I wasn't aware that Tall Midget was such a fan of the Professional-Managerial class. Dwight, with his position as Assistant Regional Manager, may actually represent the worst of that group of people as he seemingly pushed his way into power first by pushing his way into a promotion over the rest of the office by brute force but later by purchasing the building to torment the entire office and further position himself as a person of power within the office. Jim may have had questionable actions at times in his dealings with Dwight but it is clear that Jim is fighting against the class war that has been fought for decades against people in his position that simply want to be a productive worker while having no desire to enter management to the point where he accepted a wide range of supervisors after Michael left even though he clearly was a better choice to lead the Proletariat.

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I wasn't aware that Tall Midget was such a fan of the Professional-Managerial class. Dwight, with his position as Assistant Regional Manager, may actually represent the worst of that group of people as he seemingly pushed his way into power first by pushing his way into a promotion over the rest of the office by brute force but later by purchasing the building to torment the entire office and further position himself as a person of power within the office. Jim may have had questionable actions at times in his dealings with Dwight but it is clear that Jim is fighting against the class war that has been fought for decades against people in his position that simply want to be a productive worker while having no desire to enter management to the point where he accepted a wide range of supervisors after Michael left even though he clearly was a better choice to lead the Proletariat.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

I wasn't aware that Tall Midget was such a fan of the Professional-Managerial class. Dwight, with his position as Assistant Regional Manager, may actually represent the worst of that group of people as he seemingly pushed his way into power first by pushing his way into a promotion over the rest of the office by brute force but later by purchasing the building to torment the entire office and further position himself as a person of power within the office. Jim may have had questionable actions at times in his dealings with Dwight but it is clear that Jim is fighting against the class war that has been fought for decades against people in his position that simply want to be a productive worker while having no desire to enter management to the point where he accepted a wide range of supervisors after Michael left even though he clearly was a better choice to lead the Proletariat.

Dwight aspires to be "Assistant Regional Manager" but for most of the show is "Assistant to the Regional Manager". He cannot ascend the corporate ladder even though he is the Office's best salesman because he is culturally "other". It is this "otherness" that, within the tortured logic of the show, justifies Jim's campaign of humiliation and terror against Dwight.

Even when he becomes manager (by default), he more closely identifies himself as a member of a rural subculture that exists, according to the logic of the show, only to be ridiculed.

Jim was likely the only thing that stopped Dwight from ascending to power almost instantly. Dwight was very close to getting Michael fired and taking control early on. It's hard to tell what work Jim was doing behind the scenes during that attempted coup but Jim was smart enough to know that it was only a matter of time so he had to protect Michael by any means necessary. I understand why you find the fight against management to be so distasteful but the only way to keep balance was to keep Dwight occupied until Michael chose to leave on his own likely seeing the writing on the wall where Dwight as the owner of the building was not going to be stopped forever.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

Because you are stupid, maybe read some books educate yourself.

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Jim prevents Dwight's advancement within his job because he thinks Dwight is "weird", though, as I have said, this weirdness is coded in very specific political, cultural, and class-based terms.

Just because someone is an effective salesperson, does not mean they can manage / lead a team.

Congrats on being better than me, Psycory.

Hate on Jim all you want, but to say he prevents Dwight's advancement is entirely false. Point already made...Dwight tried burning the building down in a "fire drill".
Dwight was flat out unprofessional and he absolutely ZERO ability to manage or lead the office. Had Dwight somehow ascended into management, the staff would have likely all resigned. Just because someone is an effective salesperson, does not mean they can manage / lead a team. Unrelated to Jim....Dwight repeatedly proved he was not a manager.

If you want to make a case that Jim was an evil human being, you'd be better off arguing on his treatment of Andy Bernard.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

I would like to point out that Dwight planted drugs in Toby’s desk, called in the police, and told the dispatcher that his name was Andy Bernard.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.

He did this at Michael's behest. Let's not besmirch the guy for being loyal.

Because you are stupid, maybe read some books educate yourself.

We walk, talk, and won't shit our pants

Dwight insurrected both Michael and Jim. He was a conniving backstabber until Jim disabused him of his misguided self-importance.

Dwight insurrected both Michael and Jim. He was a conniving backstabber until Jim disabused him of his misguided self-importance.

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There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Yeah if you’re arguing loyalty, you cannot escape the fact that Dwight went to Jan behind Michael’s back and claimed he was at a dentist’s appointment.

The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear.