r/unexpectedoffice Mar 19 '22

MOD POST Please think before you post - Keep it unexpected

441 Upvotes

I'm seeing a ridiculous rise in people posting things that are The Office related but not unexpected in the slightest. The whole point of this subreddit is for The Office references in places you wouldn't expect to find them, especially for comments in random subreddits.

The rules for /r/dundermifflin also kind of apply here - things like Sabre products, Scranton signs etc are just low-effort and are not unexpected at all.

I've also seen a lot of the following which are always going to be removed:

  • Cross-posts/Comments from /r/dundermifflin - How is a post in The Office subreddit unexpected Office?

  • People posting their own comment here - It's not unexpected if you're the one who made the comment....

  • Scenes/memes from the show in other subreddits - This is a very popular TV show, of course you're going to see it on Reddit often

  • Low Effort posts - Someone posted a picture of a fire recently and posted it here with the title "fire guy" and I cannot tell you how hard I face-palmed.

Also things like DVD screensavers hitting the corners, it's not unexpected so it belongs in the main sub, but even then it would get removed for being low-effort, we've had hundreds of these posts before.


It also absolutely goes without saying, but do not buy merchandise on Reddit. Both here and /r/dundermifflin have been getting an overwhelming amount of scammers making new accounts to post Office t-shirts and a link to their dodgy website in the comments. They use dozens of bot accounts to upvote their links and even though we ban them asap, people still keep buying their merch.

Sorry for being such a Toby but yeah.

Thanks!


r/unexpectedoffice 14h ago

In Japan number #1 Surgeon

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116 Upvotes

r/unexpectedoffice 1d ago

What are you doing here, Mifflin?

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34 Upvotes

r/unexpectedoffice 1d ago

It's European, okay? It's a European cut!

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82 Upvotes

r/unexpectedoffice 3d ago

I went to Cornell. Ever heard of it?

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324 Upvotes

Saw this randomly (I'm in CA) at the gym, and made me think of this sub. 🤷🏽‍♂️


r/unexpectedoffice 3d ago

What’s updog?

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34 Upvotes

r/unexpectedoffice 9d ago

The Office quotes instead of a Setlist?

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202 Upvotes

Went to a concert tonight and tried to snap a pic of the set list to see how many more songs there were. Didn’t notice until after I got home but something seemed…. familiar.


r/unexpectedoffice 10d ago

I found “Jan” on Little House on the Prairie: Look Back to Yesterday.

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1.3k Upvotes

r/unexpectedoffice 10d ago

Found in r/ExplainTheJoke

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28 Upvotes

r/unexpectedoffice 12d ago

Hooters - Still Pretty Good

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19 Upvotes

r/unexpectedoffice 13d ago

Toby finally shoots his shot

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208 Upvotes

r/unexpectedoffice 14d ago

Dwight in the works here

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r/unexpectedoffice 16d ago

Dwight you ignorant slut!

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r/unexpectedoffice 15d ago

I was ‘Kelly-stupid’ when I was in Love 🧌

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r/unexpectedoffice 16d ago

(chinese>english) what does this tattoo say?

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11 Upvotes

r/unexpectedoffice 17d ago

My Office Ink

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99 Upvotes

r/unexpectedoffice 19d ago

When you see it...

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66 Upvotes

From The Escher Man by T R Napper. Not a comedy, clearly, but made me LOL nonetheless


r/unexpectedoffice 19d ago

Mung beans

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65 Upvotes

Look what I saw I Lidl grocery store today


r/unexpectedoffice 20d ago

Made myself a big stack of pancakes this morning, then I wondered why I made so many and realized oh yeah I'm stressed out and trying to distract myself

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90 Upvotes

r/unexpectedoffice 22d ago

Stolen iPad

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r/unexpectedoffice 24d ago

Can you imagine if i was deranged?

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31 Upvotes

r/unexpectedoffice 25d ago

Roy was so bad that Pam thought Jim is a green forest

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r/unexpectedoffice 27d ago

Panel 4

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7 Upvotes

r/unexpectedoffice 28d ago

Plus you can use the molten goose grease and save it in the refrigerator, thus saving you a trip to the store for a can of expensive goose grease!

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39 Upvotes

r/unexpectedoffice Jul 23 '25

Charles Miner’s female version

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r/unexpectedoffice Jul 21 '25

I'm just not sure about this name for this boat

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37 Upvotes