@instigator96: #autism #anxiety #theoffice #erin #audhd I was just watching The Office and came across this scene. I realized that this scene perfectly depicted how some autistic people feel. Erin would come off kind of stupid but some of the things she does makes me relate. 😂 Autistic people often come off as dumb or airheaded but they often just need more explicit instructions. We have probably experienced a time when someone gave us a task and we somehow messed it up and that made our overanalyzing and anxiety even worse. So then we always try to pre-correct what's required for the task by asking for specific instructions. But then we're treated like we're stupid for asking or we think we'll come off stupid for asking for explicit instructions so we just don't ask, and then we stress about it. 👌
The way they speak to you after you ask a clarifying question is like you’re the dumbest person they ever met
2026-06-21 16:01:43
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StandbyPlacesPlease :
neurotypicals just cant communicate well 😅😂
2026-06-21 16:30:35
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yoyokyahb22 :
True to form - no one would ever guess she was autistic, bc she’s pretty. Instead they just get annoyed when she’s not like them
2026-06-21 15:39:20
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Maia Dobbs :
In Erin’s defense—Pam’s using really vague language and then when Erin asks for clarification, Pam remains vague. Does she want Erin to sign for the pens? Unpack the pens? Leave the pens on Pam’s desk? Distribute the pens to everyone? Verify the amount and brand of pens that arrive match what was ordered?
2026-06-21 12:58:51
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Berika :
literally why i quit my first job. i kept asking can you give me all the details on what im supposed to do in a day and they kept saying you'll learn in time as you keep doing it and im like doing WHAT?? and then they wanted to leave me alone on my shift on my 7th day where I've learned barely anything
2026-07-19 21:43:56
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jzjzjsnsn :
Pam did not tell her what to do. Is she receiving the box and putting it on the desk? Is she supposed to putcthe pens away? Where does she want the pens to go? Is she supposed to look at the receipt and check the pens?
2026-06-21 13:12:22
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andrea_coy :
Pam was annoying for this. She could have just said—“hey, heads up—there’s a shipment of pens coming in. Can you sign for them and put them in the supply room when they arrive?” Super simple to communicate clearly.
2026-06-21 22:50:56
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Kristina1234567 :
Omg is this how i look to ppl
2026-06-21 16:25:43
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emmaxbunny2 :
god this is me
2026-06-21 12:04:44
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Kristen Elissa 🍉🧿 :
"Can you please sign for the pens, and then unbox them and put them in the supply closet with the other pens." See, and a neurological cant even muster a clear a direct sentence like that. 😅
2026-06-21 17:52:09
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em :
Working in corporate is a nightmare because of this. NO ONE clarifies, CONSTANT vague requests, forwarded emails with zero context
2026-06-22 00:26:45
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Sydney Coker :
Everyone always laughs at this and thinks Erin is being an airhead but I always saw her lol
2026-06-21 21:42:49
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Ash :
Omg yes…the laugh where they think you’re joking and they walk away…I stg it sucks so bad
2026-06-21 12:46:33
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boo4you :
Why do people do this!!?? Just tell me specifically what you want me to do otherwise I will assume the world will explode if I do it wrong!!
2026-06-21 16:14:46
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brooke lindsey :
“I haven’t been trained for this” 😭 me
2026-06-21 22:02:27
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BernieJ :
in order, like are the pens not ALREADY organized? is the delivery person going to just dump them on the ground? OOHH thats why im supposed to cover it!!!!!
2026-06-21 12:37:46
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Eevee :
She asked all the right questions too 💔 me fr
2026-06-22 09:49:12
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mcchonkyart :
i’ve always deeply related to this scene 😭
2026-06-21 17:11:33
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Rally Doubts :
Wait, how accurate is this video to people on the spectrum? Like, is this jokey, or is this pretty spot on? Just trying to figure out if I should add this to the list.
2026-06-21 17:56:24
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MattyL :
No because what happened to giving details
2026-06-22 22:48:55
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oldworldweirdo :
And then the shipment of pens magically never comes in
2026-06-21 15:41:17
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Bee 🧡🤍🩷🏳️⚧️ :
my boss likes to be like "it's done the same way it's been since you started working!" like ok ma'am but that's not usually my job so I wouldn't know how it's always done
2026-06-21 14:40:57
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🌃ThatWhichRests🏳️⚧️🌆 :
I feel attacked and accurately portrayed.
2026-06-22 13:29:53
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sky :
from one autistic person to another, in a scenario like this, if they’re not being specific, decide how YOU want to do it. put them in storage, distribute, etc. If the neurotypical didn’t specify, you can pretty much do whatever you want however best you see fit and then say “well, you weren’t super specific.” Works like a charm. And usually our ideas are better anyway
2026-06-21 19:15:14
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notOccam'srazor :
Seriously how i feel every day 😒
2026-06-21 08:03:21
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