Mandatory Training Session Tonight
You are hereby notified that you have a mandatory training session this evening. At 9/8c, you are required to tune in to your local NBC affiliate and watch The Office. Failure to do so could result in immediate and severe disciplinary action.
In my humble opinion, The Office is the world’s greatest employment law training aid. All you have to do is (1) watch it and (2) do the exact opposite of everything you see.
Tonight’s episode is entitled “The Surplus.” Here’s NBC’s official description: “A budget surplus causes factions to break out in the office over how to spend the money.” Should be fun.
Tomorrow, I’ll post my analysis detailing exactly what I would tell Dunder Mifflin if I were its lawyer. Anyone who spots an employment law issue that I missed will be entitled to a valuable prize.
As always, thanks for your participation!
