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Then We Came to the End
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"Then We Came to the End" Quotes

A darkly comedic exploration of office politics and the human condition as a group of advertising employees face layoffs in a struggling company.

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It was the beginning of the end.

Joshua Ferris

beginningchange

We are all here, the door is locked, and we are all getting very drunk.

Joshua Ferris

celebrationbonding

The office is a place to live life to the fullest.

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workphilosophy

The end of the day is the best time to get work done.

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productivitytime management

The smell of the office was different, more pungent, a smell of work and industry and people working.

Joshua Ferris

sensorywork environment

We were no longer bored, and we were no longer afraid.

Joshua Ferris

changefear

We were all in this together, even if we were all in this alone.

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unitysolidarity

The office was a warship on the sea of capitalism.

Joshua Ferris

workplacecapitalism

The end is coming, and we all know it, and we are all pretending like we don't.

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denialchange

We worked, and we talked, and we laughed, and we cried, and we did it all over again the next day.

Joshua Ferris

workemotions