they think it's going to be deducted right out of their salary.

    • @AlexandruVoda
      @AlexandruVoda 3 месяца назад +76

      The obstructionism is the point.

    • @bultvidxxxix9973
      @bultvidxxxix9973 3 месяца назад +53

      These things are often politics. Salaries are payed from a different pot of money, so they don't matter. Even though it hurts the company overall.

    • @TheKrister2
      @TheKrister2 3 месяца назад +77

      ​@@fred_derf Company politics has everything to do with this.

    • @IchigoMait
      @IchigoMait 3 месяца назад +29

      She was just being stupd and doesn't understand what certain things are used for and thinks everything should be done by her logic only, even if she has 0 experience in anything.

  • @dsay5672
    @dsay5672 3 месяца назад +481

    Poke the holes with the ruined staple onto the staple marks, and insert the ruined staple onto the holes, reshape and bend the staple. Done.

    • @jersmont1309
      @jersmont1309 3 месяца назад +156

      Did you really think you could get away with unofficial modification of Company Property @dsay5672? Unfortunately that's going to be a pay cut.

    • @ipatates
      @ipatates 3 месяца назад +51

      ​​@@jersmont1309 *massive** pay cut

    • @MrDiaxus
      @MrDiaxus 3 месяца назад +42

      ​@jersmont1309 Did you really think you could get away with only giving @dsay5672 a pay cut @jersmont1309? That's going to be a half day's ration.

    • @marin8141
      @marin8141 3 месяца назад +33

      ​​@@MrDiaxusUnfortunately it would seem that both you and @dsay5672 have exceeded the two sentence company standard maximum for formal response. Please proceed to my department for assesment and repercussion.

    • @clray123
      @clray123 3 месяца назад +16

      Surely they have another dedicated staff member who controls the quality of stapling.

  • @o4komodo
    @o4komodo 2 месяца назад +92

    This hits close to home. When I was working retail there was a point where we weren't allowed to print more than 20 pages a week. Yet manager weekly meetings would dictate we print our reports which were 50+ pages.
    We weren't allowed to order toilet paper, soap, air fresheners and other detergents because we were also given a monthly ration as well as a monthly internal budget.
    We went through like 7 or so CEOs that year and ultimately bankrupted soon after.

    • @monad_tcp
      @monad_tcp 2 месяца назад +8

      I can imagine clients going to the bathroom to empty toilet paper, no soap and stink and just deciding meh on the sales.

    • @NightLancerX
      @NightLancerX 2 месяца назад +2

      I wander why XD

    • @TheAlchaemist
      @TheAlchaemist 2 месяца назад +1

      " and ultimately bankrupted" wow, you definitely used too much detergent then!

  • @DahVoozel
    @DahVoozel 3 месяца назад +172

    Company: Strict use of office supplies policy to save money.
    Also Company: Requires paper reports and lengthy justifications for basic supplies.

    • @bramvanduijn8086
      @bramvanduijn8086 2 месяца назад +16

      The reason for stuff like that is usually because those things come out of different budgets, which tells you a lot about how companies function.
      You want new chairs, new laptops, new keyboards, and mice for the entire department? No problem.
      You want solar panels on the roof? "Don't be absurd, we don't have the budget for that!"
      But these pay themselves back, how can you not have the budget to make money?

    • @Redhotquagmire
      @Redhotquagmire 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@bramvanduijn8086 Because we're all stupid. Everybody's stupid, and the world is screwed. Ain't it great? Lol

    • @snyperwulffgaming9575
      @snyperwulffgaming9575 2 месяца назад

      Checks out, typical SOP Of a Company.

    • @NightLancerX
      @NightLancerX 2 месяца назад

      @@Redhotquagmire not when it this close to taste nuke-cola without opening Fallout-_-

  • @xitaris5981
    @xitaris5981 3 месяца назад +222

    So the ration of staples he got in January was 2 staples???? What a legend for making them last 6 months.

    • @Herbert_Eder
      @Herbert_Eder 2 месяца назад +32

      But then - how on Gods green Earth was he surprised when he ran out of staples!?

    • @xitaris5981
      @xitaris5981 2 месяца назад +3

      @@Herbert_Eder I was wondering that too

    • @monad_tcp
      @monad_tcp 2 месяца назад +15

      I would be going to the archives to remove staples from the old documents, no one will miss them.

    • @Herbert_Eder
      @Herbert_Eder 2 месяца назад +16

      @@monad_tcp Destruction of company property! That's a massive paycut right there!

    • @tranquilthoughts7233
      @tranquilthoughts7233 2 месяца назад +7

      @@Herbert_Eder Only if he gets caught.

  • @Futz_the_Futzbulous
    @Futz_the_Futzbulous 2 месяца назад +77

    Alan's facial expressions make him the perfect person for this kind of skits

  • @Auris_Foxen
    @Auris_Foxen 3 месяца назад +404

    2:39 the subtle glee on rhi's face oh my gosh she's such a good actress

    • @Serlock4869
      @Serlock4869 3 месяца назад +25

      She's acting here? /s

    • @apache1234657
      @apache1234657 3 месяца назад +6

      werid watching this after the sustainable homes show on tv one

    • @lupaswolfshead9971
      @lupaswolfshead9971 2 месяца назад +4

      what makes you believe she is "acting" mwahahah

  • @shavedwookie699
    @shavedwookie699 3 месяца назад +1941

    It's nice getting these "Behind The Scenes" at VLDL.

  • @Fiasco3
    @Fiasco3 2 месяца назад +73

    I worked for a government department and the person in charge of the office supplies was like this a power-tripping miser. They got sick and I got put in charge so I became Santa giving out as much as I could making sure everyone got what gear they needed before the miser returned.

    • @bernicemarie7243
      @bernicemarie7243 2 месяца назад +5

      I got to do an office supply order once. I did it another person signed off I bought myself so many pens... They always walk off.

    • @monad_tcp
      @monad_tcp 2 месяца назад +10

      I imagine you increased the productivity a lot during that time. That will never click on the head of those miserable people that only think about costs, not cost related to what's accomplished.

    • @bradwynarts7047
      @bradwynarts7047 2 месяца назад +7

      ​@@monad_tcpIf it can't be quantified by logging on a computer to note it, it doesn't help productivity in these morons minds. It's truly unbelievable to me.

    • @testedTransgressor
      @testedTransgressor 2 месяца назад +2

      The funniest thing is, all of it can be claimed back on tax anyway 😂😂

  • @ralif9977
    @ralif9977 3 месяца назад +220

    I love that it says "Smile! You're on camera!" and "Avoid unnecessary eye-contact" on the whiteboard :D

    • @Juidodin
      @Juidodin 3 месяца назад +8

      Sooo Britt got then approved by HR... good for her....

  • @planetbob6703
    @planetbob6703 3 месяца назад +1433

    Of course nobody expected that to be Rowan! He was wearing even more than the other characters!

    • @child_of_omnissiah
      @child_of_omnissiah 3 месяца назад +21

      Did you mean "more than the other peasants"?

    • @ordermind
      @ordermind 3 месяца назад +5

      @@child_of_omnissiah Rowan is not a peasant, he's got manager's privileges.

    • @demogorghon
      @demogorghon 3 месяца назад +10

      ​@@child_of_omnissiahI think his point was that if the video can have a half naked person, Rowan will be there.

    • @zoliking
      @zoliking 3 месяца назад +9

      You didn't expect it to be Rowan, I called it as I was watching and just didn't expect it to be confirmed by the video. :P Be careful with absolute quantifiers there :D

    • @maga2024ever
      @maga2024ever 3 месяца назад +2

      spoilers! 😅

  • @_PITBOY
    @_PITBOY 2 месяца назад +19

    This is great,
    love the monotone grey tones, the wardrobes, the hair the face covered armed guards in black ... everything to create an awesome dystopian corporate landscape. And Rhiannon McCall as the key corporate contact is perfect.
    there are soo many storylines to run from here. Office supplies are just the start.
    What about corporal punishment for black shoe soles, marking the floor.
    The delivery guy who can arrive and deliver the envelope, but can never leave; Byron Coll.
    and something to do with the microchip implanted in staffs neck that shocks them when needing to take a bathroom break.
    ... so many stories.

  • @ScytheNoire
    @ScytheNoire 3 месяца назад +296

    Really nailed the dystopian horror vibe with the lighting, camera angles, and colouring.

    • @themightymutt5213
      @themightymutt5213 2 месяца назад +13

      And that music was chilling!

    • @leegaul2161
      @leegaul2161 2 месяца назад +2

      Any given office during the 80s.

    • @TheRageEnterprise
      @TheRageEnterprise 2 месяца назад +3

      @@leegaul2161no an office in the 80’s would be brown af

    • @leegaul2161
      @leegaul2161 2 месяца назад +1

      @@TheRageEnterprise You guys got brown? I guess different nations were inspired differently by that Mamas and Papas song. All the leaves are brown and the skies are grey. I got the latter.

    • @amysantee
      @amysantee 2 месяца назад +1

      It’s got Severance vibes

  • @InconspicuousChap
    @InconspicuousChap 3 месяца назад +240

    Orwell in "1984": total surveillance, mind control, shortage of very basic supplies for life, no sex, endless world war.
    VLDL in 2024: hold our beer.

    • @guldandawarlock
      @guldandawarlock 3 месяца назад +26

      Finally reading that book! Years ago I would have felt it was highly imaginative. Nowadays it doesn't seem like much of a stretch of the imagination.

    • @lynnharper308
      @lynnharper308 3 месяца назад +11

      Here in America the fascist Republican party is making our country 1984 😕

    • @Wolf-fighter
      @Wolf-fighter 3 месяца назад +9

      that orwell 1984 sounds like modern times from woke crap . and german politics from the green party

    • @danduv774
      @danduv774 3 месяца назад

      ​​@@lynnharper308Typical Democrat. You actually think you're the good guy in Orwell's book? Remind me, which party has been increasing the power of the federal government for the last 100 years?

    • @ichanmich
      @ichanmich 3 месяца назад +7

      @@Wolf-fighter seems you read the wrong book then. hard to believe you missed the point that badly

  • @Lordpoliticallyincorrect
    @Lordpoliticallyincorrect 2 месяца назад +19

    *- I need staples please*
    *- So you've chosen death !*

  • @kathrina3339
    @kathrina3339 3 месяца назад +499

    When all the company's money goes to leadership bonuses 😂

    • @Hyde_Hill
      @Hyde_Hill 3 месяца назад +22

      So every company ever?

    • @gerthddyn
      @gerthddyn 3 месяца назад +15

      Based specifically on how much their fiefdom saves money. Her VP got a $500,000 bonus.

    • @erbol0011
      @erbol0011 3 месяца назад +16

      Like Boeing CEO who saved money and got 34 million. While risking lives if passengers with shoddy quality planes

    • @stevenhedge2850
      @stevenhedge2850 3 месяца назад +5

      i think the company's money went into the swat team here.

    • @medve5555
      @medve5555 3 месяца назад +2

      ...and security :)

  • @Jayesci
    @Jayesci 2 месяца назад +295

    the single staple being inserted into the stapler was anxiety beyond comprehension.

  • @kalbreezy
    @kalbreezy 2 месяца назад +21

    2:39 is EASILY my favourite part 🤣🤣 "..........*smirks evilly* "you damaged company property" hahahaha

    • @Notion752
      @Notion752 2 месяца назад

      The frame right there’s even better 😂

  • @longshaanksarcade
    @longshaanksarcade 3 месяца назад +661

    The hallway radio noise made me instantly go back to half life 2

    • @ZyloxDragon1
      @ZyloxDragon1 3 месяца назад +12

      That was what I was thinking as well

    • @Funkytrip73
      @Funkytrip73 3 месяца назад +5

      And to Handmaids tale. Every time a guard is shown, the radio noise can be heard.

    • @seekuh9095
      @seekuh9095 3 месяца назад +1

      SWAT 4

    • @VivaLaDirtLeague
      @VivaLaDirtLeague  3 месяца назад +133

      Exactly what we were going for!

    • @ChuckHaney
      @ChuckHaney 3 месяца назад +1

      RUST as well.

  • @xitaris5981
    @xitaris5981 3 месяца назад +421

    She gave him 1 staple, but 2 cups??? MISAPPROPRIATION OF COMPANY PROPERTY!

    • @abydosianchulac2
      @abydosianchulac2 3 месяца назад +30

      The cups have to be returned by end of day

    • @Cec9e13
      @Cec9e13 3 месяца назад +9

      And I swear I saw multiple Staples go into that cup

    • @isidornimages
      @isidornimages 2 месяца назад +20

      Well, if was 2 something and 1 cup, it might remind too many of something they don't want to be reminded of.

    • @countbleck35
      @countbleck35 2 месяца назад +2

      its 1

    • @luckymandragoran8471
      @luckymandragoran8471 2 месяца назад +19

      @@Cec9e13 if one staple is a half ration, then that would make 2 staples a full ration. Alan is a damn genius for making 2 staples last 6 months, he deserves a promotion for brilliant resource management. He could actually be the un-realised Lord of Supplies!
      Man, Tech Town really lost out

  • @sindex
    @sindex 2 месяца назад +53

    "Do you think staples grow on trees?"
    "No, I assume they're made in factories." 😂

    • @Evan-nl4gt
      @Evan-nl4gt 2 месяца назад +4

      Yeah, that's what was said. Good job?

    • @xFlareLeon
      @xFlareLeon 2 месяца назад +2

      ​@@Evan-nl4gt Yeah, you correctly affirmed what everyone else knew. Good job?

  • @LowClassWarrior92
    @LowClassWarrior92 3 месяца назад +122

    The "You damaged company property" gave me chills. What an ep!

    • @Artimidorus
      @Artimidorus 3 месяца назад +4

      And that smile! Lighting was so perfect with this.

    • @OmniscientWarrior
      @OmniscientWarrior 3 месяца назад

      It would have been a bit funny if he said, "Last time I damaged company property, I beat the crap out of the boss, so if I did so, that would not have been the only thing damaged."

    • @DeadDancers
      @DeadDancers 3 месяца назад +1

      Yesssss her anticipatory glee at catching him in a confession…

  • @HaruIRAI
    @HaruIRAI 3 месяца назад +43

    I have to praise the cinematography on this one. You can feel the TENSION with your skin

  • @TheBioChemics
    @TheBioChemics 2 месяца назад +4

    ...and that's how the rebellion started. With one, accidentally mangled staple.

  • @rickysebastian6386
    @rickysebastian6386 3 месяца назад +89

    This could actually be a real good concept for a dystopian office horror movie lol

    • @guldandawarlock
      @guldandawarlock 3 месяца назад +6

      Kind of like The Onion videos, in a few years they'll simply be documentaries.

    • @icemanjr.5819
      @icemanjr.5819 3 месяца назад +1

      Suspense not horror

  • @HiImZech
    @HiImZech 3 месяца назад +394

    the irony is most people would rather buy their own supplies instead of talking to the resource manager

    • @tr1bes
      @tr1bes 3 месяца назад +51

      Me. Im a pen collector at work. I see so many pen wide in the open and drop pen that I have never run out of pen. I swoop down like an eagle and possess it while looking for any sign of people looking around.

    • @nullcypher
      @nullcypher 3 месяца назад +37

      so the system works.

    • @lokifrostpaw2976
      @lokifrostpaw2976 3 месяца назад +44

      Right, that's the point of the skit too (other than Rowan). They ask you unecessary questions. It's fucking office supplies. It's not like I'm gonna resell them on ebay or smth.

    • @lucretius8050
      @lucretius8050 3 месяца назад +46

      Policy 886: Using company stapler with personal staples is considered as a misuse of company equipment. Only company issued staples can be use with company issued stapler.

    • @jwenting
      @jwenting 3 месяца назад +16

      I've worked for companies where that was exactly the way it worked.

  • @disappointingdbdclips
    @disappointingdbdclips 2 месяца назад +1

    I could tell it was Rowen standing there just by remembering his fantastic acting in the movie Avatar. What style. What grace.

  • @KyLewin
    @KyLewin 3 месяца назад +123

    “Are you the Lord of Staples?”
    (Cue Ray from Ghostbusters: “When someone asks if you are a god, you say Yes!”)
    Allen: “Yes, yes I am the Lord of Staples.”

    • @sirflimflam
      @sirflimflam 3 месяца назад +3

      Was having that exact thought, I said "yes" out loud the moment she asked.

    • @anatolydyatlov963
      @anatolydyatlov963 2 месяца назад +21

      Yes, my name is Adamus Decimus Meridius, Lord of Office Staples, Master of Paper Clips, and loyal servant to the true emperor, Lucius Documentus. Father to a stolen stapler, husband to a misused binder, and I will have my vengeance, in this office or the next.

  • @dhpz
    @dhpz 3 месяца назад +57

    Just your average office jobs in 2026, nothing out of the ordinary here

  • @swinfough
    @swinfough 2 месяца назад +4

    This was actually very entertaining. The acting was on point and it created a stable sense of tension; that overbearing dread that something bad might happen. Good skit.

  • @hydrasiren1118
    @hydrasiren1118 3 месяца назад +97

    If that's one half ration of staples, then one ration would be...two staples. Somehow this feels worse than if they just don't use staples at all.

    • @brandonwirtz2308
      @brandonwirtz2308 3 месяца назад +18

      The real question is..... How did two staples last him 6 months?

    • @kaipography
      @kaipography 3 месяца назад +1

      If you’re gonna use two staples, just use one…

    • @TheFlyingDogFish
      @TheFlyingDogFish 3 месяца назад

      Either your math is wrong or you missed the fact he only got half of a staple.

    • @OldSkullSoldier
      @OldSkullSoldier 3 месяца назад +7

      @@brandonwirtz2308 I believe that at the end of day he removes staples from all documents, straightens them and recycles :)

    • @megatronbee
      @megatronbee 3 месяца назад

      ​@@kaipography DAMN HAHAHAHAH THAT OLD CH REFERENCE!

  • @socpancake
    @socpancake 3 месяца назад +147

    this is unironically a cinematic masterpiece 😮 well done to the entire team, this office gave me chills. “smile - you’re on camera!” 😭😭😭😭

    • @Juleru
      @Juleru 3 месяца назад +1

      This would make for an interesting movie: "In a WORLD...."

    • @Nuttnneng
      @Nuttnneng 3 месяца назад +1

      yea rowan really delivered

  • @Kenob6
    @Kenob6 2 месяца назад +6

    Better representation of a dystopian society than many recent movies/TV shows.

  • @informationyes
    @informationyes 3 месяца назад +48

    Ellie "I need some supplies"
    them "Of couse heres a new computer, anything you need"

    • @theq86
      @theq86 2 месяца назад +4

      If that was a clip after the closing card that would have been hysterical.

  • @thaddaeusrobinson4239
    @thaddaeusrobinson4239 3 месяца назад +423

    Alan is always working for the worst places

    • @AJ20236
      @AJ20236 3 месяца назад +25

      And Adam!

    • @oliverknagg5109
      @oliverknagg5109 3 месяца назад +28

      The pen thing doesn’t seem so bad in retrospect

    • @Tantalus010
      @Tantalus010 3 месяца назад

      I dunno...I think I'd rather have strict, evil tightwads than having to deal with Rowan's insanity and customers like Ben. If dealing with Rhi is this job's only major drawback, she can be avoided by buying your own staples from time to time. At TechTown, you can't avoid Rowan, and he comes up with new ways to torture employees regularly.

    • @haroldcruz8550
      @haroldcruz8550 2 месяца назад +2

      In retrospect working on Playtech and TechTown with Rowan wasn't that bad after all eh Alan.

    • @noxinabox3506
      @noxinabox3506 2 месяца назад +1

      @@haroldcruz8550 I think that's the direction the videos are going. We keep getting Alan at new absurd places. Eventually he'll just have to settle for going back to Playtech because it at least isn't THAT bad.

  • @AB-xo3pl
    @AB-xo3pl 2 месяца назад +2

    What a nightmare!
    Having hired a guy who wastes company resources like that...

  • @bigyoshi5170
    @bigyoshi5170 3 месяца назад +406

    “I love democracy. I love the Office.”

    • @DieMondDude
      @DieMondDude 3 месяца назад +4

      Beeg Yoshi gang

    • @Andri474
      @Andri474 3 месяца назад

      The People's Democratic Office of Tyranny.

    • @goktugonvermez8140
      @goktugonvermez8140 3 месяца назад +1

      BEEG YOSHİ

    • @bigyoshi5170
      @bigyoshi5170 3 месяца назад +2

      @@DieMondDude greetings brother

    • @jotheunissen9274
      @jotheunissen9274 3 месяца назад

      Say Yoshi, when are you gonna pay your taxes from 20 years ago?

  • @Madsbeatmaster
    @Madsbeatmaster 3 месяца назад +43

    “Oh, and don’t think of me like some “boss”. Just… think of me like a friend”

    • @1blendercraft1
      @1blendercraft1 3 месяца назад +2

      That's when you know you should quit before you start

    • @nairocamilo
      @nairocamilo 3 месяца назад +6

      _The "friend" says, while gently but decidedly squeezing your left shoulder._
      _Your brain responds immediately sending a chill up and down your spine while your body does nothing, and your face just projects a faint smile and a singular polite nod._

  • @DeerKoden
    @DeerKoden 2 месяца назад +4

    "Papers, please" gets a new meaning to it.

  • @JohnYow1
    @JohnYow1 3 месяца назад +19

    To load a single staple you must pull back slightly on the compressing bar and push the staple through the exit port. Release the compressing bar once the staple is in place to hold it in position. Proceed to staple as normal, ensuring that there is no lateral movement in the stapler that may cause damage to the staple.

    • @VictoriaJackson-d9m
      @VictoriaJackson-d9m 3 месяца назад +4

      So you've worked here before

    • @nikzane
      @nikzane 3 месяца назад +3

      I see you have lived knowledge of the single-staple routine. It's a specific talent indeed! 👏☺

  • @shadowrodney
    @shadowrodney 2 месяца назад +43

    lol there are some places where there is an atmosphere like that. I would have just said something like "You want the work done? Give me more staples, if not then keep the staples." At that point your productivity lies in their hands and if anyone complains you can refer to the one in charge of supply.

    • @srellison561
      @srellison561 2 месяца назад +11

      I had a friend who worked at a place that didn't even allow you to use the restroom if it wasn't your break time. If it was an emergency, you needed a supervisor's okay, if you could find one. If you were even 1 minute late from lunch or a break, they would dock you 30 minutes of pay. I told her she should try to find a better company to work for. Eventually, she did.

    • @jamiedorsey4167
      @jamiedorsey4167 2 месяца назад +9

      @@srellison561 I can imagine if I worked there I'd pee in my pants and walk around unashamedly and I'd take the extra half hour for lunch if I'm being docked anyway. I'm sure I'd be fired immediately.

  • @farming4g
    @farming4g 2 месяца назад +3

    Gosh the quality and camera work of these videos never ceases to amaze me... just the opening 30 seconds you're hooked. A simple plot over 1 measly staple.
    Never change VLDL!

  • @hali1989
    @hali1989 3 месяца назад +84

    I want to see more of this office world. 1984 office

    • @Whitecroc
      @Whitecroc 3 месяца назад +4

      Severance!

    • @carlosmgbrunen6157
      @carlosmgbrunen6157 3 месяца назад +4

      I read this book a few months ago and I loved it. When I finished watching this video I quickly came here to the comments to see if I was the only person that got that strong inspiration. I'm glad there are more people who got it :)

    • @InconspicuousChap
      @InconspicuousChap 3 месяца назад +4

      1984 is crying in envy and desperation looking at this.

    • @Ozzy-Cricket
      @Ozzy-Cricket 3 месяца назад +1

      I got the same vibe. ​@@Whitecroc

    • @KevinS47
      @KevinS47 2 месяца назад

      So unsettling... but don't worry, if you live to see the 2030s "you will own nothing and be happy"...
      so you'll get to see this, in real life..

  • @MongoFlowofConciousness
    @MongoFlowofConciousness 2 месяца назад +7

    I worked part time at a PEP Boys, where they told me to buy my own paper towels for cleaning. I also worked full time at a Ford dealership. I merely suggested a block and tackle for lifting the heavy items. By the end of the day there was a ultra heavy duty block and tackle laying on my desk. Best and worst of both worlds.

  • @winterglow989
    @winterglow989 2 месяца назад +2

    Please turn this into a series!! where Alan can't escape his new job, but always on the brinks of being fired, which if he does he would gets taken to a worse job further down within the company. YES!

  • @Fizzbann
    @Fizzbann 3 месяца назад +96

    Rowan wearing clothes was not expected. Let alone a helmet and riot gear.

  • @BeheadedKamikaze
    @BeheadedKamikaze 3 месяца назад +10

    Can confirm, single staples don't load and always mangle. They must be loaded in multiples to work correctly.

    • @Raidenze
      @Raidenze 3 месяца назад +1

      How does 1 1/2 clip even exist lol.

  • @blubunny2217
    @blubunny2217 2 месяца назад +3

    Not Rowan having nightmares of Alan abandoning him and now slowly dreaming of all the terrible scenarios that he might face that will eventually force him to come back to playtech.

  • @rexxi610
    @rexxi610 3 месяца назад +18

    4:36 i kew it would be Rowan

  • @OscarOliu
    @OscarOliu 2 месяца назад +44

    Man, Rowan has completely lost it, he's having lucid dreams about Alan.

  • @DiustheZ
    @DiustheZ 2 месяца назад +1

    When he used the stapler and realized he was out of staples, I felt that click click click to my core. Don't even get me started on the mangled staple...

  • @gabesarti7184
    @gabesarti7184 3 месяца назад +668

    Is this Rhi’s job when she isn’t working at Techtown?

    • @squgieman
      @squgieman 3 месяца назад +63

      This is clearly tech towns corporate office

    • @sammiller6631
      @sammiller6631 3 месяца назад +20

      No, that's Rhi's sister.

    • @galaxyexplorer8075
      @galaxyexplorer8075 3 месяца назад +8

      I was thinking this was Rhi, but I wasn't sure since I've never seen her hair that straight before

    • @crisbenedictramos909
      @crisbenedictramos909 3 месяца назад +21

      Yes. They can't buy new staples because they need funding for Britt's smile initiative.

    • @bamblille872
      @bamblille872 2 месяца назад +1

      @@galaxyexplorer8075 Is she Rhi??

  • @megamr4434
    @megamr4434 2 месяца назад +132

    The cost of office supplies vs the cost of wages standing in line.

    • @tabletopmika4349
      @tabletopmika4349 2 месяца назад +20

      I bet that employees in this company get pay cuts for the time they are waiting in line. 🤣

    • @user-mi4yc7pr3x
      @user-mi4yc7pr3x 2 месяца назад +5

      It's about the message

    • @badmaniak
      @badmaniak 2 месяца назад

      Wages are the same. And cost of office supplies is enormous.

    • @vast634
      @vast634 2 месяца назад +2

      In Japan, they let expensive office workers do menial tasks like cleaning the office. Even if that makes zero economic sense.

    • @NightLancerX
      @NightLancerX 2 месяца назад

      @@vast634 that's one of the bullshit I hated on my 1st job. It was "general thing" there - but I'll be honest - I hate cleaning. Especially when I'm not the one who caused the mess.
      I'm cleaning at home when needed - but at least I know that's all my mess, and I still don't feel much desire in the process. But being forced to + potentially[=most likely] wiping shit for other randos? Yuck! No matter what you say - I won't consider such as "okay" thing.

  • @letsget-visual
    @letsget-visual 2 месяца назад +1

    These productions are soo good! The scenes, the angles, the lighting, the colorgrade. So much work put in. Keep it on! 🙌🏼

  • @estebanlopera4451
    @estebanlopera4451 3 месяца назад +24

    The music, the palette, the acting. This is probably the skit with the best production value I have seen of you,.

  • @salownsu123
    @salownsu123 3 месяца назад +80

    Man I actually love the dystopian vibe of this video. Honestly an extended version with revised/more precise dialog and maybe a few twists or reveals and you'd have a show like Severance.

    • @brainlock72
      @brainlock72 2 месяца назад +9

      You will have to fill out Request Form 1984J. or jorwell.

    • @Iciest_Bear
      @Iciest_Bear 2 месяца назад +3

      Exactly my thinking! I thought it resembled Severance quite a lot. Especially with the cinematography.

    • @mw-hc4mi
      @mw-hc4mi 2 месяца назад +2

      Yeah, this movie would be a great 1984 - Equilibrium mix 🙃

  • @TheNotedHero
    @TheNotedHero 2 месяца назад +1

    30 years after working in such an organization (with a similar the little windowed cubicle for the almighty stationary person), your video triggered a visceral response in me! Amazing work, you nailed it! Now I'm off for a few weeks of therapy, so thanks for that.

  • @codysmith1915
    @codysmith1915 2 месяца назад +24

    The film quality on this is amazing. The cinema quality shot pacing and vibe are all so good

  • @Revenant_Knight
    @Revenant_Knight 3 месяца назад +43

    I feel like this is Alan’s subconscious dealing with the trauma he had from Techtown. In reality he just went into a supply closet and cried…

    • @christopherlong3397
      @christopherlong3397 3 месяца назад +5

      This is an interesting interpretation. I hope this is true or Alan is just really really bad at finding decent jobs.

  • @MaserXIV
    @MaserXIV 2 месяца назад +1

    Thinking about it, you really do go through the five stages of grief when a stapler runs out.
    Denial: you try it again; anger: why is it broken; bargaining: surely it's stuck, open it to check; depression: nope, it's empty; acceptance: you either know where more are or you give up.

  • @AllWalkerB
    @AllWalkerB 3 месяца назад +20

    Huh, I never would have guessed the guard was Rowan.
    That's a lot more clothes than he usually wears.

  • @TheGamersState
    @TheGamersState 3 месяца назад +45

    Don't worry Alan, they won't fire you, you're a staple employee.

    • @shaknaisrael5271
      @shaknaisrael5271 3 месяца назад +1

      You don't fire something that makes for a staple diet. You eat it.

  • @the7thchild
    @the7thchild 2 месяца назад +3

    The episode should be watched with headphones on. Background music is so well executed, almost like Harry Gregson-Williams music.

  • @NickeltonV
    @NickeltonV 3 месяца назад +94

    Rhi coming in hard in this one, I love it!
    "Are you the Lord of the Staples Mr. Morrison?"
    Seeing her in DnD and in Playtech being the super funny, energetic woman, and seeing her here so strict... it's so fantastic!
    Much love from germany!

  • @SolRynn
    @SolRynn 2 месяца назад +6

    I like to imagine that in-universe, Alan never actually left the company, and instead just got a promotion to a corporate position, which Rowan just misunderstood as him leaving.

  • @Nyacoris
    @Nyacoris 2 месяца назад +1

    Oh wow, I absolutely love the vibes of this clip! Rhi and Alan created a really intense atmosphere along with the background noises, music and props! Pretty awesome to see something different every now and then!

  • @NLTops
    @NLTops 3 месяца назад +21

    I definitely want more office dictatorship skits. This was hilarious and vaguely concerning.

    • @WatcherNine
      @WatcherNine 2 месяца назад +2

      I left the corporate environment 23 years ago and I still have bad dreams about it.

  • @TushhsuT
    @TushhsuT 3 месяца назад +5

    I actually was expecting Rowan to grab the stapler right before Alan will use it and "I borrow it quickly, Ok? Just need one staple, you know. Are you Ok with that? Thanks, mate" stapling right during saying it and placing back on a table as would nothing happen and just leaving.

  • @westsidetrucker7943
    @westsidetrucker7943 2 месяца назад +1

    Oh this reminded me of a supervisor i was constantly at odds with. She was weekday day shift sup, and i was weekend day shift sup. Naturally she was friends with the manager above us. She had own file cabinet where she would hoard ALL the office supplies. Her crew would have free reign of it while we on the weekend were "alloted" whatever weekday didnt use. So we end up with like 10 post its at each desk which were crucial for the tests we performed. Staplers of course only had like 5 staples left, and she had pens gathered at the end of shift.
    But what she didnt know is that i had a screwdriver, and a screwdriver was a very helpful tool to pry the side of her cabinet far enough over that the lock pops out. Every weekend it was like opening a treasure chest in d&d. Hundreds of full, still plastic wrapped post its, 20 boxes of new staples, and pens still in their boxes. Each week she would complain about us getting to the supplies and each week i had to explain to her and management what the definition of supply was. It was glorious when she finally quit as all 4 shifts could finally share resources equally.

  • @YoungGandalf2325
    @YoungGandalf2325 3 месяца назад +11

    Alan shall henceforth be referred to as Employee 1007.

  • @la_kookaburra
    @la_kookaburra 3 месяца назад +51

    So this is where allen has been

  • @edelweiss-
    @edelweiss- 2 месяца назад +8

    Alan ended up in GDR 😂😂😂 this fits too perfect 😂

  • @Fintara
    @Fintara 3 месяца назад +8

    With only one staple and the increased amount of paperwork that has to be stapled, he'll be wasting more time going to the line again to probably be forcibly removed and get in trouble despite the fact he was denied the office supplies required to do his job.

    • @lostbutfreesoul
      @lostbutfreesoul 3 месяца назад +2

      Not the problem of Resources, the employee should have handled the Staples better! /sarcasm

  • @iSammax
    @iSammax 3 месяца назад +19

    I KNEW one of the guards was Rowan right away
    You're not fooling anyone this time, ROWAN

  • @DanielBallinger
    @DanielBallinger 2 месяца назад +1

    If resource management used several staples to update employee 1007's file after issuing them one staple that would be peak corporate.

  • @TyroneBruinsmaFilms
    @TyroneBruinsmaFilms 3 месяца назад +15

    Terry Gilliam would be proud

  • @shiningfilmzph
    @shiningfilmzph 3 месяца назад +16

    Alan is forever cursed to work in these establishments.

  • @nheather
    @nheather 2 месяца назад +1

    Many years ago I worked at a company that was going through cost saving and they cut erasers/rubbers in half and if you needed a new pen or pencil you had to turn in an empty pen or a pencil stub.

  • @croumir
    @croumir 2 месяца назад +6

    "Do you thing you deserve more company resources ?"
    > "No but you obviously need them"

  • @danielryan4050
    @danielryan4050 3 месяца назад +6

    If you listen closely at 1:17 you can hear Rowan say something when he waves the other guard forward to take Adam away. It's hard to hear under the pleading but it's there.
    Good to see Alan back. Hope he enjoyed the break.

    • @jinglejamgle
      @jinglejamgle 3 месяца назад +1

      he said security breach

  • @NomsFlo
    @NomsFlo 2 месяца назад +1

    "It was me the whole time"
    The height, the posture, yes Rowan we knew all along.

  • @DukeOfKidderminster
    @DukeOfKidderminster 3 месяца назад +4

    At least he didn’t drop a pen.

  • @wookieboy18
    @wookieboy18 3 месяца назад +4

    "It was me the whole time" genuinely made my day!

  • @dd_zzero6827
    @dd_zzero6827 2 месяца назад +1

    The production of this skit was so well done. I really thought I was watching a parallel universe movie.

  • @notesofthearchive
    @notesofthearchive 3 месяца назад +13

    Sweet merciful Techtown, Rowan managed to track down alan in his new job!

  • @wherami
    @wherami 3 месяца назад +8

    These days you are lucky if anyone knows who has the supplies at the office. Mass layoffs disrupt the process

  • @killerrevenant3515
    @killerrevenant3515 2 месяца назад +1

    the atmosphere you guys created was amazing, the ambient light, sound, and camera angles were immaculate!

  • @Lucas-qp4ht
    @Lucas-qp4ht 3 месяца назад +5

    How can y'all make an atmosphere that's so creepy on a subject that's so goofy haha

    • @xitaris5981
      @xitaris5981 3 месяца назад

      Music and lighting play a huge part. If you just swap those out this could have been halfway to a comedy

  • @OmniscientWarrior
    @OmniscientWarrior 3 месяца назад +10

    This is when you flip the script on the supply manager: Ask her if she is dictating that you to not complete your job as expected and required by corporate; or if she has the authority to change what those standards are, and if so, she will need to give you a letter and email stating the new way you are to complete your tasks; also the idea of using a bulldog clip is for holding large amounts of papers together for when they are to be moved together, however you have sets of papers that must be secured together so they don't separate from each other when each set is moved about, preventing loss and confusion should the papers get mixed up and by keeping them together in that way will expedite the next people to work with them by not requiring them to locate each piece of the set individually. But if she wants to slow down the process or change regulations, we can take that up with management and see how they feel about her ill rationing practices and changes to the effectiveness of the workplace.

    • @uladzimirdarozhka
      @uladzimirdarozhka 3 месяца назад

      Damn straight.

    • @abydosianchulac2
      @abydosianchulac2 3 месяца назад +1

      You can also reply that you do not deserve company resources, but that the company deserves your maximized productivity (as is demanded on the whiteboard by his desk), and that requires ample staples for efficient refilling of your stapler. Without them, you lose time acquiring them on an as-needed basis, which also reduces resource management's productivity through unnecessarily frequent case-handling. As corporate has changed its requirements of your workload, corporate is requiring changes to your material allocations (with a "may they be praised for their wisdom" thrown in for good measure).

    • @Sirithil
      @Sirithil 2 месяца назад

      Adam tried all that, and look what happened to him, poor bastard...

  • @Carrioner
    @Carrioner 2 месяца назад +2

    This is scarier than any horror film for past few years.

  • @outervoid5081
    @outervoid5081 3 месяца назад +11

    You can't fool us here. That's a wet dream of Rowan on the use of company property

  • @4RILDIGITAL
    @4RILDIGITAL 2 месяца назад +3

    That was a brilliantly inventive take on the everyday office struggle. Absolutely hilarious.

  • @Morpheus-pt3wq
    @Morpheus-pt3wq 2 месяца назад +1

    Rowan must have got paid extra for this skit. Imagine him standing still, not talking and being stuffed in that outfit!

  • @LasagnaQueen
    @LasagnaQueen 3 месяца назад +5

    You guys need to make more like this, and Silent-Hill like stuff would be epic.The song reminded me of that

    • @Temmie321
      @Temmie321 2 месяца назад

      Reminded me of that too! But I don’t recall what game. Maybe homecoming?