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Under 'weaknesses', you've put 'eczema'.
— The Office · 2001
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
A bureaucratic question can become absurd when someone answers the words actually on the form. Keith’s literalism leaves Brent struggling to restore the intended performance.
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In context
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In Appraisals, Brent reviews Keith’s written answers and discovers eczema listed as a weakness. Keith has read the question literally rather than as the workplace exercise Brent expects. Their mismatch punctures the appraisal’s pretence of revealing useful professional insight.
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- The Office (UK), Series 2 “Appraisals” — wording and scene referenceThe Office (UK), Series 2 “Appraisals”Reference checked
- The Office (UK), Series 2 “Appraisals” — wording and scene referenceThe Office (UK), Series 2 “Appraisals”Reference checked
- The Office (UK), Series 2 “Appraisals” — wording and scene referenceThe Office (UK), Series 2 “Appraisals”Reference checked
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