Me… The Office (TV)

[arthur_p_dent]

Quick one today, because I really want to vent about something later on, and I’d rather do this now when I’m somewhat in control of my mood.

I never watched the British version when it was out (still haven’t, in fact). I thought it looked like a stupid concept and didn’t want to bother with it. So when the American version came out, I painted it with the same brush and never gave it a chance.

Then this “Netflix” thing came out.

So, we started watching. And we kept watching. And before we knew it we were hooked. Couldn’t tell you why at the time, but after seeing the entire series a few times I think I have it figured out…… I like it because I live it. For every character on that show, I work with at least one person that has similar personality traits. We have:

- a bunch of Darryl’s
- a few Dwight’s
- the Creed guy is gone, thank goodness
- etc, etc

And yes, even me. I’m currently in a Oscar/Angela/Stanley hybrid-phase (kinda weird). But I also went through a “Jim as Co-Manager” phase a few years back. Thought I could change things for the better with a few simple ideas (smh). I even knew going in that I was destined to fail - I had seen a string of people from the outside come in and try the same thing, and they were all gone within a year without changing a thing. But I was going to be different because I knew all the pitfalls going into it. I did manage to last more than a year (by a few months), but for my troubles I got 30 lbs of stress weight, a return to smoking (I did quit again thankfully), and borderline lost my marriage from working 80+ hours a week. And, like Jim, I returned to the same job I had left, and have been much better off since.

So that’s it - like I said, a quick one this time. For now I’m going to “Stanley” - it’s 4:30 on the dot and I am out of here.  =]