At what company do Michael, Jim and Dwight work for on "The Office"?

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Michael, Jim and Dwight work for the fictional paper company Dunder Mifflin on The Office. The company supplies paper and office products, with the series primarily following its Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch.

Michael Scott is the branch’s regional manager for much of the show, while Jim Halpert and Dwight Schrute begin as salesmen. Jim is known for his pranks on Dwight and his complicated relationship with Pam Beesly. Dwight, intensely ambitious and devoted to workplace authority, repeatedly tries to become regional manager himself.

Dunder Mifflin is more than just a workplace setting: it provides the show’s central corporate structure and creates conflicts involving sales targets, branch rivalries, mergers and management changes. The company’s fictional corporate headquarters is in New York City, while branches appear in places including Stamford, Connecticut, and Buffalo, New York.

The name is intentionally absurd, combining the surnames of fictional founders Robert Dunder and Robert Mifflin. A commonly remembered detail is the company’s mockumentary website, which helped make Dunder Mifflin feel like a real business during the show’s original run.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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