Microsoft's Viral Leak
August 31, 2006

A couple spoof training videos that The Office (the British one) star and creator Ricky Gervais did for Microsoft UK in 2004 were leaked to YouTube and Google video, where they've been ranking among the top 25 downloads.

The satirical videos feature Gervais playing clueless boss David Brent offering job tips such as “It’s easier to find a job when employed than when not…Use time at Microsoft to find that new job…they’ve exploited you, get em back.” Brent also pulls out his guitar at one point to sing a song of mock importance with lyrics like “look in the mirror and you will see you.” So true! (and a tad reminiscent of Stephen Colbert's Charlene song line "every time I see you I think of you")

YouTube pulled the vids down apparently at Microsoft's request, but they’re still up on Google.

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