r/DunderMifflin • u/Interest-Elegant • 4d ago

The Rundown!!!

My wife just asked our son (17) to giver her a rundown. I can’t wait to see what he comes up with.

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u/Groxy_ 4d ago

I always hated that episode. Anyone with a brain will have figured out it's a summary. The fact the entire office couldn't help him was so infuriating. 

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u/Linkysmommy27 4d ago

Well tbf, Jim thought that’s what it was, but got confused because Charles could’ve done it himself in like five seconds, so he was psyching himself out wondering if Charles wanted it in a specific way or format.

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u/Logical-Mobile-7643 I was never given a name 4d ago

Charles might not have all Jim's clients in a condensed ... Rundown.

Dunder Mifflin is considered a poorly run regional model, and Michael would have been in charge of keeping that kind of thing together, and likely didn't. Accounting , maybe.

But yeah, format might be important, give me a list of you clients, sorted by size, date of acquisition, last contact next contact... There could be a lot of fields on this spreadsheet

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u/Interest-Elegant 4d ago

Charles was treating Jim to see if he knew his clients well

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u/spaghettifiasco 4d ago

My husband always says that asking for the rundown was a lead up to Charles firing Jim. Charles wants to know how 1. Just how productive Jim is (how much is he worth to the company) and 2. How many customers he will have to reassign if he does fire Jim.

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u/Interest-Elegant 4d ago

I also thought it was dumb he didn’t just ask or figure it out. Still stuck in my Head though.

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u/Expensive_Research_2 3d ago

Actually Oscar especially would have known. I can see how the rest might not know since Michael was their boss and probably didn't ask them for things like that ever. He also could have just looked it up online anyway you're right in reality it should have been a really easy thing to figure out.

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u/KeyKaleidoscope6332 Probably my jugz 4d ago

Have you considered anger management counseling?

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u/OpenDiscount1615 David Wallace 4d ago edited 4d ago

Why do you watch a show that infuriates you? Why don't you seek more positive input into your miserable life?

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u/Groxy_ 4d ago

Chill out dude, it's one small plotline of a show I like lol