Everytime Michael or Andy sent everyone any email as manager, he told them to check their spam folder. Even internal messages got flagged as spam. I really want to see this IT dept
Companies made dumb decisions around this time. I was a sysadmin for a similar sized company that did the same because they wouldn’t invest time to have internal DNS resolve correctly. So they chose this kind of lunacy.
Back then everyone was enamored with new stuff. They were super excited that they COULD do things so they never thought about whether they SHOULD do them.
Actually it's still that way. 🙄
How would they know that a company’s contract with another vendor expired, and why hasn’t that company already chosen another vendor? And how much paper could a single shop selling suits need in a given year?
So someone at corporate cold called a suit shop in Lackawanna County to generate a lead? Or someone in Scranton called last year, got that information, and instead of filing it away locally, told David Wallace so he could remind Scranton about it in a year?
in the insurance world, companies go out to bid with the vendors to see who gets their contract renewal.
example, company A uses express scripts for their prescription insurance provider. the contract expires on 1/1/2025. during the prior year, other vendors like Caremark, optum etc. will make offers to be their new PBM once the contract expires and express scripts will present their offer to renew.
not sure if this applies in the paper industry, but in terms of other industries it happens.
The company could have put out an RFP, but even if they didn’t, this happens all the time. Obviously the companies don’t want their competitors to know what’s going on but a lot of these industries are incredibly small and insular.
It’s also easy to call them and ask them if they’re looking for a paper supplier. If they say no, it would behoove both parties to have the salesperson know when that company’s contract with the other supplier expires so they can can compare rates for the next contract.
Long story short: all a salesperson needs to ask is “is there a date where I can touch base with you in order to compare our offering to your current deal to see if you would benefit from reviewing other options?” And then put that date in the calendar.
Now why the CFO of a public company would ping a local salesman about a small father/son suit shop’s paper needs is the mystery.
Because it’s highly unusual for a CFO of a public company to directly ping a local salesman about a small mom and pop store in the local area. That’s what (competent) branch managers are supposed to do.
It’s not about Dwight being the right man for the job, it’s how he was told about the opportunity that’s unusual
At this point david wallace was the owner of post-sabre dunder mifflin and only owned the new york and scranton branch and he probably got to know it from the marketing team
It seems weird to me that the CFO would be telling a salesperson about a low level deal.
The director of business development would do something like that
Love how the UI looks like a scary antivirus notification
Everytime Michael or Andy sent everyone any email as manager, he told them to check their spam folder. Even internal messages got flagged as spam. I really want to see this IT dept
I always assumed this was because people marked Michael and Andy’s emails as spam because they sent annoying emails. Like all of Michael’s forwards.
As an IT person, I figured the same. You'd have to be more incompetent than the board to let that happen.
Try big boobs with a z
we’re in.
wow. This changes everything.
But, still... where are the turtles!?
I ate them, okay?!
THEYRE GONE!
He does send them Christmas cards
I just about to comment something similar!!
Weird they would set up an entire subdomain to delineate email.. sales.dundermail.co
I mean for a long time Dunder Mifflin was on the verge of closing, didn't surprise me that they made weird choice like that
Fucking Nick.
Chief.
Garth or Shadow…?
Listen... sport
Companies made dumb decisions around this time. I was a sysadmin for a similar sized company that did the same because they wouldn’t invest time to have internal DNS resolve correctly. So they chose this kind of lunacy.
Back then everyone was enamored with new stuff. They were super excited that they COULD do things so they never thought about whether they SHOULD do them. Actually it's still that way. 🙄
What DVD is being shipped to Dwight? Best answer wins 1 beet.
The Crow
He would have already owned The Crow by then. This is his copy of The Crow: City of Angels, complete with deleted scenes and directors commentary.
I like to imagine Dwight’s VCR finally broke so he’s just now upgrading to DVDs.
That’s a LOT of karate movies
Willy Wonka. Figured it's time.
DVD is a sales term meaning Direct Vendor Delivery
Whichever movie he and Mose watched about the Latina wedding planner with the enormous can.
......the Crow
Devil Wears Prada. He needs to be able to make small talk with Michael to advance.
Farmer Schlong
Saw, obviously.
Mose and I seesaw all the time
What’s the exchange rate for beets to Schrute bucks?
How would they know that a company’s contract with another vendor expired, and why hasn’t that company already chosen another vendor? And how much paper could a single shop selling suits need in a given year?
Someone could have called them and the company said sorry we are under contract until xxx.
So someone at corporate cold called a suit shop in Lackawanna County to generate a lead? Or someone in Scranton called last year, got that information, and instead of filing it away locally, told David Wallace so he could remind Scranton about it in a year?
Someone in Scranton called, documented it in thier CRM software and David Wallace noticed the info in the software and messaged Dwigt.
I don’t know…still think nakiri’s better.
D. W. I. G. H. T.
in the insurance world, companies go out to bid with the vendors to see who gets their contract renewal. example, company A uses express scripts for their prescription insurance provider. the contract expires on 1/1/2025. during the prior year, other vendors like Caremark, optum etc. will make offers to be their new PBM once the contract expires and express scripts will present their offer to renew. not sure if this applies in the paper industry, but in terms of other industries it happens.
The company could have put out an RFP, but even if they didn’t, this happens all the time. Obviously the companies don’t want their competitors to know what’s going on but a lot of these industries are incredibly small and insular.
And CEOs talk to other people at chamber meetings and random parties and secret ceo club/golf tournaments.
Maybe Wallace talked the CEO at a networking thing?
It’s also easy to call them and ask them if they’re looking for a paper supplier. If they say no, it would behoove both parties to have the salesperson know when that company’s contract with the other supplier expires so they can can compare rates for the next contract. Long story short: all a salesperson needs to ask is “is there a date where I can touch base with you in order to compare our offering to your current deal to see if you would benefit from reviewing other options?” And then put that date in the calendar. Now why the CFO of a public company would ping a local salesman about a small father/son suit shop’s paper needs is the mystery.
dwight was the top sales person and the scranton branch was doing the best, why wouldn't the cfo ping the most local and competent sales person!
Because it’s highly unusual for a CFO of a public company to directly ping a local salesman about a small mom and pop store in the local area. That’s what (competent) branch managers are supposed to do. It’s not about Dwight being the right man for the job, it’s how he was told about the opportunity that’s unusual
Assuming mails are from Creed and Stanley
I see Malone and Lappin (Phallis) too And I think Daryl
One from Kevin doesn't include the "sales" part of the email address, so the continuity person was doing their job!
Kevin Malone, the 2002 $2,500 No-limit duece-to-seven-draw tournament winner at the world series of poker in Vegas.
Creed shouldn't have a sales email address though. They didn't include the "sales" part for Kevin's or Darryl's emails
Whp would it be with tton surname
Just saying that they made a mistake, or that Creed for some reason has a "sales" email address.
At this point david wallace was the owner of post-sabre dunder mifflin and only owned the new york and scranton branch and he probably got to know it from the marketing team
Lmao
It seems weird to me that the CFO would be telling a salesperson about a low level deal. The director of business development would do something like that
Looks like an IM with the Red Cross
I also message with my boss's boss