Guardian Weekly

CULTURAL PRESCRIPTION

This week, as many offices continue a tentative reopening, Guardian critics suggest art that mocks the politics, drudgery and crushing ennui of the modern workplace

Film

Office Space

Fashions in workplace design have changed since Office Space. When Mike Judge released his cult comedy of unhappy software programmers in 1999, his characters were still penned

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