Oscar: So ten thousand of your dollars is worth one real dollar?ĭwight: Just… zip your lid! Another announcement. Pam: What is the cash value of a Schrute Buck?ĭwight: Excellent question, Pam. One thousand Schrute Bucks… equals an extra five minutes for lunch. When you have done something good, you will receive one Schrute Buck. Michael: And I’m really looking forward to working with you.ĭwight: Listen up! Come to the center of the room, please. No further questions.ĭavid: I’m really looking forward to our interview. When you merged those branches who did you put in charge? ![]() Out of curiosity are you interviewing anyone who has been here longer than I have, or manages more people? Michael: Um, how many people are you interviewing?ĭavid: We’re only interviewing the branch managers and some other upper level company people. You know what? Since I’m here, let me ask you a few questions about the job. I just happened to be in the neighborhood, thought I’d drop in and say hello.ĭavid: You happened to be in mid-town Mahattan? I don’t know who these women are (actors yes, I know) but, my goodness, does their treatment of Jim as some kind of demi-god for choosing his wife and children over his career fill me with rage.Michael: David! Then to top it all off at the panel in the finale, loads of idiotic women start digging at Pam (“If I had Jim he would have a free pass to do anything”) after he had finally seen sense (‘Finale, Pt 1’, Season 9 Episode 26). Thank goodness she has lovely sound man Brian (‘Customer Loyalty’, Season 9 Episode 12) as a shoulder to cry on, because Jim’s shoulders are in Philadelphia. The fallout of him making this decision is massive and Pam is left to look after their two children while Jim gallivants about at his stupidly named company (Athlead/Athleap – both moronic). Then, in a move that was not romantic in the slightest, Jim invested $10,000 (‘Here Comes Treble’, Season 9, Episode 5) of their savings in a company that is not even based where he lives with his family (I have Googled it and Scranton to Philadelphia is two hours by car and three hours by train) without telling Pam. It sounds romantic but… is it? How many of you would really want to live in your partner’s parents’ former home? Pam could never tell him if she hated the house, it’s literally his childhood home, and he’d already bought it! Of course Pam acted all swoony but I believe she really wanted to go full on Real Makeover: Home Edition on Casa Halpert. You’ll recall Jim buying his parents’ house without telling Pam in ‘Frame Toby’, Season 5, Episode 8. Jim Halpert doesn’t think his wife’s opinion matters See also: Pam’s maternity cover Cathy (Season 8). She’s then made out to be awful for attempting to live near him – not with him, near him (‘Back From Vacation’, Season 3 Episode 12) and for making poor old Jim stay up to try to talk through their problems (‘Ben Franklin’, Season 3 Episode 15). Then when Karen gets to Scranton, everyone at the Scranton branch knows that Jim is in love with Pam, making a super-fun working environment for Karen. ![]() Let’s take a minute to talk about Jim’s crimes against Karen he encouraged her to move to Scranton (‘Branch Closing’, Season 3, Episode 7 – “Scranton’s not that bad so if they offer you a job there I think you should take it”) knowing full well he was in love with someone else and that Karen had feelings for him. Alongside all that, when I rewatch of The Office now I’m just bowled over by what a dick Jim is (just to be clear, I have nothing against actor-director John Krasinski who seems like a very nice man). It’s undeniable that times have changed and some jokes have not aged well ( Steve Carrell agreed there are some things that wouldn’t ‘fly’ these days in a 2018 interview with Esquire). Rewatching The Office: A US Workplace is problematic for many reasons some parts of the show are uncomfortable to watch now (‘Diversity Day’, ‘Gay Witch Hunt’, basically most of what is said to Oscar… even Prison Mike makes me shift in my seat a bit these days). Remember when Jim Halpert shouted down the phone at his wife Pam and made her cry when she accidentally didn’t record their daughter’s dance recital that he couldn’t go to because he was in Philadelphia (working at the company that he had invested in behind wife’s back)? Wasn’t it terrible? Remember when Martin Freeman played Tim on The Office (UK) and we all cried at the Christmas special when (SPOILER) he and Dawn finally got together? Wasn’t it wonderful?
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