David Brent Vs. Michael Scott: Who Would You Rather Work For? (Part 2)

Michael Scott: Everyone loves Michael Scott? Right? Right? Right. Are at least Michael likes to think so. In some sort of way, maybe everybody does. Except for Ryan though, I think he would like to stick a pitchfork in him. Dwight adores him with such unsurpassed loyalty he would sell his toes to science if Michael becomes too hard up for money. And everyone else seems to be able to tolerate him to some degree. That seems to be a big difference between Scott and Brent. (Ah, I love how they have first name, last names) No one wants to tolerate Brent. They will ignore him and his totally inappropriate comments where as Michael's employees will engage him to some degree. I suppose though you have to engage someone who is threatening to jump off a roof or kidnapping a pizza delivery kid. When Michael does his booze cruise dance it's not quite as humilating. At least it was motivational. When David does his charity dance there is utter silence. You feel for Michael because he honestly is a good guy who just has an askewed view on things going on around him. He'll freak out when it's discovered that a black man in the office went to jail, not because he went to jail, but because he doesn't enjoy the stereotype. He's the last one to point the finger at that guy, because it is wrong to assume it is the black guy just because he's black. But he has trouble seeing that maybe it is that guy because he's the sort of guy who went to prision once. (I can't remember why it was...) David Brent makes a joke about a black man and his...junk...and can't understand why others would find it so offensive if the one black guy in the office didn't. Michael wears his heart on his sleeve. In subtle ways he conveys thoughts and feelings we all have, albeit in a graceless way at times. And he cries alot. When he was crying to the girls at the mall about Jan didn't you feel like coming to his defense and telling Jan to leave our little Michael alone. He's a little boy in a hairy man's body. (Pam can attest to that.) And we love him. Maybe just a little more than David Brent. Although David does have the better one liners and the better hand movements. Still even David has his moments where you truly feel for the guy.