This show is a total gem. A mockumentary about daily life in an office at Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It has this special humor that sticks with you. Characters are unforgettable and stories are all over the place, mixing laughs with real feels. It is no surprise this show is loved by so many. With a cast of quirky personalities, it has earned its spot as a classic. Just remember, it is not just about paper. It is about people. So, let’s find out who you really are!

Meet the characters from The Office

Michael Scott

Michael is the kind of boss who insists he’s your best friend and then schedules an improv seminar that somehow becomes a trust fall into humiliation (but he means well, I swear). He’s wildly insecure under a cheap suit and a veneer of “that’s what she said” jokes, but every so often he does something genuinely big and kind and you forget to roll your eyes. He loves attention, hates being alone, and has a bizarre encyclopedia of movie quotes that he treats like scripture. There’s a weird competence buried under all the awkwardness—like, he can rally people when it counts even if he can’t file an expense report. Also, he claims he hates rules but once made an employee handbook so long it became a novel.

Jim Halpert

Jim is the resident prank architect—deadpan look, low-key chaos master, and somehow both charming and mildly mischievous at the same time. He can be patient to a fault, bored by corporate nonsense but secretly delighted by tiny rebellions (stapler-in-jello? yes, please). He’s romantic in a shy, persistent way and also suspiciously good at reading rooms and people, which is why his smirks are legendary. Occasionally he acts like he cares too little and then surprises you by caring too much, which is kind of the point. Oh and he looks like he knows a joke you’re not allowed to hear but will still give you the punchline later.

Pam Beesly

Pam feels like a warm, soft place in the office—artsy, kind, and quietly ambitious even when she’s the least likely person to shout about it. She starts out a bit shy and stuck (who hasn’t felt that?), then grows braver and paints things and/or leaves and/or becomes someone who actually uses an Etsy account. There’s a playful, dry sense of humor underneath the sweetness, and also a stubbornness about her dreams that sneaks up on you. She sketches people a lot, but sometimes she forgets her own portrait and that’s somehow the cutest contradiction. Also, forever late to the party on gossip but somehow the first to notice feelings.

Dwight Schrute

Dwight is a walking rulebook with combat training and a beet allergy (maybe) who thinks logic and loyalty will fix everything. He treats the office like a militia and the stapler wars as matters of honor, but also he’ll defend you with an intensity that makes you grateful and slightly terrified. Obsessive, efficient, and oddly philosophical—he quotes survival manuals like scripture, owns a beet farm, and may have a secret pension for accordion music. He insists on rigid order yet hoards bizarre knickknacks and once started a fire safety initiative too intense for a parking lot. Also, he believes in: bears, beets, and being the boss someday (or yesterday, who knows).

Angela Martin

Angela is prim, judgmental, and secretly catastrophic in the cutest uptight way possible—cats, church, and spreadsheets are her armor. She runs everything by a moral scale that she polishes daily, and yet she has elaborate secretive moments that contradict the whole “straight-laced” narrative (hello, clandestine romances). Dead serious about rules and paper quality, but quietly sentimental about small things she pretends not to care about. She judges birthdays and office politics with equal fervor, and yet will occasionally smile in a way that makes you think she has a soft spot for chaos. Also, she would absolutely organize a cat-themed funeral if that ever became a thing.

Kevin Malone

Kevin is big-hearted, slow-moving, and somehow always a little baffled by the world, which is exactly why you adore him. He says the oddest things with unshakeable confidence and has a love affair with food that’s basically performance art (chips, chili—do not trust the chili situation). He’s not the sharpest float in the brainpool according to most charts, but he has these surprising, almost poetic insights once in a while, and also a drum kit. Clumsy and sweet and occasionally terrifying when it comes to math (or is he secretly a math wizard? the jury’s out). Also he will tell you a joke and then explain it like it’s an experiment.

Stanley Hudson

Stanley is the master of the deadpan eye-roll and has built a peaceful little empire around his crossword collection and pretzel day. He appears to hate everything, but actually he is a connoisseur of comfort and quiet—he’s not rude, he just prioritizes his own small joys. Surprisingly sharp when needed (sales, boundaries, specific sarcasm), and alarmingly committed to leaving the office as soon as humanly possible. He will ignore emergencies unless it impacts his crossword time, and yet he shows up when things actually matter, which is adorable in a grumpy-shell kinda way. Also he has this whole Sunday rhythm thing that is basically sacred and non-negotiable.

Meredith Palmer

Meredith is chaos with a laugh track—loud, brash, scandalous, and somehow unbothered by the whole concept of decorum. She drinks, she parties, she might overshare at a company picnic, and then she’ll show up the next day like nothing happened (resilient as heck). There’s a soft, messy loyalty under the rebellion—she cares about her people even when she’s slurring through the details. Also she has a weirdly practical streak (like, will lend you a wrench at 3 a.m.) and is shockingly resourceful when things get real. Contradiction alert: she calls people out and then gives them the best advice when they need it most.

Creed Bratton

Creed is a living mystery box—every sentence is an unsettling anecdote from a life that may or may not be legal, and he says it with total calm. He offers cryptic life advice, possibly fabricated resumes, and the sense that he has multiple identities tucked into his wallet. Equal parts surreal and nonchalant, he seems to know things no one should and also forget what day it is (or does he remember too much?). You never know if he’s joking, telling a confession, or issuing a threat, and that ambiguity is the whole point. Also he will probably steal your stapler and try to pawn it next Tuesday.

Phyllis Vance

Phyllis is cozy and quietly fierce—like someone who knits sweaters for people while also plotting the perfect passive-aggressive remark. She’s sweet in the ways that matter (cookies, consolations, secret spice mixes) but also enjoys an undercurrent of petty revenge when wronged. She can be shy and then, out of nowhere, deliver a zinger that lands perfectly, and she has an old-soul romantic streak that will melt you. Loyal to friends and oddly competitive at bingo, she balances grandmother energy with twilight sass. Also, she will absolutely decorate a workspace for a birthday and then whisper gossip that ruins the cake.

Kelly Kapoor

Kelly is a human tornado of pop culture, drama, and fashion—talkative to a fault and emotionally invested in every celebrity saga as if it’s personal. She loves attention, flings, and the idea of being the main character, and she’ll narrate her life like it’s an ongoing reality show (with guest appearances by her own heartbreaks). Superficial sometimes, but also wildly emotionally intelligent in very specific navels of relationship chaos. She contradicts herself constantly—claims independence then calls every five minutes—and it’s part of her charm. Also, she will modernize your life with a texting shorthand and a fashion tip before you even realize you needed either.