Talk:Charles Miner/@comment-188.54.11.106-20141225144046/@comment-30421495-20161105055319

My interpretation was that he is there to keep an eye on Michael, for while David Wallace respects Michael's abilities to render profits, he had become increasingly concerned about Michael's antics that led to Dwight's office fire, Stanley's heart attack, and Dwight's destruction of the CPR property. Wallace's exasperation culminates with the whole golden ticket episode where Dwight and Michael waste Wallace's time by feuding over who should get credit. I think the Charles Miner character makes sense if you understand that Miner reflects Wallace's inability to get the most out of Michael's method in madness style. Miner is a terrible fit for the office because his no nonsense,  bottom line approach clashes with Michael's style. But we already saw Wallace errs when he hurt Michael's morale by transferring Holy. The Wallace character shows just how hard managing people is, and in spite of his good heart and above average intelligence, Wallace makes some terrible blunders. I think the Michael Scott Paper Company arch is the high point of the series for it really show cases Michael's character and why we always root for him.

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