Small Plot Holes In 'The Office' That Fans Noticed

Redditoru/kevinkim4714:

Writers never decide who joined Dunder Mifflin first, Jim or Pam, across several seasons. This feels like an ongoing writer joke or Easter egg. The inconsistency is too much.

Redditoru/DerrayProductions:

Michael donated his childhood bike, no training wheels, to the toy box. A later joke shows Michael never learned to ride a bike.

FormerRedditor:

Andy's parents have different names. In season 6, Andy states on secretary's day, "If it wasn't for secretaries, I wouldn't have a step-mom."

Redditoru/recker711:

While Pam walks around her high school during "Job Fair," she talks about faking her period to skip volleyball or gym class. Then, in "Company Picnic," she acts like Misty May toward everyone.

Redditoru/kevinkim4714:

Meredith could not sleep with a Hammermill rep for five years. Dunder Mifflin's contract with Hammermill happened only about two years before at the business convention.

Redditoru/Danger_Zone_Duchess:

Nick, the IT guy, was also the person Pam talked to about a graphic design job.

Redditoru/BruleMD:

In S6E2, Michael talks to Andy while Jim and David meet secretly in the conference room. Michael asks Andy about his sales. Andy replies, "How are my sales doing? Busted. You know what, my numbers are down - a little bit. It's because of the economy."

However, in S6E1, Michael starts spreading a rumor about Stanley's affair to Kelly. A whiteboard shows the sales staff's ending quarterly sales. Andy shows the top sales for the quarter, beating Jim by about $2K and Dwight by about $9K.

Redditoru/itsmeanonymouse:

Jim writes on Meredith's birthday card that she is not old because she is "an accountant, just fudge the numbers." Meredith is not actually an accountant.

Redditoru/homeschooldodgeball:

Bird-day plot hole. In S4E7, Angela states Meredith's bird-day falls at the end of "bird-day month" because Kelly, Oscar, and Creed come before her. Michael wants a bird-day party in S1E4, but there are none until next month, which is Meredith's. He is bored.

Redditoru/maydog916:

In Episode 408, "The Deposition," Michael states he keeps his diary on Jan's side of the mattress because he dislikes the lump. In the next episode, "Dinner Party," Michael sleeps on the bench, not the mattress.

Redditoru/dinkin_flicka1:

In S2:E09 Email Surveillance, Jim hosts his BBQ. As the house tour begins, Ryan asks Jim if Katy is coming. Jim replies, "Um, actually I haven't talked to her in a while."

S2:E11 Booze Cruise shows Jim and Katy together. Before the cruise ends, they break up.

Jim told Ryan at the BBQ because Pam was present; Jim did not want Pam to hear them still together. Alternatively, Jim and Katy reunited after the BBQ and the Booze Cruise.