Not my favorite episode but not the worst either.

I think they’re going to need someone to turn things around and Wallace as CFO doesn’t have those skills. I think they’re building up to moving Jim or Michael up but based in Scranton.

However, the optimistic part of me wonders if they WANT the viewers confused as to how this is working out, because the characters themselves (mostly Jim) are confused about this situation. I mean, we see Jim keep trying to take control and do the job that he’s been given by corporate. And we also see Michael pull a “look at me! look at me!” week after week to wrestle control back from Jim because he can’t handle NOT being the center of office attention. Because Jim’s so non-confrontational, he just lets Michael do his thing instead of stepping up to the plate and telling Michael to stay out of his dance space. And all of this leaves the entire office confused about how they’re going to make it out of this situation with their jobs intact if DM didn’t have enough foresight to know how this co-manager situation would end. Maybe I’m reading too much into this, but I think this is a really interesting exploration into both Jim’s and Michael’s characters as specifically office employees (and managers).

I almost wonder if this is a way to cut down on the cast after this season (if there’s going to be a Season 7). I could see some employees being asked to go part-time, or see them having to move to a less expensive office space.

I did like the Andy/Erin missed connection, and I’m hopeful that something fun is about to happen with their storyline. Finally, The Office is my favorite escape from the trials and tribulations of life for 30 minutes every week. The last thing I want is to see Jim, Pam, or even Dwight have to face the prospect of losing their jobs due to the economy. I get enough of that every day at work.

The warehouse, accounting, break room, etc are the rooms. Don’t see “Jim’s Office” as one of the rooms, for those of you keeping score at home.