History Characters / TheOfficeUSRecurringCharacters

* EvenEvilHasStandards: He asks Dwight whats wrong with him when Dwight suggests using children as leverage.

* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: When the abusive nature of the relationship is first brought up in "Women's Appreciation Day", the women present notice how disturbing it is and try to motivate Michael into breaking up. "Dinner Party" also has a bit of a deconstructionist feel with this trope, as Michael himself is the only one who seems to be okay with her erratic behavior.

* TheBusCameBack: like many other characters, appears in the series finale [[spoiler:this time, she is selling Jim and Pam's house.]]

! Dunder-Mifflin & Affiliates

-->'''Kelly''': How can someone so beautiful be so sad?

-->'''Michael''': ''[To Pam after she had told him not to get back together with Jan.]'' You made a good argument. Hers was ''bigger''.

* StraightMan: Often, when he appears, he is this to Michael, having to deal with the latter’s quirks and immaturity.

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disappeared for several seasons (excepting a cameo or two), and then returned for the aptly-named "Todd Packer". Jim and Dwight team up to get rid of him [[spoiler: by impersonating as Sabre representatives over the phone who tell Packer he's been promoted to a job at Sabre HQ in Florida]].

* OnlyOneName: {{Subverted}}. His last name is never mentioned by any of the characters; rather, it is revealed when Dwight pulls out a list of the employees’ ranks.

* {{Foil}}: To Michael. While Michael is childish and lacks several important manager skills, Josh is much more competent and mature. However, Josh also puts his own career above the needs of Dunder-Mifflin and decides to take a job at Staples even though it would result in the Stamford branch closing while Michael is extremely loyal to the company and would never do such a thing if given the chance.

* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: While he leaves Scranton after Michael gets his job back, he just returns to corporate no worse for the wear. [[spoiler:But then when Sabre buys the now bankrupt Dunder-Mifflin, he gets put on the chopping block as they clean house.]]

* PutOnABus: When Michael gets his job back. [[spoiler: He is also later fired when Sabre cleaned house after they acquired Dunder-Mifflin]].

--> "You are the most worthless piece of trash I have ever had work for me in my entire life. And get out of that Dunder Mifflin Scranton office, because you are no longer allowed at this company. Dunder Mifflin does not work this way, you are a pathetic human being, get the hell out of that office. I don't know who the fuck you think you are. Put Michael Scott on. I don't give a shit. Put Michael [[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] Scott on the phone."

** The Prince Family Paper Company may not have been a direct threat to Dunder-Mifflin, but it had potential clients that Dunder-Mifflin needed as it's been established since the beginning of the series that the company was not doing well with downsizing being a recurring issue and branches closing left and right. It seemed to be a move born out of self-preservation rather than pointed animosity towards the Prince Family Paper Company. Essentially, it wasn't personal and David was just doing what was best for the company - acquiring more clients.

** Not recognizing that the reason Dunder-Mifflin Scranton had two co-managers was because Scranton had absorbed the full workload of two other branches prior to that point, making the arrangement more or less necessary. Though this seems to be more FridgeLogic than in-universe stupidity on Jo's part, as it comes across as though the writers forgot this themselves.

* PointyHairedBoss: The only reason he has a job at Sabre was that he stopped a guy trying to steal one of Jo Bennett's dogs, and not because of any skills in sales or management. He is completely incompetent and antagonistic with clients. During a sales call to one of the company's most important clients, he ''intentionally'' angers and alienates the client, believing that this is some sort of brilliant reverse psychology sales tactic. [[spoiler: Deangelo fails so spectacularly that Andy, who is a mediocre salesman, has to step in to save the contract]].

-->'''Andy''': Deangelo didn't die, his brain died.

-->'''Deangelo''': Damn it, Dwight! ENOUGH! Get your ass downstairs or find a new place to sell paper!

! Family Members

-->'''Ryan:''' (after the above has happened) So, what line of work are you in, Bob?

! Others

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* DudeMagnet: Besides Jim, she has attracted other men in the office. In “Traveling Salesmen”, Dwight states that he likes Karen because she's pretty and intelligent. Ryan asks her out via email in "Women's Appreciation". Michael thinks she an awesome body in "Branch Wars". And in "The Job", Kevin tells Jim that he can't decide who is hotter between Pam and Karen (according to Kevin "Pam is taller and has bigger breasts, but Karen has a prettier face, though Pam's face is really pretty, too).

* HiddenDepths: He admits in his self titled episode that he would love to move to Florida because he's a huge alligator nerd. He can "name every genus, every subspecies".

* {{Jerkass}}: He can be a rather condescending, rigid and judgemental SmugSnake and his cancellation of Michael's anniversary party was completely uncalled for even if Dunder Mifflin was having money troubles.

* TheBusCameBack: In season 9.