The beloved sitcom The Office is not only known for its dry humor, but for its mostly unknown, diverse cast who shot to fame by its end. Although the show is based around the staff of the paper company Dunder Mifflin, it is safe to say that a lot of work did not get done in this office.
Whether it's Michael Scott (Steve Carrell) making ridiculous phone calls to his colleagues or Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) getting bothered by Jim Halpert (John Krasinski), the Dunder Mifflin- Scranton squad has some of the best and worst work ethics a company has seen.
Ryan Howard
"Ryan the Intern" never seemed to have a place at Dunder Mifflin, and this uncertainty showed in Ryan's unenthusiasm to do anything in the office unless it involved fooling around with Kelly Kapoor (Mindy Kaling). He pushes off work to no end, which Jim uses in an episode to make an example out of as what not to do, and would rather party in New York City than finish anything.
Creed Bratton
Creed's job was expendable from the start, as Season 2's Halloween episode displayed when Michael chose to fire him first before anyone else in the company.
He is also the only character who had an entire episode dedicated to his lack of work ethic alone. The mysterious quality assurance director's purpose at Dunder Mifflin was always a questionable one.
Jim Halpert
Even with Jim's charming persona and iconic breaking of the fourth wall, his work ethic is problematic throughout the series. Whenever he was on the screen, he was either playing a prank on his coworkers or trying to find a way to talk to Pam at the reception desk. Even with his other ventures after Dunder Mifflin, Jim is not a shining star in the company.
Michael Scott
Michael's title of Regional Manager of Dunder Mifflin did not correlate with his childlike personality and convoluted business tactics. However, even when he would constantly procrastinate and fool around with his team, he was a great salesman and got things done when needed. His half work, half play personality is what made him such a great, yet bad boss to many of the Dunder Mifflin employees.
Phyllis Vance
Phyllis has always proven to be a hard worker in her own way. When she isn't fighting with Angela over planning an office event, she keeps to herself and hits high sales numbers to help the company succeed.
Even though she is underlooked in many episodes, it can still be seen that Phyllis is doing her job as much as she can despite her hectic work environment.
Stanley Hudson
Looking past Stanley's miserable attitude and laziness is a man who works hard for his family. One of his more iconic lines is when he says, "I have a game, it's called work hard so my kids can go to college," which shows that he does care about his day job and what he does at Dunder Mifflin. He is a more practical, efficient worker compared to the other characters on the show.
Toby Flenderson
As the head of Human Relations at Dunder Mifflin, Toby followed all of the rules and attempted to reinforce them on his peers, even with how miserable he was at the company. On days when Michael wasn't walking all over him or taking advantage of his power, Toby would question the team on their ethics and decisions. He could have been a much more intimidating HR representative, but his dedication to his job had its limits.
Oscar Nunez
Oscar may have had an unreliable team surrounding him, but there is no doubt that he took his job seriously. His job as one of the main ants was one he took pride in, even with Michael's antics or Kevin's banter during the workday.
His power as second in charge to Angela was well deserved as he always stayed in the zone during some of the most ridiculous days in the office.
Angela Martin
Angela's dedication to her job was proven when there was an episode in the series when the entire staff went home early except for her and Dwight. She was not one to mess around or give in to anyone's jokes or games, and her commanding attitude helped her get things done when she wanted them to without a question. Even when her interest in Dwight starts to show towards the later seasons, she does not miss a beat with getting her assignments done.
Dwight Schrute
Dwight's loyalty to not only Michael but the company itself is evident since the first episode. He never took off from work or participated in anyone's tricks about leaving the office or slacking off. In the "Performance Review" episode, he goes into detail about his hard work ethic and dedication to Dunder Mifflin, which speaks for himself in his high sales numbers. Dwight's knowledge of the paper industry and his company's clients was impressive enough to even stand as an acting manager in one of the episodes.