@wiawaysb I'm guessing that the boss doesn't want to spend his them doing meaningless work and getting worn out by it and by the end of the short he has a whole lot less white hair because of it
@@wiawaysb the boss didn’t age at all. While the employee did. I assume standing in the square has some sort of ability to pause the aging of the boss. Which is something I’d bet most people would pay someone else for if it were real. With that said he might have became an age addict and wastes zero time
Noticed how the boss never aged? I'm guessing it's symbolic of how your job never really comes to an end, even after you retire there will always be someone else to take your place...
I half a more "Twilight Zone-y" thing there. Like the boss to be revealed as the Devil (or something), fooling the man into giving up his entire life & all the experiences and good he COULD have done. Or something like that. But leaving it more "flat & unexplained", probably makes it more impactful.
The boss is industry personified. Hence his robotic walk that’s almost a caricature, how he speeds off to the next task. Industry never ages or stops; the corporation never ages. Its people age
I love how he appreciates the bigger square even though it sucks just as bad. I've worked in the same size cube for 20 years and, sadly, would probably react the same way to a bigger one.
And just like real life for most, when he retired there was no fanfare or party. The boss just accepted his resignation and walked away. He’ll have someone else standing in the square the next day.
Dude, I know it's hard after a long day of work to get home and use some of your few precious hours to do something creative, but I assure you it can work out. The dream is worth it. It's never too late to turn things around but you have to put in some time every day.
@@tsuobachi you can think as much as you like that you can individually get out of slavery. But only together we are a force. Capitalism is misanthropic. communism or barbarism. There are no other ways.
This is supposed to be about people working meaningless job their entire life and not actually enjoying life. All for money and by the time you are old and retire, you don't have the strength or health to do what you always wanted to do. Get out. Live life now.
The boss dressing up as a clown at home opens up space for interpretations and subtly hints at the sacrifices we make, often giving up valuable aspects of our lives for work. I think it shows that people have two sides: their serious work self and their true, fun side that's kept private. Just like the main character who returns to skateboarding, the boss in a clown costume suggests that even those in power may be forsaking their genuine passions. It's a reminder that there's more to everyone than what we see and that in the pursuit of success, we might be letting go of things that truly matter to us.
I got the impression at first that boss was a mildly evil task master, but after seeing him with that thing on his beard, I wondered if that was grey hair or a bit of makeup. That gave me the impression that he was just doing what he had to. It's weird that 1 person aged, but not the other...even though the scenery didn't appear to change. I got the impression that the people of the world didn't change. I'd love for the creator to chime in.
I can definitely see another POV to this story: A man, sitting inside a room in one of the buildings, looking outside. He does nothing but watch the "full-time man". And right at the end, we see it's just an empty room, and he's also inside a square.
That would make sense, but the guy didn't work 24-7. Why didn't he just go skateboarding after work? And I'm not sure what they were trying to illustrate with the handicap lady, but it's not his responsibility to chase down criminals
There is no square. You make your choices and either stay within the confines of the restrictions of those choices, either happily or unhappily, or make new ones and change your life. People tend to start blaming other things, like other people or “the system” when we’ve chosen to be powerless. We’re not.
Andrew Lutheran played the role of Michael so beautifully. There was something tragic about him, so naive and authentic, simple yet rich. Looking forward to seeing him in more roles. Well done all.
The moral i take from this story. Don't let your life pass you by. He made a lot of money. But you can't take money with you. Live your life to the fullest you can. And if you live it right, you will leave behind you things that are priceless. He could have skateboarded to work every day, but he didn't. So he lost his ability, and couldn't skateboard when he retired. Don't become just another cog in the machine. Live, Love, and act like every day is your last. Because it might be!
I agree! He could have skate boarded when he was off work too but he didn't. Working has never taken over my life. Even when I worked a 4:00pm-11:00pm job I still made time with my friends, went out on the weekends, took time off for family fun or vacation.
This resonated with me on so many levels. Redundant, unfulfilling job. Working for a clown. Feeling dismissed and underappreciated. Wasting my life away at a job that has no meaning and watching others live life. LIFE!
Walk away from the clowns, the sideshows, the circus!!! Don’t let anybody put you in a box. Dare to be different, be the glitch in the matrix. Imagine if we all did this…
I want to make this a part of my new hire training. Show every kid coming out of college this, and then office space. I used to show office space in training on Fridays to lighten the load. But I remind them this is closer to a documentary than a comedy
Sometimes you have to judge a Omeleto film by the viewer comment section. I'd say by that measure this was one hell of a good film. Props to the writer and director of this film ... WELL DONE.
I would never subscribe to that metric. For me 'good art' is sincere art; the poorly-executed scrawls of a child done over the course of hours or days qualifies. There's all kinds of art 'lots of people like', that I don't like.@@dougaltolan3017
I've been unemployed for over a year now and have been beating myself up for quitting a very toxic workplace and not being 'productive' by getting another job done then. This film is bittersweet and changes the perspective of the rat-race to that what a lot of our corporate jobs really do to us, make us idle away our time.
Staying inside the box whilst trying hard to think outside the box, the metaphor of life. Full Time is an insightful short film that conveys lost time. Hats off to John Ryan Sugimoto
I like this short film. It really captures the essence of most jobs where your work really isn't important and quite frankly wastes the most valuable time in your life. And after years and years of loyalty and dedication, the most you could hope for is maybe an hour or two of partying with your old co-workers for your retirement party. Life will pass you buy as you stand in your square and friends will fade away. Go live life as much as you can while you still can.
And standing in that square was a great paying job to begin with. I’ve worked since I was 14 years old, and I still don’t make $72,000/yr. In real life you gotta eat and pay your bills, and some of us stand in that square for a lot less because we have to. Dude got a pretty great gig straight out of school if you ask me.
Not so different from me, I’ve sat my arse in the front of airplanes for over forty years now as my life passed me by. And I too was pleased when I got a bigger airplane to sit in, for about a month! It was not skateboarding that I gave up but all the surf trips to Indonesia that I didn’t go on because I was busy sitting in an airplane, which has little more intrinsic value than standing in a square.
I think it makes more sense to give his watch than money becuase it was his watch at which he was looking for everyday for 5:30 over the years and at the end it worth just nothing.
So well done- when I noticed some gray hair at the temples of the kid in the middle of the movie, I simply thought the actor was older than the part he was playing. Now I realize that was a nice touch - to which I was completely oblivious!!! Thanks for an entertaining short film!!!
This movie is so strangely real. I am 60 years old and I still skateboard, but I gave up a meaningless life doing other people's bidding for money years ago. I am a free spirit, who was once trapped in the rat race of nothingness. Now, I live out of my VW bus surfing, skating, and doing only my own hearts desire. Terrific film!
How do you get money to buy food/water, take showers and bathroom? Also how do you manage disseases? I would really like to know (and I assume you don't have kids to take care of)
Thank you and fantastic work to Mr. Sugimoto. I truly needed to see this film at thie moment, to force me to take stock of what my life has become and push me to make the decisions I know I have to in order to improve it.
Creator here; I love seeing peoples reactions to this film but mostly the speculation on why the man doesn’t age. There definitely is an explanation to it all but for now I love seeing what everyone thinks. I’ll come back with the explanation at about 100k views. For now keep the theories comin!
"Full Time" really resonated for me .... I forced myself to retire, almost a year & a half ago ... I chose to retire, in spite of the (sort of) 'good' money, my extensive experience, & my 'value' to my increasingly younger employers (they protested), & my co-workers .... 48 years w/ fairly good career, lucky me ... even though the best parts were over 20 years ago .... for most of us, there are always trade-offs ... obvious sacrifices, working in boxes ... & I'm still blessed w/ some of my creative, personal pursuits, the few of which I just never let go ... but my remaining abilities, my remaining health, my remaining friends & family ... just not a lot to work w/ anymore ... life is full of choices ... but staying young & relatively carefree, is not really an option ... time waits for no one ... if you must work in a box, try your best to get a good one ... good luck
Watching this film on my last day at the office-a place I have always wanted to leave-I can't recall the last time a short film resonated with me this much. I’ve been working a job I don’t like, with zero creativity, a boss who micromanages, and a salary that’s barely worth mentioning. I have exactly 21 minutes left before I leave this office. I can’t tell if watching this film is a mere coincidence or a sign from the universe. Thank you to the filmmaker who created this. Your work has truly made an impact.
I do understand the message of this film, but the reality is that he was not working 24/7...after his 8 hrs shift, he has his life back...whatever he did with that time WAS A CHOICE.
The end had me sobbing 😭, like this was such a good representation of how our jobs drain us and we do it all for the pay. How we miss all the years that pass us by, along with the fun opportunities we pass on, and its just sad how thats what we're wired to do.
I work 10 to 12 hour days and can still get in a little time for hobbies. I get the message they want to get across, but it wasn't done super well, lol.
Mind-blowing commentary on how some people get sucked in working for clowns, locked into the mundane corporate mindset the wastes your life, regardless of the pay. Beautiful, your mind is blown when the old man's face comes onscreen ( longest time jump since 2001 space odessey! ) and great ending the old man falling,and the quick cut.
Loved it 😊 Especially the scene with the woman asking for help and him not helping because he had to stay in his square got me thinking. She was saying something like "you could help, but you don't" and I'm wondering what i give priority to instead of actually helping someone that i could help if I'd get outside my (mental) square...
My life summed up nicely in 15mins. Brilliant short movie, powerful and so meaningful. Trading time for a meaningless job, how many of are stuck in such a position? And, before we realise, we have already lost our best years.
kudos, so very glad that I stayed true to myself ... coming and going from contract work to do the things I enjoy! There is only one life, live it now!
Finally, someone decided to make a film on today's work life. Amazing acting and direction. It highlights all the meaningless jobs people work just to trade their time on Earth for money.
This sent tears rolling down my face. I promised my younger self 30+ years ago to NEVER stop skating. While I still have several boards and get one out occasionally, this reminded me of how "life" too often gets in the way of the things that bring us true happiness. Of course, it's a balancing act; but make sure it doesn't get out of balance. Neal Unger is truly inspirational. Thanks for this, Omeleto!!!
There was a time when the boss was offering him new opportunities a bigger square i thought that was because he had thoughts of quitting the job .. But the boss realised that and gave him a bigger square and 30 % increment making the man mute again 😬 He never said what he really felt from inside that he want to quit the job and do what he really wanted to do Best lesson in 5 mins hats off guyss ❤️
As a corporate pen-pusher I hated this so much. Thankfully, my workplace provides 4 weeks holiday a year (this is a mandate in Australia) , with an option of 'purchasing' up to an extra 4 weeks annually. We also have long service leave every 10 years (mine's only 2 years away!) where we get 3 months paid leave. But yeah, even now, I take a holiday usually twice a year, and our managers actually encourage it!
Be happy with small things is what this feels like... He lived his whole life in a small box for high return of money, but never actually experienced anything fun. For all that he earned I wouldn't call his life satisfying or fulfilling. So I would rather earn less and have a fulfilling life.
The difference between him and everyone else (especially those in the comments section) was that he seemed happy with his job, even if he didn't understand it or even privately thought it was pointless.
This is brilliantly simple, trading your time on earth for money. Love the way he gave away his corporate watch for the one thing he loved..a skateboard. This should be played in schools 😂
This was a takeoff of the portrait of Dorian Gray. The man giving the money never aged. The young man turned into an old man. The old man sucked the life out of the younger fella. I need to have you stand in the square so that I can draw your vitality from you. Excellent movie.
I think the reason the boss or nothing really aged or changed was because nothing really changes. People or most of us will be hamsters in the wheel so no matter what day, month or year it is, it will always be the same with no change. Our children take over after we are gone
The thought experiment I used to ask people was "how much would it take for you to work at a job where your job is to sit at a computer and press the R button repeatedly, 8 hours/day, 50 weeks/year?" How long would you last? Would you go insane? I don't even think for a million dollars anyone would be able to survive with their sanity. At least the guy in this film got to people watch all day! But still soul sucking.
I was shocked to see he'd aged an old man , by standing in a square on the floor for all those years for just money . it isn't worth it . And what's with the guy and the clown persona , and he never gets old .
I thought maybe that was to imply that the people lower on the wrongs are doing the work and aging while the people up top are reaping the benefits and doing less. There's a lot that's open to interpretation in this thing though. Great film either way
some clever symbolism there, like how the boss didn't age at all, is always seemingly in a hurry, keeping up a facade, because it's all just a big circus...
@ 4:22 It flet like some kind of invisible wall of separation between him & them. Dude who was working: 'i'm working' than one of his friends : "is even anyone watching you?" That Literally blew my mind away.
He noticed at the same time I noticed that he was the only one aging. Look at how much of his life he let wither away and all he wanted was the small things in life 😢 reality is, we are doing more working to live than actual living. This was great, I love it here
Very scary to me personally. I am closing in on retirement and other than my kids, I have accomplished nothing and now only work to survive, especially now in this new horrible world. Good little movie though, but sad.
I have recently retired. I am very grateful not to have to put up with the hellscape that is now corporate America or even a basic job. Take time to enjoy the simple things and your family. Many people get all or pass away before they are ever able to enjoy retirement.
It gave me goosebumps at the end. In the race between time and money, money can't keep pace with the moments you must cherish in the present, regardless of any money.
Good film. I just want to know how he got so old while everyone still looked young. Or perhaps it's the expression of life called: the trade off; where one gives in order to get. In this case, he gave up his youth and experiences of life in order to get the bag: money, only to find out he couldn't do anything with it once he got it. Kind a like a 30 year 9-5 job only to not know what to do with it when one retires. Moral of the story. Live LIFE😂
Probably the most accurate and most depressing moment came when he was so grateful to be "promoted" to a bigger square with a view of the bridge.
You might be correct, because I was expecting some big reveal, like somebody judging for being materialistic or questioning his life choices.
I thought he was going to get promoted again to an even big box 📦 that is bigger than the two boxes combined.
I mean, it was a pretty big square. You could even see the bridge from their! Nice breeze too
😢
That's when I got the metaphor / what the film is about.
I love the fact that this happens right after they graduate.
I was born in 2006 and now I am studying at the university and an employee at the port
Profound movie. Simple but meaningful. Trading our best years for money at a meaningless job until we retire but are too old to do many things.
The reality of the majority
Only the minority discover the ideals of doing what they love for money
i found it short on explaining why everyone around him never aged. but good message. quitting my job tomorrow lol
@campbellzachc This was the only weakness in an otherwise excellent short film
@@greg6924 brilliant observation
Wahhhh! I actually have to EARN my way through life! Why can't people just GIVE me things like my mommy and daddy did until I was 30?
The way the boss' walking away is the best thing I've ever seen. Massive kudos to people who worked on this gem.
that was wonky 😅
I laughed every single time he did😂😂
what is the significance of that i couldn't understand? it's a little over the top so i assumed it must've had a meaning but couldn't figure
@wiawaysb I'm guessing that the boss doesn't want to spend his them doing meaningless work and getting worn out by it and by the end of the short he has a whole lot less white hair because of it
@@wiawaysb the boss didn’t age at all. While the employee did. I assume standing in the square has some sort of ability to pause the aging of the boss. Which is something I’d bet most people would pay someone else for if it were real.
With that said he might have became an age addict and wastes zero time
Noticed how the boss never aged? I'm guessing it's symbolic of how your job never really comes to an end, even after you retire there will always be someone else to take your place...
Whoa that’s deep. Thanks for that insight.
I think this is more about selling time. You sell yours so the boss doesn't have to spend his.
I half a more "Twilight Zone-y" thing there. Like the boss to be revealed as the Devil (or something), fooling the man into giving up his entire life & all the experiences and good he COULD have done.
Or something like that.
But leaving it more "flat & unexplained", probably makes it more impactful.
The boss is industry personified. Hence his robotic walk that’s almost a caricature, how he speeds off to the next task. Industry never ages or stops; the corporation never ages. Its people age
I thought it meant the company continues even if you don't
I love how he appreciates the bigger square even though it sucks just as bad. I've worked in the same size cube for 20 years and, sadly, would probably react the same way to a bigger one.
And just like real life for most, when he retired there was no fanfare or party. The boss just accepted his resignation and walked away. He’ll have someone else standing in the square the next day.
That's what American work culture is like for so many. This one really hit home for me.
Brilliant. As someone currently involved in a 9 - 5 office grind and dreaming of more creative pursuits, this was one hell of a watch.
Dude, I know it's hard after a long day of work to get home and use some of your few precious hours to do something creative, but I assure you it can work out. The dream is worth it. It's never too late to turn things around but you have to put in some time every day.
You're an inspiration.
De 9 a 5. Presumidos. En Latinoamérica es de 6 a 5.
@@bryanpacheco3058será en tu caso, yo trabajo de 6 a 14 o de 7 a 15 y los sábados de 6 a 13.
@@tsuobachi you can think as much as you like that you can individually get out of slavery. But only together we are a force. Capitalism is misanthropic. communism or barbarism. There are no other ways.
For a sec I thought he was gonna trade his watch for feet pics
I think the girl with the colorful hair thought so too, hence her apprehension, lol
Hahahaha 😂 that is not what I was expecting but close. I thought he was gonna tell her about the podiatrist story from before lol
LMAO
LOL… Me too 😂👍😂
Feet pics would've been more useful to him at this point 🤣🤣🤣
This is supposed to be about people working meaningless job their entire life and not actually enjoying life. All for money and by the time you are old and retire, you don't have the strength or health to do what you always wanted to do. Get out. Live life now.
The boss dressing up as a clown at home opens up space for interpretations and subtly hints at the sacrifices we make, often giving up valuable aspects of our lives for work. I think it shows that people have two sides: their serious work self and their true, fun side that's kept private. Just like the main character who returns to skateboarding, the boss in a clown costume suggests that even those in power may be forsaking their genuine passions. It's a reminder that there's more to everyone than what we see and that in the pursuit of success, we might be letting go of things that truly matter to us.
as he looked in the window the clown was a reflection of himself , it's simple , no need to read too much into it ,
I got the impression at first that boss was a mildly evil task master, but after seeing him with that thing on his beard, I wondered if that was grey hair or a bit of makeup. That gave me the impression that he was just doing what he had to.
It's weird that 1 person aged, but not the other...even though the scenery didn't appear to change. I got the impression that the people of the world didn't change.
I'd love for the creator to chime in.
@@eugenetswongthat's because ANYONE could be the boss. And probably over the years there were a lot of them.
well maybe it's his job
It's just like any customer service but with better pay.
I can definitely see another POV to this story: A man, sitting inside a room in one of the buildings, looking outside.
He does nothing but watch the "full-time man". And right at the end, we see it's just an empty room, and he's also inside a square.
That’s very ‘watching a guy push a button’ in Lost
I love it
That would have been great!
Powerful
So, the first Saw movie.
Like a supervisor?
The moral of the story is don't let work get in the way of your passion and life. I think
That would make sense, but the guy didn't work 24-7. Why didn't he just go skateboarding after work?
And I'm not sure what they were trying to illustrate with the handicap lady, but it's not his responsibility to chase down criminals
@@TheShubLub you clearly didn't understand the video's message
This came in the exact moment... I need to get out of this Square and live as i always wanted 😢
Same man, same. This will be the year for both of us.
Me, too. I've been studying a 6 month Coursera course for over a year. I'm almost done.
Let's achieve something this year.
There is no square. You make your choices and either stay within the confines of the restrictions of those choices, either happily or unhappily, or make new ones and change your life. People tend to start blaming other things, like other people or “the system” when we’ve chosen to be powerless. We’re not.
No matter what you do, you will always be in a square... no way out. :-)
(that's another perspective)
I broke my square when I was 35 ...a quarter of a century ago... best years of my life...
Andrew Lutheran played the role of Michael so beautifully. There was something tragic about him, so naive and authentic, simple yet rich. Looking forward to seeing him in more roles. Well done all.
The moral i take from this story. Don't let your life pass you by. He made a lot of money. But you can't take money with you. Live your life to the fullest you can. And if you live it right, you will leave behind you things that are priceless. He could have skateboarded to work every day, but he didn't. So he lost his ability, and couldn't skateboard when he retired. Don't become just another cog in the machine. Live, Love, and act like every day is your last. Because it might be!
I agree! He could have skate boarded when he was off work too but he didn't. Working has never taken over my life. Even when I worked a 4:00pm-11:00pm job I still made time with my friends, went out on the weekends, took time off for family fun or vacation.
You have not truly watched Omeleto if you didn't visit the comments section. Another banger, as we will say in Nigeria.
This resonated with me on so many levels. Redundant, unfulfilling job. Working for a clown. Feeling dismissed and underappreciated. Wasting my life away at a job that has no meaning and watching others live life. LIFE!
Walk away from the clowns, the sideshows, the circus!!! Don’t let anybody put you in a box. Dare to be different, be the glitch in the matrix. Imagine if we all did this…
I want to make this a part of my new hire training. Show every kid coming out of college this, and then office space. I used to show office space in training on Fridays to lighten the load. But I remind them this is closer to a documentary than a comedy
Sometimes you have to judge a Omeleto film by the viewer comment section. I'd say by that measure this was one hell of a good film. Props to the writer and director of this film ... WELL DONE.
Yup.
It's like what is good art?
Good art is what gets people talking whether you like it or not.
@@dougaltolan3017not about liking or disliking,
It's more about the understanding, questioning or the depth it added in your thinking
I would never subscribe to that metric. For me 'good art' is sincere art; the poorly-executed scrawls of a child done over the course of hours or days qualifies. There's all kinds of art 'lots of people like', that I don't like.@@dougaltolan3017
I Judge an Omeleto film by watching the Omeleto film
I've been unemployed for over a year now and have been beating myself up for quitting a very toxic workplace and not being 'productive' by getting another job done then. This film is bittersweet and changes the perspective of the rat-race to that what a lot of our corporate jobs really do to us, make us idle away our time.
Staying inside the box whilst trying hard to think outside the box, the metaphor of life. Full Time is an insightful short film that conveys lost time. Hats off to John Ryan Sugimoto
Oh, my heart is sobbing. I know how that feels. Heartbreaking! He stayed in that box like a prisoner. Poor guy. 😢
I like this short film. It really captures the essence of most jobs where your work really isn't important and quite frankly wastes the most valuable time in your life. And after years and years of loyalty and dedication, the most you could hope for is maybe an hour or two of partying with your old co-workers for your retirement party. Life will pass you buy as you stand in your square and friends will fade away. Go live life as much as you can while you still can.
No me quedo muy claro por qué el joven se ve más viejo que el jefe y el jefe sigue igual a que hace referencia esto ???
Yes this is life. We give up things for money when we have jobs.
And standing in that square was a great paying job to begin with. I’ve worked since I was 14 years old, and I still don’t make $72,000/yr. In real life you gotta eat and pay your bills, and some of us stand in that square for a lot less because we have to. Dude got a pretty great gig straight out of school if you ask me.
@@racheeerach How did the dude last without supplies that long? Dude must have been very skilled to get the gig.
@@johndinner4418 By going home after the shift. He didn't live there.
Not so different from me, I’ve sat my arse in the front of airplanes for over forty years now as my life passed me by. And I too was pleased when I got a bigger airplane to sit in, for about a month!
It was not skateboarding that I gave up but all the surf trips to Indonesia that I didn’t go on because I was busy sitting in an airplane, which has little more intrinsic value than standing in a square.
It's so amazing that he didn't pay money for the skateboard but he gave his watch showing the importance of time😊
😮 good observation
I think it makes more sense to give his watch than money becuase it was his watch at which he was looking for everyday for 5:30 over the years and at the end it worth just nothing.
Very good observation
Can you please explain me story why the guy gave money to him what was the purpose
@@rajkumarsandhaka3675 The box is the 9 to 5 job we do for living.
So well done- when I noticed some gray hair at the temples of the kid in the middle of the movie, I simply thought the actor was older than the part he was playing. Now I realize that was a nice touch - to which I was completely oblivious!!! Thanks for an entertaining short film!!!
This movie is so strangely real. I am 60 years old and I still skateboard, but I gave up a meaningless life doing other people's bidding for money years ago. I am a free spirit, who was once trapped in the rat race of nothingness. Now, I live out of my VW bus surfing, skating, and doing only my own hearts desire. Terrific film!
60 years and still surfing😮😮
How do you get money to buy food/water, take showers and bathroom? Also how do you manage disseases? I would really like to know (and I assume you don't have kids to take care of)
Thank you and fantastic work to Mr. Sugimoto. I truly needed to see this film at thie moment, to force me to take stock of what my life has become and push me to make the decisions I know I have to in order to improve it.
Creator here; I love seeing peoples reactions to this film but mostly the speculation on why the man doesn’t age. There definitely is an explanation to it all but for now I love seeing what everyone thinks. I’ll come back with the explanation at about 100k views. For now keep the theories comin!
Explanation?
I think it's way overdue for the answer to why he doesn't Age please😂
"Full Time" really resonated for me .... I forced myself to retire, almost a year & a half ago ... I chose to retire, in spite of the (sort of) 'good' money, my extensive experience, & my 'value' to my increasingly younger employers (they protested), & my co-workers .... 48 years w/ fairly good career, lucky me ... even though the best parts were over 20 years ago .... for most of us, there are always trade-offs ... obvious sacrifices, working in boxes ... & I'm still blessed w/ some of my creative, personal pursuits, the few of which I just never let go ... but my remaining abilities, my remaining health, my remaining friends & family ... just not a lot to work w/ anymore ... life is full of choices ... but staying young & relatively carefree, is not really an option ... time waits for no one ... if you must work in a box, try your best to get a good one ... good luck
Watching this film on my last day at the office-a place I have always wanted to leave-I can't recall the last time a short film resonated with me this much. I’ve been working a job I don’t like, with zero creativity, a boss who micromanages, and a salary that’s barely worth mentioning. I have exactly 21 minutes left before I leave this office. I can’t tell if watching this film is a mere coincidence or a sign from the universe. Thank you to the filmmaker who created this. Your work has truly made an impact.
This is life for every working class member of society, we just don't realize it until someone shows us.
Brought me to tears. Brilliant. One of my favorites.
I do understand the message of this film, but the reality is that he was not working 24/7...after his 8 hrs shift, he has his life back...whatever he did with that time WAS A CHOICE.
yea, it was not that bad.
standing in a box for 8 hours isn't human your legs are tired you need energy to recover and be ready for tomorow...
Feels like life every day. Thanks for sharing this. Nailed it. Good job!
This is one of my favourite short movies. It's simple but well done.
The end had me sobbing 😭, like this was such a good representation of how our jobs drain us and we do it all for the pay. How we miss all the years that pass us by, along with the fun opportunities we pass on, and its just sad how thats what we're wired to do.
This is why it's important to do what u love and do what you want, at all costs
Sure until bill,s come and then THEY trow u out of they house if u pay tax(rent) it,s not your,s.
U will own nothing and be happy abut it
So why couldn't he go skateboarding after work?
Full time job
Maybe because this video was made from the perspective of someone who never had full time job.
Bro it's a metaphor
Work takes up all of your room and energy
I work 10 to 12 hour days and can still get in a little time for hobbies. I get the message they want to get across, but it wasn't done super well, lol.
Mind-blowing commentary on how some people get sucked in working for clowns, locked into the mundane corporate mindset the wastes your life, regardless of the pay. Beautiful, your mind is blown when the old man's face comes onscreen ( longest time jump since 2001 space odessey! ) and great ending the old man falling,and the quick cut.
One of the best Short I have seen in my entire Life! Thank U!
Can you please explain me story why the guy gave money to him what was the purpose
This movie is a gem. Simple, yet powerful! Thanks
This was out of this planet, so well produced! Look at the screenplay for instance... 💖
Loved it 😊
Especially the scene with the woman asking for help and him not helping because he had to stay in his square got me thinking. She was saying something like "you could help, but you don't" and I'm wondering what i give priority to instead of actually helping someone that i could help if I'd get outside my (mental) square...
Lots of incidents happenned where employees trying to help people in need, but end up getting fired by their employer.
My life summed up nicely in 15mins. Brilliant short movie, powerful and so meaningful. Trading time for a meaningless job, how many of are stuck in such a position? And, before we realise, we have already lost our best years.
kudos, so very glad that I stayed true to myself ... coming and going from contract work to do the things I enjoy!
There is only one life, live it now!
Well done! It’s amazing how such a simple concept can deliver such a powerful message. Filmmaking / storytelling at its best.
Such a brilliant analogy with so much truth.
Finally, someone decided to make a film on today's work life. Amazing acting and direction.
It highlights all the meaningless jobs people work just to trade their time on Earth for money.
This sent tears rolling down my face. I promised my younger self 30+ years ago to NEVER stop skating. While I still have several boards and get one out occasionally, this reminded me of how "life" too often gets in the way of the things that bring us true happiness. Of course, it's a balancing act; but make sure it doesn't get out of balance. Neal Unger is truly inspirational. Thanks for this, Omeleto!!!
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There was a time when the boss was offering him new opportunities a bigger square i thought that was because he had thoughts of quitting the job .. But the boss realised that and gave him a bigger square and 30 % increment making the man mute again 😬
He never said what he really felt from inside that he want to quit the job and do what he really wanted to do
Best lesson in 5 mins hats off guyss ❤️
That's us, wage slaves working for clowns. All too soon we're old. Nicely told.
As a corporate pen-pusher I hated this so much. Thankfully, my workplace provides 4 weeks holiday a year (this is a mandate in Australia) , with an option of 'purchasing' up to an extra 4 weeks annually. We also have long service leave every 10 years (mine's only 2 years away!) where we get 3 months paid leave. But yeah, even now, I take a holiday usually twice a year, and our managers actually encourage it!
nice square... enjoy it!...
Hey Bec. I'm in Tassie. It's great to have the Aussie perks compared to some of so called greatest countries. Don't forget the leave loading. 🙂
Looks like a beautiful square...i hope you have fun
If y'all are saying square negatively, which maybe you aren't, how do you propose 7+ billion people make a living if not finding a job?
@@peterlenza8320 my take is that it’s meant in a snarky way, as well. If so, gotta be some Gen Z’s living in mom and dad’s basement.
Oh man if this isn’t the most accurate summary of life I don’t know what is. Pretty depressing… ☹️
Such a compelling movie, loved it!
Very grateful for making such videos and giving some other prospective to see life❤❤
Work - Life Balance, people.
If you can afford it.
(Love the office cubicle being abstracted to a square on a public plaza.)
Life is free, what's to afford? Work?
@@dougaltolan3017 life is free, true. But a comfortable life isn't
The most sad and depressing scene 14:11 and this film left me with lots of whys
Be happy with small things is what this feels like...
He lived his whole life in a small box for high return of money, but never actually experienced anything fun. For all that he earned I wouldn't call his life satisfying or fulfilling. So I would rather earn less and have a fulfilling life.
@justingary5322 yeah but for a lot of people you can't do much, your mind gets foggier, new things seem harder, you're a lot less physically capable
2:48 The way that guy walked away had me laughing for some reason lol.
He never ages either which is weird, i thought he was a robot or alien . I'm still trying to figure out this whole plot .
lol I thought I was crazy for laughing at the way he walked off
@@gemstar7286 Yeah, I tried looking for another review but there wasn't one on YT.
@@gemstar7286I think guy is representing corporation which doesn't age fast.
The time goes by very fast in this square.
Brilliant choice to ring in the new year, Omeleto. 🔲🥳💃
Wow this made me cry. So many people sacrifice the best years of their life for a future that’s not even guaranteed.
a true parable of life...we all exchange hours for dollars. live life while you can!!!
Not "all" of us.
Wow! I love how it shows this simple, yet profound truth about work. I'm really surprised that I stumbled upon it just now.
Love these short movies
I like this, because it encourages us to think without being pretentious.
Love it, and totally fell in love with the characters!! Great work all around on this film.
This looks like my life from past 5 years..
That was amazing ❤️... kudos to the team for making this wonderful piece
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This deserves a thousand thumbs up. So true
The difference between him and everyone else (especially those in the comments section) was that he seemed happy with his job, even if he didn't understand it or even privately thought it was pointless.
brilliant. poignant. glad I learnt this lesson years ago. bravo to all involved - thank you
Now you need to learn to stop hoarding.
@@Elbereth42 wtf??
The injury at the end.😁I liked this very much.Tells a great story and makes you think.Choices.Well, done.Impressed❤
I have to be honest. I was worried he would hurt himself on the skateboard and not have insurance to go to the hospital since he just left his job.
@@racheeerach 😄😄😄Love it.❤️
This is brilliantly simple, trading your time on earth for money. Love the way he gave away his corporate watch for the one thing he loved..a skateboard. This should be played in schools 😂
This was a takeoff of the portrait of Dorian Gray. The man giving the money never aged. The young man turned into an old man. The old man sucked the life out of the younger fella. I need to have you stand in the square so that I can draw your vitality from you. Excellent movie.
I think the reason the boss or nothing really aged or changed was because nothing really changes. People or most of us will be hamsters in the wheel so no matter what day, month or year it is, it will always be the same with no change. Our children take over after we are gone
It is so deep. Speechless 😶
The best I've ever seen.
The thought experiment I used to ask people was "how much would it take for you to work at a job where your job is to sit at a computer and press the R button repeatedly, 8 hours/day, 50 weeks/year?" How long would you last? Would you go insane? I don't even think for a million dollars anyone would be able to survive with their sanity. At least the guy in this film got to people watch all day! But still soul sucking.
you should’ve added the caveat that if they refuse the job, they become homeless. I can only imagine it would vastly reduce their lowest wage
I could work it an entire year. Save up the money and follow a passion with the money I saved. Some jobs are just means to an end.
There are many jobs that are little more than that. Have you seen production line work?
I could manage that easy.
@@dougaltolan3017 exactly. If I’m allowed to listen to audible or podcasts it’s a piece of piss. Just zone out
I'd automate that job lol
Extremely sad but thought provoking. This old lady enjoyed it, although enjoyed is not perhaps the right word.
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Michael Tucker is a loyal square-sitter like many of us!
A nice take on how soul-sucking jobs force you to trade your time in exchange for money. Time is the only true asset we have, spend it wisely.
I was shocked to see he'd aged an old man , by standing in a square on the floor for all those years for just money . it isn't worth it . And what's with the guy and the clown persona , and he never gets old .
@@gemstar7286 but he has gotten older. @12:26 you see the undyed patched. Dyed hair is a cover for aging in a world that values youth.
@@pinsongorga8466 His face still looks exactly the same, there's no wrinkles. Whereas the other guy has become wrinkled and very old.
I thought maybe that was to imply that the people lower on the wrongs are doing the work and aging while the people up top are reaping the benefits and doing less. There's a lot that's open to interpretation in this thing though. Great film either way
@@UntetheredBanshee I agree with this, and it shows a lack of regard in how the ‘boss' wonkily walks off, not really giving a care about the worker.
some clever symbolism there, like how the boss didn't age at all, is always seemingly in a hurry, keeping up a facade, because it's all just a big circus...
@ 4:22 It flet like some kind of invisible wall of separation between him & them.
Dude who was working:
'i'm working' than one of his friends :
"is even anyone watching you?"
That Literally blew my mind away.
He noticed at the same time I noticed that he was the only one aging. Look at how much of his life he let wither away and all he wanted was the small things in life 😢 reality is, we are doing more working to live than actual living. This was great, I love it here
Great movie, definitely one of my favorites on this channel! 🥳
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A nice mix of absurdity, poetry and great phylisophic reflexions !
I guess this one hit hard at least 90% of the viewers...or maybe more. Awesome idea!!!
Very scary to me personally. I am closing in on retirement and other than my kids, I have accomplished nothing and now only work to survive, especially now in this new horrible world. Good little movie though, but sad.
I have recently retired. I am very grateful not to have to put up with the hellscape that is now corporate America or even a basic job. Take time to enjoy the simple things and your family. Many people get all or pass away before they are ever able to enjoy retirement.
It gave me goosebumps at the end. In the race between time and money, money can't keep pace with the moments you must cherish in the present, regardless of any money.
As someone who is homeless and broke I would take this job, but I would quit before I became to old to enjoy liffe.
Very thought-provoking film
Good film. I just want to know how he got so old while everyone still looked young. Or perhaps it's the expression of life called: the trade off; where one gives in order to get.
In this case, he gave up his youth and experiences of life in order to get the bag: money, only to find out he couldn't do anything with it once he got it. Kind a like a 30 year 9-5 job only to not know what to do with it when one retires.
Moral of the story. Live LIFE😂
I believe it's because it doesn't matter how old you get at a job, there will always be a younger manager telling you what to do.
I believe the boss symbolizes the "company" it certainly ages but it's barely noticeable
I think Shrimp Daddy was one if not the best Backer. So glad he was apart of this short
Bruh I almost cried when he fell off the skateboard near the end.