For ages these office spaces were considered existential hellscapes. Entire novels and films were made all about it. These days they're the object of nostalgia. That's a doozie of an indictment on the years in between. The old hell is the new home.
When we were kids I'll bet lots of us imagined these spaces to be a symbol of security. You were going to grow up and probably work in one of these.. you didn't exactly know what went on in them at the time, but once you did, it would mean you're an "adult" and you're 'done' now. You can work and get money. And somehow that would solve everything. It really is nostalgia for something that never existed; maybe only as a product in the mind. I'm not really missing office spaces (which I'm sitting in right now). I'm missing the pure-hearted assumption that I'd be okay by now. That this would feel like the "place" where I am supposed to be.
If you think about it a lot of the movies from 1980-2005 were all riddled with high rise office workers being main protagonists. We all saw how much we wanted to live like some who portrayed the lavish and futuristic side of it and how much we wanted to stay far away from but knew inevitably if bad choices were made in the near future we would wind up there miserable. Funny what we make up in our heads as we’re younger. Trying to understand something you really don’t know anything about and won’t for some years.
I here ya man, not only that but the furniture and old PCs remind me my old elementary schools libraries and stuff, and it was cozy i guess idk. Also writing this from an office lol hope your day goes well
Perfect representation of starting an office job. At the beginning its all fun and games until you see the true face of your co-workers and the responsibilities increase.
I agree, and I feel like it starts at the 17:51 mark where the song is aggressively upbeat, representing how the person is trying to stay positive but failing
@mackokitt219555 agreed and at 24 min is when you accept you fate and come to grips with it the next song after is you turning to that older middle age mid to senior lvl employee who is trying to climb the ladder but also knows retirement is not too far so they must work hard to build enough for now and after
The song at 13:00… holy sht this triggers so many feels for me. My mom would play this in the late evening after dinner and we were up in our rooms supposed to be sleep but playing Nintendo and Barbie’s and she would be downstairs in her satin nightgown, sipping white peach Arbor Mist, cleaning and waiting for my dad to join her 🥰🥂the summer breeze flowing through my window and the smell of honeysuckle, Fabuloso and steamed rice from dinner floods the house. I hear this faintly playing downstairs, moms relaxed and I hear tipsy laughs. in bed I’m snuggled and safe. I smile to sleep.
Ngl, I miss the beige-ness of offices. I remember going to my dad's office when I was a kid for bring your kid to work day and it felt so cozy with the beige and paperwork and electronic all over the desks. If modern computers were more colorful then I wouldn't mind the difference, but it's all just basic modern designs
Cool backstory. That beige color for IBM (that influenced all the rest) was the suggestion of Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, who also wrote the first real programming language. Then she wrote COBOL later, but we can forgive her for that, I think.
I've been listening to this playlist for months while I work in the office I love how it starts with the exterior of the building, continues with the lobby and goes up through all the areas, you explore them until you reach a point where you feel like you shouldn't be there , which seems like there will be no return, but then... the dawn saves you from being in the dream of the eternal office
Finally! Vaporware that sounds like it's actually from the 80s. This is the kind of stuff I remember playing in the malls and shopping centers my mom would drag us to. I hated it at the time but find it oddly comforting now. Great for concentration while programming anyway.
This is such a cool mix. I love that a lot of the songs make you feel happy to be working at this office, but then there's these darker tracks that remind you you're trapped forever
0:23 Not even a minute in and I’m already mesmerized!! Dreaming after the end of the work day, or waking up to a golden sunrise before work. Love it. ❤❤❤❤❤
Of course you love it! Here at Eternal Offices, we strive to ensure our employees’ enjoyment as much as we do our own customers. It’s our honor to make your job an enjoyable one, with the end goal of making our jobs so enjoyable, *you’ll never want to clock out…*
5:20 - My god, LOOK at the size of those old computers. Those were from back in the day when they had a whopping 64K of RAM and 10 GB of memory was considered massive.
I started working behind a computer in 1991 on an IBM XT with AutoCAD. Six work stations in one room with a secretary up front as you entered from the hall. Over half the people smoked in the place. Holding a half lit cigarette while on the phone with a customer.
13:00 Let's be honest, that person with the water dispenser at their cubicle won't be getting any work done. Too many colleagues start smalltalk or too much hydration causes many toilet breaks.
I use a lot of antiquated databases for my work, and this is what plays in my head when I use them. Weird to hear a real-life version of it with similar esthetics.
Ah I’m so excited to stay at the office and work on my goals. It’s part of a 3 step program I’m using to maximize my career and lifestyle (part of a series I listen to on my walk man every morning). 1991 will be my year!
Nice playlist for the working day. Thanks for making one. Some of the images here are really funny. Especially at 29:34 - such a nice ceiling and giant rainy drops on the windows)) Hmm, in any case I think there are also not-AI generated images of the real environments/places here.
24:36 looks like this: _A new study by commercial real estate firm CBRE found that the vacancy rate for downtown Toronto office space hit 15.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2023, the highest it’s been since 1996. That’s up from just two per cent in March 2020, when the pandemic was declared._
This music fits the vibe perfectly: How to finish your IT Admin tasks with style, POV: Creating new employee accounts in Windows Active Directory. For being a 9 to 5, I really enjoy my new job out of college.
This is hella upbeat for office music. The bouncy, chill swaying beats, dat sax and jazzy chops, rocky guitar licks. Thick and groovy kicks, slapping strings. Ah yes, I hear the music of the hyperspace offices, descending into a black hole, working overtime to sort information and make a dime into a buck. Only the slickest posthumans are calling the time bent phones off the hook and investing in blackhole coin. The atmosphere is chill, frosty and groovy, as efficiency is the currency itself. Any trash, slow bros or tupperware bandits are turned into Hawking Radiation.
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For ages these office spaces were considered existential hellscapes. Entire novels and films were made all about it. These days they're the object of nostalgia. That's a doozie of an indictment on the years in between. The old hell is the new home.
Nostalgia? I don't think so lol
Clever
Could covid be one reason?
@@VladmirPoopN For some, why not?
@@Onewa I don't see where the nostalgia comes in considering offices still exist
When we were kids I'll bet lots of us imagined these spaces to be a symbol of security. You were going to grow up and probably work in one of these.. you didn't exactly know what went on in them at the time, but once you did, it would mean you're an "adult" and you're 'done' now. You can work and get money. And somehow that would solve everything.
It really is nostalgia for something that never existed; maybe only as a product in the mind. I'm not really missing office spaces (which I'm sitting in right now). I'm missing the pure-hearted assumption that I'd be okay by now. That this would feel like the "place" where I am supposed to be.
I feel this so much
Exactly!
If you think about it a lot of the movies from 1980-2005 were all riddled with high rise office workers being main protagonists.
We all saw how much we wanted to live like some who portrayed the lavish and futuristic side of it and how much we wanted to stay far away from but knew inevitably if bad choices were made in the near future we would wind up there miserable.
Funny what we make up in our heads as we’re younger. Trying to understand something you really don’t know anything about and won’t for some years.
I here ya man, not only that but the furniture and old PCs remind me my old elementary schools libraries and stuff, and it was cozy i guess idk. Also writing this from an office lol hope your day goes well
Nailed it
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Anyone else feel the need to escape into a 1990s and 2000s aesthetical wonderland? Vaporwave music like this is like a mental vacation for myself.
I love how it progressively gets darker and darker
Perfect representation of starting an office job. At the beginning its all fun and games until you see the true face of your co-workers and the responsibilities increase.
Like jobs everywhere
I agree, and I feel like it starts at the 17:51 mark where the song is aggressively upbeat, representing how the person is trying to stay positive but failing
@mackokitt219555 agreed and at 24 min is when you accept you fate and come to grips with it the next song after is you turning to that older middle age mid to senior lvl employee who is trying to climb the ladder but also knows retirement is not too far so they must work hard to build enough for now and after
Same here
That first one, Tupperware-Majestic, I need more of that.
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“vcr-classique” has a ton of stuff just like this if you’re still looking.
Yeah that one is my favorite too
Wow -- thanks for including me on this mix!!!
Means a lot.
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sounds like the soundtrack to a job that pays enough for a disposable income
True... the trick is that you won't have any time to dispose of said income because of how much work you'll be doing.
if we were in the 80s
I never knew I would grow up to unironically enjoy the 80s yuppie aesthetic but here I am
heyyy.. what are YOU doing here 🤨
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The song at 13:00… holy sht this triggers so many feels for me. My mom would play this in the late evening after dinner and we were up in our rooms supposed to be sleep but playing Nintendo and Barbie’s and she would be downstairs in her satin nightgown, sipping white peach Arbor Mist, cleaning and waiting for my dad to join her 🥰🥂the summer breeze flowing through my window and the smell of honeysuckle, Fabuloso and steamed rice from dinner floods the house. I hear this faintly playing downstairs, moms relaxed and I hear tipsy laughs. in bed I’m snuggled and safe. I smile to sleep.
Beautiful memory, thanks for sharing
Late 90s = omg an office job is literal hell
Now = a stable office job would be kinda nice
Ngl, I miss the beige-ness of offices. I remember going to my dad's office when I was a kid for bring your kid to work day and it felt so cozy with the beige and paperwork and electronic all over the desks. If modern computers were more colorful then I wouldn't mind the difference, but it's all just basic modern designs
I miss when even logos had 'character' if you could call it that.
I love the word "beige-ness"
Cool backstory. That beige color for IBM (that influenced all the rest) was the suggestion of Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, who also wrote the first real programming language. Then she wrote COBOL later, but we can forgive her for that, I think.
We need a second mix of this - this is my daily office soundtrack when i get to my desk
I've been listening to this playlist for months while I work in the office
I love how it starts with the exterior of the building, continues with the lobby and goes up through all the areas, you explore them until you reach a point where you feel like you shouldn't be there , which seems like there will be no return, but then... the dawn saves you from being in the dream of the eternal office
Finally! Vaporware that sounds like it's actually from the 80s. This is the kind of stuff I remember playing in the malls and shopping centers my mom would drag us to. I hated it at the time but find it oddly comforting now. Great for concentration while programming anyway.
i love how it get's darker... like my will of living through the years
This is such a cool mix. I love that a lot of the songs make you feel happy to be working at this office, but then there's these darker tracks that remind you you're trapped forever
well put :)
It makes it eternal in both ways
I was trapped in my old office until I got fired for too much absenteeism. 😅
A frighteningly appropriate mix to write the final parts of my MS thesis to...
I’m literally sitting in one of the dimly-lit computer labs at my college working on my web development class project as I type this.
I am also doing this exact same. 😂
Woo yeah another 12 hour shift
Diskette Park or No Love in the House of Gold should see these, they’ve become staples of these eternal playlists
This is the corporate version of "Everywhere at the End of Time".
Take care, it's a backroom out there.
Yes, spot on, exactly what i thought
Implanted memories definitely had that feel and i felt a sense of dread
Every single one of their “eternal” playlists is just eateot with a theme other than dementia
0:23 Not even a minute in and I’m already mesmerized!! Dreaming after the end of the work day, or waking up to a golden sunrise before work. Love it. ❤❤❤❤❤
Of course you love it! Here at Eternal Offices, we strive to ensure our employees’ enjoyment as much as we do our own customers. It’s our honor to make your job an enjoyable one, with the end goal of making our jobs so enjoyable, *you’ll never want to clock out…*
The combination of music and visuals is so evocative, I really like this style.
Vaporwave is comforting as always.
I wouldn't mind sitting on hold for 57 minutes if this is the music they played
Haha, true.
J F Christ, the progression is terrifying and scarily accurate...
やっぱり最後はホラー展開になる流れすき
5:20 - My god, LOOK at the size of those old computers. Those were from back in the day when they had a whopping 64K of RAM and 10 GB of memory was considered massive.
Imagine this in cd! Bro i never get tired of listening to vaporwave mixes
Thanks for all your hard work, everyone.
And i expect you all to come in early next monday to get started on those TPS reports!
enjoy your weekend
Employer: "Why should we hire you?"
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Employer: "*catches breath* Your... hired!!"
I would've been such a value adder back in the 90s if this was playing in my office
I started working behind a computer in 1991 on an IBM XT with AutoCAD. Six work stations in one room with a secretary up front as you entered from the hall. Over half the people smoked in the place. Holding a half lit cigarette while on the phone with a customer.
13:00 Let's be honest, that person with the water dispenser at their cubicle won't be getting any work done. Too many colleagues start smalltalk or too much hydration causes many toilet breaks.
this is an awesome set! I'm plowing through emails right now, totally vibing!
I use a lot of antiquated databases for my work, and this is what plays in my head when I use them. Weird to hear a real-life version of it with similar esthetics.
Listening to this in my office cube, so people won’t bother me xD nice playlist
Funny thing, job gave me the highest reward and satisfaction in my life, the only place where I was appreciate it.
Are you being sarcastic?
@@nigeltustin5995 i dont think so, some people derive a lot of satisfaction from 9-to-5s. they enjoy routine and stability. built different i guess
Bro I’ve been working ~60h weeks at the office and I’m crossing my fingers that this’ll be another top tier grind mix
Ah I’m so excited to stay at the office and work on my goals. It’s part of a 3 step program I’m using to maximize my career and lifestyle (part of a series I listen to on my walk man every morning). 1991 will be my year!
Nice playlist for the working day. Thanks for making one.
Some of the images here are really funny. Especially at 29:34 - such a nice ceiling and giant rainy drops on the windows)) Hmm, in any case I think there are also not-AI generated images of the real environments/places here.
Surreal and Vague. You could almost here the past with this playlist.
24:43 Nostalgia! When I played Nintedo DS application 15 years ago, I hear this music. I wish back to the 15years ago.
12:26 GaaaaaaahDAAMNNNN that drop man 😩
reminds me of going into my dad's office when it was a school holiday
ETERNAL OFFICE, heh? That actually sounds nightmarish so pretty contrasting to this relaxing or even merry music.
This is exactly what I need during the workweek, at work.
Ok, yeah. 13:25 got me. Well played.
Great tunes for when I'm getting ready to go to work
Amazing mix, love the pictures that get progressively emptier.
the ambient room reverb of the second song really gives me something. a feel of distances maybe
These spaces would be awesome areas for indoor smoking.
The Heaven of dying mall Hell
Thanks for the upload!
Cool & Enjoyable smooth jazz fusion 👌
I don’t miss the office one bit. Remote works for me just fine. I do miss all the fine tail walking around in them minis though ❤
Don't mind me, just surfing the web on a warm summer afternoon in '99.
now that is music I jam to while working in corp.
24:36 looks like this:
_A new study by commercial real estate firm CBRE found that the vacancy rate for downtown Toronto office space hit 15.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2023, the highest it’s been since 1996. That’s up from just two per cent in March 2020, when the pandemic was declared._
Thank you for your patience ….
This music fits the vibe perfectly: How to finish your IT Admin tasks with style, POV: Creating new employee accounts in Windows Active Directory. For being a 9 to 5, I really enjoy my new job out of college.
Time to wor.... No. Time for relax. )))
Can I get seven copies of that, collated? Leave them in my office, I got a thing in five with the bosses.
You got it, Nick.
Listening to this while at work 👍🎶
Bro bro the Za and this type of music hit u good
Dude, 24:34 looks very familiar to me… By the way, nice work, and I think you got “the corporate aesthetic” down! 👍Thanks!
"Merry Christmas"
"Kiss my ass"
"Kiss his ass"
"Kiss your ass"
"Happy Hanukah"
The meeting room is locked but we can use breakout area 2a.
Human music. I like it !
00:31 looks like a set from a Bond film.
Psychic 恋人 - Takeoff , is best
Wonderful Mix. Stunning
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This makes me wanna work in an office ngl
What kind of work would you do there?
Be working here late tonight...
57:38 Best part
I feel like I'm about ot learn about dinosaurs in 2005. Love the vibes.
Just started a job where I work at a corporate office, so this is fitting lol
This is hella upbeat for office music. The bouncy, chill swaying beats, dat sax and jazzy chops, rocky guitar licks. Thick and groovy kicks, slapping strings. Ah yes, I hear the music of the hyperspace offices, descending into a black hole, working overtime to sort information and make a dime into a buck. Only the slickest posthumans are calling the time bent phones off the hook and investing in blackhole coin. The atmosphere is chill, frosty and groovy, as efficiency is the currency itself. Any trash, slow bros or tupperware bandits are turned into Hawking Radiation.
I always wanted to always work here.
......As long as this kinda music is pumping in the office? I'll do working lunches, no problem boss!
to whom this may concern
may i please work here
thank
naoko-chan
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This video is everything!
Just don't forget the cover sheet on your TPS report
33:25 Pilotwings - Birdman
Your expected wait time is …
The visuals towards the end of the playlist are hurting my office job feelings
eternal home office *dog barks*
amazing mix
DH-approved! ☑️
Thanks
**breaks down a few lines while waiting for the workstation to boot up and covers it with an aux notepad**
Very good
home sweet cubicle...
this is amazing
The sun is going down.
Why did it became a horror video real fast? 😅
90s lexus dealership type beat
if the TVA had a customer service branch
Cuteee❤😊