![]() Here’s our take on what money couldn’t buy Andy Bernard. While we (and perhaps Andy himself) were encouraged to hope that he really could be a deeper or better person, his choices eventually proved he wasn’t-just as so many people who grow up in toxic, status- and wealth-obsessed environments don’t transcend their learned behaviors. He’s the embodiment of the phrase ‘money can’t buy you happiness’-wealthy and privileged but always empty, as evidenced in his impulsive decisions, anger outbursts and relationships that never last because he hasn’t learned how to value the qualities that are actually important in other people. Many Office fans found Andy’s arc disappointing, but look a little closer, and you’ll see that it makes perfect sense for Andy’s character to regress in Season 9. ![]() Then, it all changed in the space of a season, Andy’s character quickly spiraled back to his starting position of spoiled, selfish, and totally unrelatable. Amazingly, over the seasons, he developed from an irritating, outburst-prone bro-y brat into a nice guy we could root for, even if his nonstop singing and excess of privilege remained a little annoying. Privileged and miserably insecure Andy Bernard is The Office’s cautionary tale about the limits of what wealth can-or rather CAN’T-do for you. Or he quits them because they are unfair.” ![]() Many Office fans found Andy’s arc disappointing, but his choices eventually proved how many who grow up in toxic, status-obsessed environments often don’t transcend their learned behaviors.Īndy: “Andy Bernard does not lose contests. Privileged and miserably insecure Andy Bernard is The Office‘s cautionary tale about the limits of what wealth can (or rather can’t) do for you.
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