Bureau of Workplace Interruptions

We harness interruptive technology to expose the secret possibilities of the workday. As a time-stealing agency, the Bureau of Workplace Interruptions works directly with employees to invisibly insert intimate exchange into the flow of the workday. Our promise is to create interruptions that challenge the needs of our users and the social and economic conditions of the modern workplace.

You know how receiving flowers at work can put a buzz on the rest of the day? So do we. That's why we create surprise, the kind that slices through the banal and opens up new places for your mind to wander. The ruptures we create are temporary spaces for open dialogue, invisible resistance, and general amusement. In short, we hope to invigorate some of the time you spend at work in order to create new experiences and possibilities outside the flow of capital.

How does this work?

When you submit a request for interruption, our agents go to work finding the right interruption for you. We consider your occupation, work hours, and the means by which we can contact you. Once a feasible interruption has been decide on, we work to slip it into your day via mail, email, telephone, or a workplace visit. We strive throughout this process to keep our actions invisible to your employer.

Media Used

Key Interruptive Technology:

  • Mail
  • Telephone
  • Email
  • On-Site Visits

Request an Interruption.

Fill out and submit the form on the right to put the bureaurocratic wheels in motion. (Tip: If you can't receive phone calls at work, don't provide a telephone number, etc.)

Your Name

Your Email

Your Occupation

Work Telephone

Work Address

Work Hours / Additional Info

Public Archives

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Not Quite Mariachi Email 16 September 2007
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