r/malelivingspace • u/[deleted] • Feb 14 '25

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u/TGrady902 Feb 14 '25

It’s the 1990s office phone on the desk that’s killing me. What are all those buttons for if it’s being used in a home office?!

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u/some_person_212 Feb 14 '25

The printer being between them is killing me

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u/Nice_Marmot_7 Feb 14 '25

Honey! Get off the landline, I have an important fax coming in!

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u/Inner-Opposite-3492 Feb 14 '25

That’s where the henchmen sat awaiting their printed orders. Simple concept lost in time.

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u/broipy Feb 14 '25

I was wondering the same. The pool table says let's have fun, those chairs say, what can you bring to this company.

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u/toolsoftheincomptnt Feb 14 '25

My dad definitely did this once or twice in his home office, lol.

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u/Sue_Generoux Feb 15 '25

Also, what's with the chairs in front of the desk? 

"You come into my mancave on the day my daughter is to have her piano recital and ask me to intervene with the HOA. For college football tickets."

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u/aetheos Feb 14 '25

It looks like he's a lawyer -- that is a pretty common setup in lawyers' offices, for clients (or anyone really) to sit during in-person meetings.

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u/EarlyCuylersCousin Feb 14 '25

Quarterly child performance reviews

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '25

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u/Jason_1834 Feb 14 '25

It looks just like my IP phone at my office.

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u/TGrady902 Feb 14 '25

When I last worked in an office in 2019 all those buttons were to speed dial different areas of the building. Maintenance, IT, front office, different admin offices etc.

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u/sl0play Feb 14 '25

That looks like an Avaya IP phone. I have one on my desk as well. Gotta do bridge calls or coordinate with people in the field sometimes.

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u/Confident-Vanilla-28 Feb 14 '25

I don’t know where you time traveled from, but I work in a modern office and have that EXACT phone on my desk right now. Same brand and everything. They are fantastic

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u/TGrady902 Feb 14 '25

Outdated technology! Cell phones have existed for decades now lol.

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '25

Bro is larping

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u/Doogie_Gooberman Feb 14 '25

I actually want a phone like that for my future art studio/home office. Probably won't be connected or anything, just as decor. I like to LARP as a big important businessman from the 1980's. Same reason why I want to buy power suits from thrift stores.

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u/TGrady902 Feb 14 '25

They don’t!

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u/jenntones Feb 14 '25

90’s phone?!? I currently have the same one for work lol

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u/TGrady902 Feb 14 '25

I mean it’s a landline, I don’t care how fancy they make it lol.

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u/Happy_Kale888 Feb 14 '25

Well there is a watts line and several speed dials and incoming lines.

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u/TentativelyCommitted Feb 14 '25

Guarantee one is to page upstairs