The narrator of "Bartleby"

[alice wellintown]

Yes, and the comical schemes of the Lawyer-narrator expose his
rationalizations; his attempts to justify his failure to save Bartleby
involve comic manipulation of his workers (he knows when and why the
temperments and moods of the workers may be exploited).

> w/r/t to his management style: He's kind of like the "big guy" in that
> show, WKRP in Cincinnati?  That is, he's jocular and indecisive,
> mainly, but also jealous of his prerogatives in a way that often fails
> (but shows his true colors), and fails to set a businesslike example
> so that his employees are prone to excessive familiarity and
> squabbling also...
>
> or any number of tv bosses, come to think of it.  Sanford of Sanford
> and Son, Bob Newhart as master of the inn, Michael on The Office...