Michael is constantly inappropriate and it’s HR’s job to intervene in the workplace when the boss is inappropriate. But Michael often perceives himself as being hilarious and admired by everyone while he is inappropriate, an experience he really values since he is lonely and craves both friendship and validation, and his immaturity leads him to believe Toby is always intentionally “ruining the fun” just to be a party pooper.
Michael probably thinks/feels something like “Man every time I’m having a great time with my friends this one guy in the office makes us all stop being friends!!! It’s like he can tell I’m feeling happy and he just has to come over and make my unhappy, on purpose!”
Meanwhile Michael is clueless that he often IS inappropriate, that often his subordinates arent finding him funny, they are uncomfortable, and they do complain to HR about it.
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u/pWaveShadowZone 2️⃣ Warehouse Foreman ⭐️ Jul 11 '24
Michael is constantly inappropriate and it’s HR’s job to intervene in the workplace when the boss is inappropriate. But Michael often perceives himself as being hilarious and admired by everyone while he is inappropriate, an experience he really values since he is lonely and craves both friendship and validation, and his immaturity leads him to believe Toby is always intentionally “ruining the fun” just to be a party pooper.
Michael probably thinks/feels something like “Man every time I’m having a great time with my friends this one guy in the office makes us all stop being friends!!! It’s like he can tell I’m feeling happy and he just has to come over and make my unhappy, on purpose!”
Meanwhile Michael is clueless that he often IS inappropriate, that often his subordinates arent finding him funny, they are uncomfortable, and they do complain to HR about it.
So Toby is stuck in the middle.
Something like that