A Comparison Of The Office And The Office

NBC's The Office and Parks and Recreation are quite similar, but yet so different. Both of these TV shows are comedies. They also both take place in the workplace, specifically an office. The Office is set in Scranton, Pennsylvania at an office called Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. Parks and Recreation is set in Pawnee,Indiana in the City Hall building where the Parks and Recreation office is located.

Office Space is a modern, Hollywood-driven adaptation of Herman Melville’s 1853 short story “Bartleby.” It revives Melville’s story by imagining modern equivalents for the major themes and characters of the original. Whiling comparing the works of Office Space and “Bartleby”, many similarities and differences are shown. Although years passed between the creation of the classic short story and the film, they both possess similarities in plot, theme, and character development.

When it comes to disputes on executive sales, companies prefer to keep the war on paper, but regardless, the battle can get quite intense. Ira C. Herbert is a representative for Coca-Cola while R.W. Seaver represents the Grove Press Company. Both employees send letters in order to dispute over the usage of the catch phrase “It’s the Real Thing.” Each representative addresses his reasoning behind why each respective company has the right to the use of the phrase. To persuade one another, the use of rhetorical strategies is apparent throughout each letter. Whereas, Mr. Seaver’s letter is straightforward and sarcastic, Ira C. Herbert’s response is more persuasive due to its use of evidence in justifying Coca Cola’s priority in the use of the slogan.

In the satirical eulogy “The Company Man,” Ellen Goodman addresses the flaws in the business world through mourning the wasted life of Phil. Phil; one could say he lost his life but the people that knew him would ask what life? Through Satire, Goodman uses rhetorical strategies to convey her annoyance and disappointment towards Phil illustrating that value is lost in life when it derives from pursuing commercial success as an unfeeling instrument rather than pursuing emotional generosity and relationships.

The observation of social actions and their effects in the work place are covered throughout sociology. Specific examples can be seen in the movie, “Office Space” directed by Mike Judge. Several theories that can be observed throughout this movie are Strain Theory, Dysfunction of Bureaucracy and the use of primary groups.

This analysis will examine the following elements. First we will establish the group background by describing the development of the characters and major plot lines in The Italian Job. Second, we will describe the techniques/methods our group used to analyze the film to provide the reader with insight into the development of this analysis. The major focus of this analysis examines five major areas of small group communication. Specifically we will identify a) the various group roles that develop throughout the duration of the movie and the relevance they have to the development of the group, b) the gender differences that exist between the members of the Italian Job and impact they have on member role and leadership emergence, c) the verbal and nonverbal interaction between members and the impact the various elements have on the development of first impressions of the group members, d) the development of the group as they progress through the primary and secondary tensions, and e) the problem solving techniques used by the group to accomplish their tasks. In addition, we will also compare the Italian Job to our own small

The typical business man involved in corporate America works anywhere from six to ten hours per day. Phil, “the Company Man” worked six days a week sometimes until eight or nine at night, making himself a true workaholic. Using his life story before he died Goodman is able to convey her liking toward Phil but her dislike of what the business world has turned him into. Not only does Goodman use a number of rhetorical devices but she also uses Phil’s past as well as the people who were once in Phil’s life to get her message across to her reader. Ellen Goodman sarcastically creates the obituary of a man who dedicated his life to his job and the company he worked for. Goodman uses anaphora, satire, diction,

The stories in David Rensin’s book, The Mailroom: Hollywood History From the Bottom Up, are exciting, intriguing and perfectly suited for reality television. The book, which is comprised of interviews with over 200 mailroom graduates from some of the biggest Hollywood talent agencies, reveals the not-so-glamorous lives of mailroom assistants in the most glamorous industry in the world (Rensin). These mailroom clerks are young, motivated, and competitive individuals who aspire to be Hollywood agents making millions. Such driven and aggressive people would make for excellent reality stars. Due to the combination of business-oriented tasks and out-of-office drama, The Mailroom is the result of The Apprentice meeting Vanderpump Rules.

​In the story, Orientation, wrote by Daniel Orozco, he captures the true spirit of the stereotypical workplace, by using the lack of dialogue, humor, and repetition. The story conveys a sense of workplace alienation. This story is all about the tension between people’s essential identity, crucial interconnectedness, and collaboration required of workers. He shows a new employee the ropes. It features a deadpan mix of senseless instructions. Orozco describes the absurd work environment, and he shows the readers to see the wide variety of social absurdities that employees can find in the workplace. Orozco gives a lot information about the work expectations and his co-workers’ private life; he also implies some perspectives about bullying in his workplace. He brings out the typical office affair to reflect human relationships.

In this text, Rose eloquently utilizes pathos to create an emotional connection towards the blue-collar workforce. Rose also writes about his family members to try to establish a connection between readers and his memories, so that the reader could relate and begin to understand the requirements of such careers. These experiences demonstrate how passionate workers like Rosie and uncle Joe are about their careers, and how their passion encourages them to seek further ways to learn and improve. Throughout his article Rose vividly recalls the stories for the audience, “Rosie took customers’ orders, pencil poised over pad, while fielding questions about the food. She walked full tilt through the room with plates stretching up her left arm and two cups of coffee somehow cradled in her right hand” (Rose 3). The reader is better able to grasp the fact that blue-collar careers require more intense cognitive abilities than other social classes give them credit

The Case study is an email conversation between two colleagues Jane Epstein & Rick Lazarus. Jane has joined Technico recently and Rick was her colleague and trusted friend from the last company. Jane is discussing with Rick about the new current company and the staff she got there. She individually described the personalities of her staff like Caroline as universally trusted (according to her), Tom as a joker and a

The TV series, which I have chosen, and believe to be one of the best examples of interpersonal communication behavior, is the American television comedy series called The Office. This outrageously hilarious comedy TV series portrays the everyday lives of office employees located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, a branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin paper company and is filmed in a documentary type style by a team of film crew members. The plot of this TV series revolves around documenting the lives, interactions, and interpersonal relationships of the manager, Michael Scott, and the employees that he manages, which include Jim Halpert, who is a sales representative and prankster, Pam Beesly, who is a receptionist, and Dwight Schrute, who is a high-ranking salesman devoid of social skills, as well as Stanley Hudson, Kevin Malone, and many other minor characters who play the roles of office workers, working in a variety of positions throughout the office.

The office IM’s each other letting the each other know that she is coming through so that they can have time to pretend like they were working before she enters the floor of the office. She is cold, mean and has a do not care what you think of me kind of attitude. She enjoys the fear that she brings among her employees. She is very well spoken and speaks with authority and confidence. She is fearless and thinks quickly on her feet without hesitation. Her dialogue is highly effective because it give the character its identity and it shows from the very beginning what role she will be playing throughout the movie. She has a very self-assured rude attitude then is quickly somewhat humbled when she realizes that she is going to be deported due to her visa application being denied

When one of her coworkers ecstatically announces to Ehrenreich that the Hearthside hotel allows her to use the parking lot to sleep, Ehrenreich sarcastically remarks that “With the Hearthside offering benefits like that, how could anyone think of leaving?” (181). When asking this question, Ehrenreich mocks her coworker’s joy. This satirical rendition, of what was a happy moment for her coworker, further highlights the sad life of a blue collar worker. Besides rhetorical questions, Ehrenreich also alludes to television commercials. In her explanation of why blue collar workers cannot take leave, Ehrenreich refers to an Aleve commercial. She describes the commercial as one “in which the cute blue-collar guy asks: If you quit after working four hours, what would your boss say? And the not-so-cute blue-collar guy . . . answers: He'd fire me” (181). By referring to this commercial, she adds a sense of humor to her writing. As a result of this humor, Ehrenreich’s message sits closer to the heart of the reader because the reader can now associate the worker’s lives with a humorous commercial they may even have

“Right now, it’s an industry dedicated to one thing. Profit.” This quote by author, Paddy Chayefsky, perfectly sums up the motives behind the movie “Network.” From hiring soothsayers to risking a man’s mental heath for the sake of a successful television program, the characters in “Network” have truly been blinded by fame and top ratings. This satire fiercely describes just how far a television network will go to achieve such accomplishments.