22 workplace tips we learned from The Office

The Office ends its nine-year run tonight. But the sage advice of Michael Scott — that will live forever.

The Office
(Image credit: Vivian Zink/NBC)

After nine seasons, more than 200 episodes, dozens of epic pranks, a watercooler-buzz-seizing romance, a worrisome change in management, and countless "that's what she said" jokes, The Office is punching its NBC timecard for the last time Thursday night.

Many fans are positively verklempt over the end of this gem of a sitcom. Others are bummed that it's gone on long enough to dull the show's once blindingly hilarious sheen. But everyone should take heart. The Office leaves behind a prodigious legacy: trailblazing comedy, an indelible performance from Steve Carell as Michael Scott, the popularization of the now-inescapable mockumentary genre, and a new generation of comedy stars in John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, and Mindy Kaling.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us

Kevin Fallon is a reporter for The Daily Beast. Previously, he was the entertainment editor at TheWeek.com and a writer and producer for TheAtlantic.com's entertainment vertical. He is only mildly embarrassed by the fact that he still watches Glee.