At Dunder Mifflin, they strive to foster a great work environment with regular parties celebrating each special occasion. Despite their best efforts, the party organizers were not always successful with the Scranton branch staff, even though they created hilarious moments that were loved by the audience.
Usually, the team is office Accomplish their purpose: give employees joy in the workplace. However, to achieve results, this committee glorifies a toxic workspace in which most members use their position to abuse co-workers or remove them from the group.
Best for: Frequent Hangouts
Who doesn’t want to work in an office with a great atmosphere? There are many ways to encourage solidarity among employees. At Dunder Mifflin, it’s all party-oriented and looks great. While the party planning committee isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, everyone in the office sure had a great time at these events.
No one complains about working where there’s a weekly party, whether it’s a birthday party, a baby shower, a bridal shower, a job anniversary, an employee farewell or any other event. any other case. In fact, when Jim tries to throw a birthday party once a month to avoid wasting time, no one agrees because a party with no personality is what fun?
worst: waste of time
The Dunder Mifflin employees in Scranton are often bored and clearly can get the job done in no time. However, their duties are often interrupted by pointless meetings (suggested by Michael) or parties.
Most activities in this office are scheduled by the party planning committee during business hours, sometimes after lunch or a few hours before check-out. In addition, the committee meets regularly for planning purposes. Therefore, because of the frequency of these parties, workers often lose a lot of time, not recovering in time.
Best for: Food and Drinks
Dunder Mifflin’s kitchen in Scranton is stocked with cereal, cookies and a variety of groceries, and there’s a vending machine in the lounge, but party food and drinks are always of a higher standard.
It’s just that at a Schluter-style Christmas party, the food is a bit weird and no one seems to eat it. They also complained at Stanley’s birthday party that Michael asked for a fruit party to help the group lose weight. But at other festivals, they always have Angela’s famous macaroons, along with cookies, lots of wine and all sorts of food.
Worst: Budget
As we all know, Dunder Mifflin went through some tough times financially, which resulted in the party budget being cut several times. Even so, members of the party planning committee were able to organize all of the proposed gatherings, but with less food and decorations.
Jan asked Michael to cancel all unnecessary parties, but Michael didn’t want to miss a celebration like 05-05-05. Although they spent a lot of company money on the party, the employees paid some of the expenses for the reception themselves so they didn’t miss out on the fun.
Best for: lots of ice cream and cakes
Even if cakes and ice cream are part of the menu, they should be highlighted separately because they are present at every party. Every birthday person can choose their favorite cake (filling and topping). Michael sometimes makes requests based on preference, but in general, the choices of valuable employees are respected.
On the other hand, who doesn’t love ice cream? That’s why the party planning committee bought ice cream in all flavors for all the events. In addition to cake, ice cream is also an indispensable element in every party, otherwise, Kevin’s complaints came immediately.
Worst: being excluded
The party planning committee is an exclusive club, not everyone has the right to join. Members meet during business hours and other employees are not allowed to express their opinions about stakeholders.
Power is in the hands of a few members (such as Angela and Phyllis) who act as if the committee plays a major role in the company, taking away all the fun from planning and enjoying the party. .
Best for: Multiple themes
The members of the Party Planning Committee do not lack imagination. They always throw the most unique, the weirdest or the funniest party for every celebration. Some of the best events include a luau party, Phyllis’ bridal shower, a Moroccan-themed Christmas party, and Toby’s farewell party in the parking lot with band and bouncy house.
While some parties look casual, the decor is inspired by whoever gets the honor, so there’s nothing to complain about. Only Kelly was disappointed in Jim and Dwight’s tenure as committee chair, as they forgot her birthday at first and then presented her with a rather plain cake (with no decoration or theme). Thankfully, they fixed that by giving her an hour’s nap at the office.
Worst of all: an abusive and cruel committee
Angela has long served as chair of the party’s planning committee. Although the members met to evaluate proposals on details such as decoration, food, etc., in the end, she was the one who had the final say, arguing that people have no style and abandon everyone.
Phyllis’ presidency was also not very pleasant. She wants revenge on Angela without realizing that she might be intolerant or rude. Both women led committee members through troubling situations in which new ideas received no support and all who wanted to participate were brutally scorned.
Best for: Workwear
Halloween parties are the best at the Dunder Mifflin office. Throughout the day, employees are allowed to dress up, eat, and celebrate before going home.
Only Jim doesn’t care about the outfit, as he always uses branding or some detail on the overalls as an excuse. The rest of the workers are very serious, and each year they try to be unique, cute or funny, and sometimes they are rewarded by the party organizers with a best dress contest of the day.
Worst: Split
The mistreatment of committee members has caused discontent among staff. This planning team’s toxic environment has, in many cases, transferred to the workplace affecting worker performance.
During Christmas 2006, Angela ignored all of Karen’s advice and treated her rudely. In response, Pam and Karen formed their own group (Planning the Party Committee) and organized a celebration that was more fun than the original event. Employees are forced to choose between the two. Angela’s party was not attended by many people because only Kevin liked marzipan.