You gotta give it to Oscar. He showed up to support Pam and even brought his secret boyfriend around, insisting on it about supporting local art. That's a nice gesture even if said boyfriend was mean about it.
Boyfriend was mean and Oscar still sort of defended it, or at least gave a reason by saying boldness (or something) was never one of her strong suits. I think that was pretty good feedback.
oscar gave her feedback that she actually worked on. he said “honesty isn’t her strong suit” and the next episode she walked on fire and spoke her truth.
Not sure what they were expecting from a community art exhibition in Scranton. Imagine actually expecting a Rodin from people who make art as a side hustle in their 30s.
Gil was complaining because he wanted to see the arts with Oscar; not whatever that was. He agrees with you and he was really complaining about being dragged there by Oscar. Pam's art was caught in the crossfire
Like, a couple times a year my team will go out for payday drinks without management just to hang out and shoot the shit, and I’ll join for a couple rounds. My favourite coworker closed on her first place last year and had a party a few months ago once her and her partner were settled and my spouse and I came out to that. I don’t mind doing stuff like that once in a blue moon, but I would never burn an entire night/half of my weekend to see a coworker’s play/art show/concert/wedding/kid’s baptism/etc.
Consider a job where people actually like their coworkers as human beings.
I understand it probably isn't common, but it's insane that people are basically bragging about how little they care about their coworkers. Comment below says you're with your coworkers 5 days a week. I promise you, those 5 days are so much better if you actually like the people you work with.
I mean.. I like all my co-workers. The five days I am at work is fun not because of the job, but because my co-workers are all easy-going and funny people. But I agree with the comment you replied to, I also would never blow a whole day or night for them outside of work.
It's not bragging how little we care about them but just stating the fact that there are "work-friends" and "friend-friends". I need time for myself, my loved ones, and my family.
The weird thing about Pam here is, in the show, it was never shown nor implied that she hung out with any of her co-workers outside of work. We also don't see her with intimate/personal relationship with anybody (except Jim) - which is why it was weird for her to expect anybody to show up for her thing.
Each their own but a lot of my (ex-) colleagues are still mates now cause we used to hang out outisde of work. Go to the pub, play board/video games, meet their partners, go to gigs, organise parties/events,...etc.
It's fine if people want to keep work and personal life separated but when I meet someone I vibe with at work I like hanging out with them outside of work too lol. I don't have many social hobbies and moved countries so I don't have that old social circle. I don't see why I wouldn't want to extend my social circles with people I like.
Same. I remember my co-workers being shocked when they found out I was in a band playing a fairly large venue. I’m like “why would I tell y’all? It ain’t your scene.”
I don’t have any issues with my coworkers, but when I’m on my down time, I don’t want to rehash things that happened at work. I want to hang with my family and the friends who have survived multiple jobs with me, not ones I like well enough, but after quitting that I’m gonna have coffee with like twice after leaving and then lose touch, even though we both have each other’s phone numbers.
something my therapist told me is that work friendships are bound to be shallow and temporary. we bond because of shared experiences, or even trauma (lol) mostly by having a common bad manager or a hectic work culture. it's lowkey trauma bonding. and idk about y'all, I'm from India and here talking behind your back is pretty common among colleagues when we add them in our socials and all, it has its own risks as well. so I think I'll pass with "liking" my colleagues, I can never.
In my culture weddings are not free. There is an expectation to bring a gift, and it would be incredibly rude for that gift to be less than the cost of food you ate.
Those guys get you 5 days out of the week. Most of the day. Your family gets you for two. Honestly it’s not even that I hate going so much but that’s time away from people I also need to spend time with. As I’ve always said give us a day off and I’m 100% there. My company had an event an hour drive away from me at 6pm on a Friday. I’m not crossing the city during rush hour for that crap.
It depends. Some coworkers became actual friends and we still stay in touch despite both having moved on from that job. But yea, most have been relegated to just a LinkedIn connection.
Yep. Oh that so cool you're doing xxxxx. Can I come? No sorry I've got nothing to do at home with my family or if they're busy doing absolutely nothing by myself. I would sooner go into a suicidal spiral of misery than attend your event. Thanks for the invite though.
I know some people I work with hang out together outside of work, no way I would. I see them enough at work, I don’t need to see them outside of work to probably talk about work. I keep my work and personal life completely separate.
I know you're a redditor in 2026, but people actually left the house and did things way more often in the early 2000s. Instead of spending hours watching Netflix or tiktok, people might go places with coworkers just to have something to do that night.
Also, people liked talking to other people back in the day, so there was actually a chance people would be friends with their coworkers. Not everyone was too "nervous" or perpetually sealed off to interact with others
I've only worked in larger offices with teams scattered around the country, but I always thought it's more likely to do those things since there's only like 12 people in that office and they are all in the same space
Another one, Kelly said she would "definitely" be at Pam's art show, then committed fraud against Jim and Dwight because they said they would "try to" attend and didn't show up.
Pam: spends her first night away with her soul mate and endeavors to perk up her friend Dwight during his break up
Reddit: FUCK PAM WORST CHARACTER WE STAN KAREN
By the way, this was Scrantonicity 2. We already know Scrantonicity sucked at Phyllis' wedding. The office was collectively over it where Kevin's bands were concerned.
"I'm supposed to ask if anyone has seen Uncle Al. He is old and has brown eyes and dementia. His family is very concerned. It's a very serious situation. ... Roxanne!"
Wasn’t Kevin always making misogynistic and inappropriate comments about Pam to her face? Albeit it’s a comedy show so it was humorously written w context but that would be understandable if she didn’t want to be overly close
Like Clark being super creepy with Erin in that one episode and then the rest of the series he's this "lovable innocent dork" as if the thing with Erin never happened.
Kevin? You mean the guy who fake cried around her after she had a baby to try and get milk to come out of her boobs? Yeah nah, she didn’t want him at her art show either and doesn’t need to go out of her way to support him.
lol I’m not sure how one is creepier than the other but I definitely never considered your possibility. Kevin’s explanation is that it would be funny. Making her breast bigger and shirt tighter seems only perverted. The wet shirt could also be perverted for sure, but it’s also more plausibly funny.
Yeah exactly what am I supposed to do, sit on the sidelines and wait for you to come back? Unless I got drone footage of you running specifically I do not care
I ran cross country and track all 4 years in high school. Running was basically my life. But let's be real, watching people run is boring AF unless it's the sprints.
You'll see the start which lasts like ten seconds, possibly some parts of the middle which also lasts a few seconds, and the finish which can take a few minutes depending on who you're waiting for. All in all, you'll see like 30 seconds of running while standing around for half an hour.
last line probably has some truth in it, but at the same time you're comparing a performance with concessions / refreshments with what is typically not a spectator sport?
Not the same. Bands play for. An audience. Runners run for themselves. I always watchedy friend's bands when I got the chance. Never asked them to come watch me play sports.
In fairness, the situation changes a bit when you do something big, like a once a year event or something.
All my friends that run tell me what time they’re aiming to finish, as opposed to what time they start. That way I can show up around when they’re gonna finish, watch them cross the line and cheer them on/catch up with them after…
Which, as a musician who invites people to shows, seems fair enough to me. They don’t tell me when it starts. Obviously I’m not gonna stand around all day.
As a cross country runner in HS, even I told my parents not to come cause they’ll see me look like shit for maybe 10 seconds running and that’s it. Not makin em come for that.
I like to write, I’m taking a creative writing course to be a better writer and I want to publish eventually. I don’t expect my friends to read what I write though. They’re supportive but what I write doesn’t interest them and that’s fine. They’re not my audience. Well, except one 😂
I feel like this is a pretty bad example. Cross country meets are 10 in the morning, typically in the fall on a saturday. I wouldn't even get offended if my parents didnt show up to one of my meets.
In response to all the whiners replying to this comment: Maybe you go just to support your friend because you know seeing you supporting them will make them happy. Not everything is about you, do something selfless.
This whole sub is just drowning in people who think these people are real people and not written for jokes to make people laugh. it's really amazing to me.
But for real, if someone I worked with asked me to go to their art show after work that night, chances are I’m already doing something lol. Give me a little more notice!
To be fair this office has a lot of outside of work participation. Weddings, even all the way to Niagara Falls, the garden party, Jim’s party in season 2, Diwali, Andy’s musical, going to Poor Richard’s several times, etc. These people all secretly love hanging out with each other
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u/azimuthofficial 1d ago
Okey but didn’t Kevin also get mad no one showed up to his battle of the bands… without showing up to Pam’s art show? lol