<P> In the episode "Take Your Daughter to Work Day", Michael makes the claim that he was a child star on a kids' show called Fundle Bundle; however, it becomes clear that he simply appeared on the show as one of many guest children who usually watched from home . In the old recording being played, he speaks touchingly about what he wanted when he grew up: get married, have "100 kids" so he could then have "100 friends" and none of them could say no to being his friend . Michael did not attend college, having lost all his tuition money in a pyramid scheme . </P> <P> He was hired as a salesman at Dunder Mifflin in the 1990s, where he proved to be extremely effective . Dwight praised him in a deleted scene from "The Coup" for winning consecutive awards for best salesman . In "Two Weeks", he claims to have acquired half of the Scranton branch client base . In "The Client", he impresses his then - manager, Jan Levinson - Gould, by singlehandedly acquiring an important client through somewhat unorthodox methods . Both Pam Halpert and Ryan Howard are impressed watching him make sales and negotiate their contracts when working in The Michael Scott Paper Company . Even Jim Halpert concedes that he might never become as good a salesman as Michael in "Koi Pond". </P> <P> The skills that made him successful as a salesman, however, are not effective when applied to managerial duties and Michael is shown to be ill - suited to that position, injecting a lot of his personal feelings into the work environment . During a candid conversation in "The Fire", Michael tells Ryan that he became a salesman because he loved to make friends and, after being promoted to regional manager at a young age, continued to treat work - related relationships as personal friendships which he acknowledges is more difficult because his colleagues are all lower than him in the workplace's hierarchy . He seems to have few relationships outside the office . In his interactions with other characters, he is shallow, callous, ignorant and unaware of basic social norms . He tends to overestimate his own importance in the eyes of his co-workers and cannot understand why they do not seem to have much fun at work, as he believes an office to be the "place where dreams come true ." However, Michael is somewhat loyal to the company and honestly tries to help his employees when he thinks they are having a problem . Michael has been at Dunder Mifflin (as of "Michael's Last Dundies") 9,986,000 minutes, meaning he would have been working at Dunder Mifflin since May 6, 1992 . </P> <P> Michael's constant desire to be the center of attention often manifests itself in selfish behavior . For example, when he burns his foot in "The Injury", he expects Pam and Ryan to tend to his needs, despite Dwight's much more serious concussion . When invited to be an usher in "Phyllis' Wedding", he assumes that his participation will be the high point of the ceremony and pouts when he is upstaged by Phyllis' elderly father, eventually giving an insulting and overly familiar toast that gets him banned from the reception altogether . His desire to be liked often leads him to make unwise decisions or unfeasible promises without considering the consequences, only to back out when they result in an undesirable comeuppance . Michael appears to emphasize moments of sympathy or civility directed at him by his co-workers (mostly Jim) and inflates their importance in order to compensate for his loneliness . </P>

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