10 Questionable Workplace Choices In Friends | ScreenRant
When it comes to the cast of Friends, a job is a job, no matter how embarrassing, demoralizing, or far away it is. At the end of the day, rent must be paid, and partly what makes the characters in the show is the struggles that can come with taking on the world as an adult and making your own way in life.
Everybody knows what it's like to hate your job, but Friends sometimes takes the concept of "a bad day at the office" to another level. From Ursula's adult movies and the Moondance Diner to "Ichiban! Lipstick for men," each character has had their own questionable career moves.
10 Joey Working With Chandler
Chandler's job has always been a mystery, and not just to fans but to the other main characters as well. The last person that fans would expect to work in data analytics is Joey, but in season 2 episode 23, "The One With The Chicken Pox," Joey decides to get a job in Chandler's company using the pseudonym, Joseph.
It brings to mind what Joey could have possibly been filling his days with while he was there and how did no one notice he wasn't actually doing any work?
9 Al Pacino's Butt Double
Another one of Joey's strange acting jobs deserves another mention. It becomes part of the story in season 1 episode 6, "The One With The Butt" when Joey's agent lands him a role in the new Al Pacino movie. But Joey's excitement is celebrated a little early when he learns that the role is actually being a "butt-double" for Pacino.
Joey still goes ahead with the job, as there's nothing really wrong with it per se, and when it comes to the six main friends, a job is a job.
8 Mockolate
In season 2 episode 8, "The One With The List," Monica gets a job interview for a company selling Mockolate, a chocolate substitute, and is tasked with coming up with a number of recipes using the product that Phoebe described as "what evil must taste like." This might sound fairly innocent, at first, but it's later on in the episode that fans find out exactly why Mockolate maybe hasn't taken off.
The owner states that the company was shut down due to potential side effects, such as experiencing a burning sensation. Once a new product is offered to Monica, the owner rescinds the offer when he learns she's allergic to cat hair.
7 Tulsa
In season 9 episode 2, "The One Where Emma Cries," Chandler falls asleep and accidentally agrees to head up the ad agency in Tulsa. Chandler then discusses it with Monica and they agree Chandler should go, despite the distance.
Tulsa is around 1,300 miles away from New York, which could make anyone's home life almost unbearable. Deciding to be away from Monica and the rest of the friends for a week at a time, most likely every week, was certainly a bizarre move for Chandler.
6 Phoebe’s Adult Songs For Kids
Phoebe has always been known for having interesting lyrics in her songs and she doesn’t seem to have a filter when she’s playing in front of kids in season 2 episode 12, "The One After The Superbowl: Part 1."
While playing in front of a group of kids, Phoebe’s song lyrics include themes of farmers killing and grinding cows into hamburgers and how the kids' grandparents died. Not exactly the best decision Phoebe has made while playing music and it might not be the best career move either.
5 Joey's French Audition
Joey has had many questionable auditions over the years, one of which involved him auditioning for a part where his character spoke French, despite him never having spoken a word of French in his life. This lead to many hilarious moments in season 10 episode 13, appropriately titled, "The One Where Joey Speaks French."
Phoebe has to teach him and the episode is definitely one of the best of the season, but before you audition for a part, maybe make sure you can speak the language.
4 Moondance Diner
Years before Monica became the head chef at many of New York's top restaurants, she worked as a waitress at the '50s themed Moondance Diner, where she and the other members of staff had to dress up as iconic music performers.
Not only did the job involve a silly costume that looked nothing like her, it also required the entire staff to get up on the counter and sing YMCA whenever it was played on the jukebox.
3 Phoebe Playing Outside Monica's Restaurant
In season 9 episode 19, "The One With Rachel's dream," Phoebe and Monica end up having an argument about Phoebe's music. Monica was working at Javu, a high-profile restaurant in the city, and any fan of the show that has heard Phoebe's music will know that her style of songs doesn't exactly match the vibe of a 5-star luxury spot.
Of course, Phoebe needs to make money and there are probably a lot of wealthy passers-by that could give her money, but is it worth falling out with your best friend and putting her job at risk?
2 Joey's Full Frontal Nudity Role
In season 7 episode 19, "The One With Ross and Monica's Cousin," Joey accepts a role that requires him to be fully nude as part of the movie. However, Joey realizes that he led the producers to believe that he was not circumcised, which, in fact, he is.
As a result, in a hilarious lapse of reason, Joey and Monica spend hours working to construct Joey a convincing substitute out of deli meat and silly putty. This was definitely one of Joey's worst workplace decisions and, of course, one of the "props" falls off and so the jig is up.
1 Ichiban: Lipstick For Men
In season 10 episode 6, "The One with Ross's Grant," Joey asks Chandler to pass on a tape of his acting to his bosses at his ad agency. Chandler ends up lying and says that he did pass it on, but they didn't like it. Joey seems hesitant that Chandler seemed to have no problem with the tape and when they all watch it, the audience finds out why.
The tape shows Joey in a Japanese commercial for a blue lipstick for men from the brand "Ichiban." If Joey wants to showcase his acting talent, this commercial may not have been the best example to send over.
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