Michael dreads firing someone · Halloween

S02E05 · SCENE 1/20 · 00:08

Halloween · Office bullpen

Michael dreads firing someone

Michael struggles with the pressure to fire an employee by end of month.

00:08→02:01

in the episode · 1m 53s · S02E05

What happens

00:08–02:01

Michael takes a call from Jan's office about firing someone, expresses anxiety about the task, and awkwardly asks Pam for advice on how to fire someone nicely.

WhereOffice bullpen

DriverMichael

Positionact1 · setup

ThreadMichael's firing dilemma

Key lines

from this scene

00:24
‫It's the end of the month, ‫and I was supposed to let somebody go ‫by the end of the month.

00:30
‫And somehow I'm supposed ‫to put on a costume and smile.

01:13
‫Thanks. I'll call her back.

01:24
‫- Bye. ‫- "Hanging up now."

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Scene DNA

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Beats

00:20Michael avoids giving Jan the name of who he'll fire

Scene in the episode

00:08–02:01

A · Michael's firing dilemma

1 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 13 14 15 16 17 20 21

B · Dwight's resume prank

6 9 11

C · Jim and Pam tension

12 19

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Michael Scott152 episodes · drives 1262 scenes

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