I Have Entered the Stanley Hudson Portion of My Career
The Office as an unintentional career roadmap
I was in my mid-20s when The Office originally aired. At that time, I strongly identified with Jim Halpert—tall, gangly, likable, good at basketball. The likeness wasn’t identical—I wasn’t as charming as Jim, and I was more career-minded—but it was close enough.1 Yes, I saw myself as the main character.2 I’m probably not alone in that. (Did anyone see …