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Archive for October, 2008

Office Masquerades as Good Employer

October 31, 2008 at 11:08 am by: Troy Foster

Cost of Trips: $800
Potential Exposure for Out-of-Office Accidents: $25,000 per employee

Office Romance Leads to Robbery

October 24, 2008 at 10:27 am by: Troy Foster

Litigation Value: $0.
Shockingly, I don’t think Dunder Mifflin can be held liable for any conduct in the “Crime Aid” episode of The Office. That doesn’t mean I think it’s advisable for Michael Scott and Holly to be messing around at work, for Phyllis to auction off sexual favors (”hugs”), or for Dwight to point to [...]

Baby in the Office: A Slippery Situation

October 17, 2008 at 7:20 am by: Kylie Crawford

Litigation Value: Currently, $0
My stomach still hurts from laughing. This week on The Office, Michael Scott prepared for the birth of his make-believe baby by having Dwight Schrute, pant-less and on Michael’s desk, give birth to a buttered-up watermelon, all the while screaming about secretly marking the baby so no one could steal it.  Michael [...]

Where’s the Beef?

October 10, 2008 at 9:36 am by: Troy Foster

Litigation Value: Surprisingly, maybe $0
Maybe this is just a reflection on me and my days as an HR Director, but I didn’t see much that would really nail Dunder Mifflin this week. Sure, Meredith has been having an affair with a vendor to get discounts for the company. But it didn’t come out that management [...]

Joking About Homosexuality at Work Is No Laughing Matter

October 6, 2008 at 7:51 am by: Troy Foster

The second week of the new TV season and no new episode. Seriously. Not cool.
Since I already wrote about Sarah Palin a few weeks ago, I’m just going to use something I didn’t cover in last week’s episode.