The Office - Grief C... 95%

Here is a blog post draft that captures the essence of Michael Scott’s most unhelpful counseling session ever.

A boxer who was paralyzed and asked her manager to kill her (the plot of Million Dollar Baby ).

If you’ve ever worked in an office, you know the drill: someone from HR sends an email about "wellness," and everyone collectively groans. But in the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin, "wellness" usually involves Michael Scott in a conference room with a toy ball and a lot of misguided energy. The Office - Grief C...

In the classic episode we see Michael at his most "Michael." After learning that his former boss, Ed Truck, was tragically (and grotesquely) decapitated, Michael decides that the office is in a state of deep, repressed mourning—even though most of them barely remember the guy. The Five Stages of Michael Scott

A man whose friends pretended he was still alive so they could party (straight out of Weekend at Bernie’s ). The Bird Funeral: A Lesson in Transference Here is a blog post draft that captures

A beloved leader named Mufasa who was trampled by wildebeests in Africa (yes, The Lion King ).

The highlight of the session is the "story circle," where the staff realizes they can get out of actual work by making up tragic backstories based on famous movies. We get: But in the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin,

Michael attempts to guide his employees through the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. His goal? "If I can get them depressed, then I'll have done my job".