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Archive for May, 2007

The Convention Reprised

May 25, 2007 at 6:46 am by: Julie Elgar

Throwing a virtual rave in a company-sponsored hotel room complete with black lights and a full assortment of hard liquor, while at the same time seeking to secure business opportunities, is a recipe for disaster. Luckily for Dunder Mifflin, Michael was miserably unsuccessful in creating the bacchanalian setting he so desperately longed for. But [...]

Season Recap

May 23, 2007 at 4:55 pm by: Julie Elgar

Total Litigation Value: $6,635,500+
There is no doubt that the crew from Dunder Mifflin (primarily Michael) had some expensive snafus this season. In approximately twenty weeks, Michael managed to out a gay employee; announce his affair with a Vice President at the CFO’s party; invite a pervert dressed as Ben Franklin to an office party; [...]

The Job

May 18, 2007 at 6:35 am by: Julie Elgar

LITIGATION VALUE: $50,000 (with the potential for a whole lot more)
So Creed has joined the millions of people blogging at (and about) work. I’d say that this could definitely cause trouble for Dunder Mifflin when Creed eventually learns how to post his musings on something more than a Microsoft Word document. Believe it or not, [...]

Beach Games

May 11, 2007 at 5:18 am by: Julie Elgar

LITIGATION VALUE: $300,000+
Holding a Survivor-like contest to determine who will be recommended for a promotion to regional manager is not going to end well for Dunder Mifflin. At all. If the decision is challenged (which it almost certainly will be) then the company is going to be asked to articulate a legitimate [...]

Women’s Appreciation

May 4, 2007 at 5:56 am by: Julie Elgar

LITIGATION VALUE: 1,000,000 +
The “women’s appreciation” meeting was a bad idea that was poorly executed. I’m not saying that Dunder Mifflin cannot or should not recognize the achievements of its female employees. It should. I just think that the meeting shouldn’t be announced by saying “I know the crap out [...]