Milton was supposed to get the last piece of cake
That asian lady failed to pass the last piece of cake to Milton. He got hosed.
shareMilton got disrespected on so many levels.
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I know! That was so irritating that she didn't pass it down!
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man."
Oh my gosh I love Milton xD
shareThat's the joke: He doesn't get a piece.
shareThat is the joke and the fact he isn't even an employee at the office.
shareThe real purpose of the scene is to drop yet another anvil on office life. Milton has already figured out there's not enough ("The ratio of persons to cake slices is too high"), yet *he* is the one who gets screwed for buckling to the authoritative demand of his co-worker to be a "team player" and pass them down. And then, when it is clear he was right, does Mrs. SureImRight apologize and offer him her slice? Nope. She's not even thinking about it.
Long live office culture.
The real purpose of the scene is to drop yet another anvil on office life. Milton has already figured out there's not enough ("The ratio of persons to cake slices is too high"), yet *he* is the one who gets screwed for buckling to the authoritative demand of his co-worker to be a "team player" and pass them down.
I was going to say the same thing, more or less, but you said it better than I ever could have.
The scene is very realistic for people who are introverted and who do not speak out against bad deeds happening against them.
I don't know if this is the intent behind the scene, but this certainly applies as well. A lot of people will take advantage of people who are socially awkward, or who are less assertive for whatever reason, because they know it is easier to get away with. I've had social anxiety my entire life and this has happened to me countless times. share
Yeeeeaaaaahhhhhh, I'm gonna go ahead and say maybe they needed a slightly bigger cake there, but old Milton got the last laugh.
Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar, and / or doesn't.