Let's start with what is probably the second "hero" after Michael... Jim.
Seemingly harmless... just goofy and unmotivated except by his pursuit of Pam... his infatuation with an engaged friend and flippant treatment of other women as a result may seem like his primary flaw... but his hypocrisy is in fact worse.
He makes no effort, doesn't pursue new clients and coasts by on the fact that people find him charming and handsome. He perpetually distracts coworkers... not only Dwight but for instance Karen, when he was charged with assisting her, he instead encouraged her to spend the entire day on a wild goose chase for a bag of chips... despite all this he perpetually failed upwards... which reveals his true hypocrisy... whereas a few years before he gleefully took several hours lunch with Phyllis and Bob, now he lectures her for doing it... while he spent six years boasting about how little work he did... within MINUTES of swapping roles with Michael; he calls his desk to demand he get to work (which results in Michael getting a new client almost immediately; showing how much more capable he is than Jim.) Earlier... after years of making zero effort and having Michael take the flack for lack of sales (it's established that Stanley and Dwight are top scoring salesmen... so Scranton being 4 of 5 among the branches can clearly be blamed on Jim (and maybe Phyllis) ... despite his being given the entire companies biggest customer in blue cross which makes up such a large percentage of his annual sales he calls losing 50% of their sales to a 50% off coupon "losing 50% of 'my' sales" and presumably he was also given another massive customer who represents 25% of his commission... so presumably these two customers who require no effort are effectively his entire job; as soon as he hears about Michael interviewing for a promotion (but a short time after telling Michael that he's a great boss and reflecting on Michael's strength of character and devotion to Dunder Mifflin) he tries to steal it from him rather than demean himself by seeking Michael's recommendation for Branch Manager... then a bit later he cries to Michael about how unfair Michael has been for not recommending him for a branch Manager position.
More to come the next time I get bored and binge the office.
Seemingly harmless... just goofy and unmotivated except by his pursuit of Pam... his infatuation with an engaged friend and flippant treatment of other women as a result may seem like his primary flaw... but his hypocrisy is in fact worse.
He makes no effort, doesn't pursue new clients and coasts by on the fact that people find him charming and handsome. He perpetually distracts coworkers... not only Dwight but for instance Karen, when he was charged with assisting her, he instead encouraged her to spend the entire day on a wild goose chase for a bag of chips... despite all this he perpetually failed upwards... which reveals his true hypocrisy... whereas a few years before he gleefully took several hours lunch with Phyllis and Bob, now he lectures her for doing it... while he spent six years boasting about how little work he did... within MINUTES of swapping roles with Michael; he calls his desk to demand he get to work (which results in Michael getting a new client almost immediately; showing how much more capable he is than Jim.) Earlier... after years of making zero effort and having Michael take the flack for lack of sales (it's established that Stanley and Dwight are top scoring salesmen... so Scranton being 4 of 5 among the branches can clearly be blamed on Jim (and maybe Phyllis) ... despite his being given the entire companies biggest customer in blue cross which makes up such a large percentage of his annual sales he calls losing 50% of their sales to a 50% off coupon "losing 50% of 'my' sales" and presumably he was also given another massive customer who represents 25% of his commission... so presumably these two customers who require no effort are effectively his entire job; as soon as he hears about Michael interviewing for a promotion (but a short time after telling Michael that he's a great boss and reflecting on Michael's strength of character and devotion to Dunder Mifflin) he tries to steal it from him rather than demean himself by seeking Michael's recommendation for Branch Manager... then a bit later he cries to Michael about how unfair Michael has been for not recommending him for a branch Manager position.
More to come the next time I get bored and binge the office.
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