The Office Every Branch Manager From Least To Most Intelligent Ranked

The Office: Every Branch Manager From Least To Most Intelligent, Ranked

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Many made Scranton their kingdom across 8 seasons of The Office, but not all regional managers are created equally.

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The Office Every Branch Manager From Least To Most Intelligent Ranked

Ah, to be a regional manager at Dunder Mifflin Scranton– is there such a thing as a better life? Many made Scranton their kingdom across 8 seasons of The Office, but not all regional managers are created equally. Although Michael Scott was Scranton’s branch manager for most of the show’s run, his departure led to a vacancy that needed to be filled.

Seasons 8 and 9 used Michael’s absence as an opportunity to play around with the role of manager, an experiment only furthered due to Andy’s brief mid-season absence during season 9. Even before Michael left, though, the role of regional manager wasn’t one that was exclusively his.

7 DeAngelo Vickers

The Office Every Branch Manager From Least To Most Intelligent Ranked

It’s really not a stretch to say that Michael is unqualified for his job, but to say he is incompetent would be incorrect. He’ll get the job done, and well, but in his own time and with his own style. DeAngelo Vickers is essentially Michael Scott sans any semblance of competence. DeAngelo was always an underqualified pick, hired for the wrong reasons.

DeAngelo exits The Office an utter buffoon who failed to do anything productive with his time as branch manager. Not helping matters is how poorly written DeAngelo is from episode to episode. There’s very little consistency in his character and Michael’s send-off episodes would have been better off without him.

6 Creed Bratton

The Office Every Branch Manager From Least To Most Intelligent Ranked

Dwight would have made the best manager following Michael’s departure (both in and out of universe,) but misfiring a gun in the office ends up disqualifying Dwight from the position up until the end of the series. In one of her last acts as CEO, Jo recklessly suggests the employee with the most experience become acting manager.

This leads to Creed Bratton inheriting Dunder Mifflin Scranton, or as he likes to call it, Great Bratton. Left unchecked, Creed actively sabotages the branch’s good standing with clients, prompting Pam to need to distract him all day. Incompetence isn’t unique to the position, but Creed nearly causes lasting damage within hours.

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The Office Every Branch Manager From Least To Most Intelligent Ranked

Andy enters The Office one of the series’ most insufferable characters. Rounding out the Stamford cast while Jim is away during season 3, Andy transfers over to Scranton alongside Karen. Unlike Karen, Andy remains for the rest of the series and goes through some character development to justify his continued presence. When Greg Daniels returned as showrunner, he found Andy’s character unsuitable for The Office’s humor and roughened his edges.

The end result is season 8 developing Andy into someone worthy of being manager only for season 9 to tear him down viciously. While Andy’s characterization in season 9 is honestly truer to his character than his depiction in seasons 5 through 8, it is very jarring watching someone who was getting smarter make boneheaded decisions after decision.

5 Nellie Bertram

The Office Every Branch Manager From Least To Most Intelligent Ranked

One of the most universally reviled characters on The Office, Nellie Bertram doesn’t exactly make the best first impression. Her season 7 interview is lacking, making it painfully clear that she’s a terrible fit for the position and yet another example of Jo promoting a friend to a position of authority– exactly like DeAngelo.

Unlike DeAngelo, Nellie manages to be genuinely cunning at times. Season 9 softens her character’s worse qualities to an extent, while also putting her in sympathetic enough scenarios where she can showcase some wit. She proves to be a poor branch manager, but at least she didn’t disappear for three months on a boat.

4 Michael Scott

The Office Every Branch Manager From Least To Most Intelligent Ranked

Michael Scott is an excellent paper salesman and a so-so regional manager. When it comes to productivity, Michael is a legitimate distraction. He eats up company time on an extreme scale and often gets himself and his branch in trouble on more than one occasion. At the same time, Michael recognizes the importance of morale. It’s no coincidence that Scranton thrives– Michael allows them to.

While Michael is ultimately in over his head, there is some merit to his management style and it’s clear that Michael is consciously trying to loosen up the workplace’s atmosphere. More importantly, Michael understands the value of a person-to-person relationship better than any other manager.

3 Dwight Schrute

The Office Every Branch Manager From Least To Most Intelligent Ranked

Dwight is a genuinely smart man, and his work ethic is strong enough to overpower his overwhelmingly weird personality. Dwight time and time again proves himself the best salesman at Dunder Mifflin, someone genuinely dedicated to his job. At the same time, Dwight lacks emotional intelligence and doesn’t recognize the importance of morale.

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That said, this is a fallback Dwight manages to iron out by the end of the series. Come the finale, Dwight recognizes the importance of making bonds in the workplace– completing his character arc and allowing some semblance of Michael’s management philosophies to live on through Dwight.

2 Jim Halpert

The Office Every Branch Manager From Least To Most Intelligent Ranked

Jim’s stint as manager is honestly a bit strange. All things considered, The Office was building Jim up for a job at corporate starting with the end of season 2. The end of season 3 teased the idea of a promotion for Jim, with season 4 having Jim actively pushing his career forward. Unfortunately, this came to a halt in season 5 as the focus was shifted to Jim & Pam’s engagement.

As a result, Jim becoming co-manager at the start of season 6 feels… off. The story was moving towards this direction, but took too much time to breathe in-between resolving it. All the same, Jim’s time as co-manager does make for some of season 6’s better comedy and it’s nice to see Jim get some novel development (even if it doesn’t last.)

Having Jim lose his position as co-manager, returning to normal like nothing ever changed, is honestly one of The Office’s worst moments. Jim’s episodes as co-manager gradually build up his competence while highlighting his unique weaknesses, making him a great foil to Michael. If Michael had left while Jim was co-manager, The Office may not have needed to end two seasons later.

1 Charles Miner

Charles Miner is one of the better antagonists in The Office’s repertoire, and it’s honestly a shame he was exclusively relegated to season 5. Charles Miner is a real life branch manager brought into The Office absurd world. He clashes hard with the rest of the cast, completely changing the status quo when he takes over as acting manager.

He’s a threatening presence and one that doesn’t quite understand Scranton well enough to run the branch well right away, but Charles is clearly an intelligent man who, with time, likely would have found a way to run Scranton efficiently. There is absolutely nothing to indicate Charles wasn’t good at his job. A rarity for the managers of Dunder Mifflin.

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