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What a depressing end that would have been. It would have sucked all the joy out of the film. I honestly wonder if it would have been remembered as fondly had that made it in.

Mike Judge was both the director and sole screenwriter of Office Space.

It might have been whoever was funding the movie then. found the ending: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK43Ureuiqc

That does seem to fit with the "all bosses are idiots" theme of the movie.

I think the DVD had both endings -- I'm sure I've seen the other one.

Yes the DVD does have the alternate ending.

What happens is that the construction foreman comes up to Peter and Lawerence and says something like: "Can you guys do more shovelling and less talking please? That would be great."