meanwhile, jim (john krasinski) arrives at work wearing a tuxedo in response to a memo written by dwight (rainn wilson) about "professionalism in the workplace". this leads to an awkward first encounter with charles as jim has to explain he wore a tuxedo as a prank. jim's activity throughout the day is scrutinized by charles, more so when he notices jim's idea of a "two-way petting zoo" for michael's party. jim tries to elevate his standing with charles by boasting about his position as assistant regional manager, but when charles presses him about the nature of this position, jim is forced to admit michael made it up to appease dwight. when charles leaves, jim says goodbye, with no response. jim jokes that his career could be over.