Money

This week i watched the episode "money," of NBC's "The Office." In this episode Michael Scott's girlfriend wants to get new carpet, furniture and tiles for their condo. Michael gets low on money and is forced to go out and get a second job as a telemarketer. Michael does this because he does not want to tell his girlfriend, Jan, that he is having problems and he feels like he has to take care of financial problems himself. This shows that the male is expected to make the money in a relationship while the woman stays home and takes care of the house. Jan does not have a job and does not contribute financially at all. By the end of this episode Michael cuts up all of his credit cards and is forced to tell Jan about his problems. Michael then tries to hop a train out of town. As he is sitting on the train waiting for it to leave Jan comes and finds him and talks him out of it. This shows that the woman is the voice of reason in a relationship. The woman is there to make rational decisions. In the end Michael decides to get off of the train and him and Jan promise to resolve their money issues together.