Michael has done the unthinkable, he quit Dunder Mifflin after 15 years of dedicated (albeit sometimes crazy) service. During his last two weeks, he decides to completely goof off. He drinks scotch at his desk, he wanders around the office aimlessly and he gets no work done. He acts as if being unemployed will be full of hanging out on pool floats, sipping margaritas and having a great time. His fellow coworkers try helping him out, and encourage him to go look for work.
He then gets one of his classic crazy ideas and decides he’s going to start his own paper company. He tries getting everyone to join him, but no one does, not even Dwight. Finally, the new VP of Scranton, Charles, finds a letterhead that Michael has changed from Dunder Mifflin to say Michael Scott Paper Co. (which he made with scotch tape because he couldn’t figure out how to do it on the computer) and has Michael kicked off the premises.
Michael sneaks his way back into the office, and tries again to get someone to go with him. In a rare act of spontaneity, Pam gets up and runs after Michael. She tells him in the parking lot that she is tired of being a receptionist and instead wants to be a saleswoman, while Jim stands next to her in complete shock.

I have to commend the writers for really throwing a curveball to the audience on this Michael story. I think even though Michael has made mistakes in the past, he’s a good worker, and he was dedicated to Dunder Mifflin. He deserved better, so in a way I can see why he quit. Still, the show is nothing without Michael. I’m guessing something is going to happen with the new boss Charles and they’re going to be begging for Michael to come back.