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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: On two occasions when Carol is on vacation, Bob is saddled with a much older, apparently addled secretary who makes his life difficult. In her second appearance, he had specifically requested not to get her, she became even more annoying (though always sweet) and when Bob finally called her out, she cried and revealed that she had once been a very cute young if ditzy secretary, and this got her by back in the day when certain bosses cared more about her looks. Bob is made to feel bad for critting her, but FridgeLogic kicks in: Back in the day, she had to have gotten jobs other more qualified secretaries did not because they weren't attractive by those lights. It is sad that sexism later meant she was brushed aside, but at one time, she benefited from it and apparently had no complaints. To Bob and to the viewer, she mainly seems incompetent and annoying.

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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: On two occasions when Carol is on vacation, Bob is saddled with a much older, apparently addled secretary who makes his life difficult. In her second appearance, he had specifically requested not to get her, she became even more annoying (though always sweet) and when Bob finally called her out, she cried and revealed that she had once been a very cute young if ditzy secretary, and this got her by back in the day when certain bosses cared more about her looks. Bob is made to feel bad for critting criticizing her, but FridgeLogic kicks in: Back in the day, she had to have gotten jobs other over more qualified secretaries did not secretaries, because they weren't attractive by those lights.standards. It is sad that sexism later meant she was brushed aside, but at one time, she benefited from it and apparently had no complaints. To Bob and to the viewer, she mainly seems incompetent and annoying.

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