And my decision in final. Dwight: That's not entirely true, because he put me in charge of picking the health care plan. Dwight: [to self] Yes, I have an office. He has a surprise. I give them money. I mean...
Michael: There, there...
Jan: Sometimes a manager, like yourself, has to deliver the bad news to the employees. I slashed benefits to the bone. It saves the company a fortune. Jim! Kevin: He's got to come out sometime. Michael: Let's go. Michael? Pam: Dwight's health care memo. Today, at the end of the day, I will have, for all of you, a big surprise. Which memo?
Plan: A: money; Q: What does Michael want to save to prevent downsizing? A: Michael puts Dwight; Q: Who is in charge of choosing the company's new health care plan? A: Michael; Q: Who promises a surprise to the office? A: Dwight's chosen plan; Q: What plan slashes benefits? A: the chagrin; Q: What did the other employees feel when Dwight's plan slashed benefits? A: the entire office; Q: Who did Michael promise a surprise to? A: the rest; Q: What part of the day does Michael spend scrambling to come through with his promise? A: Michael's surprise; Q: What do the employees wait for? A: Dwight's medical forms; Q: What do Jim and Pam amuse themselves with? Summary: In an effort to save money to prevent downsizing, Michael puts Dwight in charge of choosing the company's new health care plan. Dwight's chosen plan slashes benefits, much to the chagrin of the other employees. In an attempt to appease them, Michael promises the entire office a surprise, and then spends the rest of the day scrambling to come through with his promise. The employees wait for Michael's surprise, which he awkwardly never delivers. Meanwhile, Jim and Pam amuse themselves with Dwight's medical forms.