Stromberg

Disappointed and struggling to accept his youthful, athletic, and dynamic new supervisor Mr. Becker, Stromberg still runs the department his way.

In his efforts to compete with Mr. Becker for popularity at the office, Stromberg plans an office party at the bowling alley.

Stromberg employs various tricks to avoid passing a challenging new software training class that is required of every employee.

After moving out of his wife's apartment, Stromberg looks for a new activity to keep busy and decides to give badminton a try.

Following his demotion, Stromberg pretends to be a fan of the "Schalke 04" soccer team to get back in Mr. Becker's good graces.

Stromberg has been sleeping at the office, but his old friend Theo comes to the rescue with a place to stay and backstage concert passes.

Stromberg is extra caring toward his colleagues whenever an important potential client is in the office, an act that pays off with a new contract.

Stromberg is accused of sexually harassing a cleaning lady and nearly loses his job until he pulls a last-minute stunt to escape his predicament.

Stromberg is hired at a rival insurance company. Lulled into a false sense of security, he tells everybody at the office just what he thinks of them.

Stromberg gets one step closer to his dream when he becomes a television pseudo-celebrity; Tanja and Ulf finally get together.

Thanks to his newfound fame, Stromberg's new boss transfers him back into the claims department, where Stromberg meets attractive divorcée Jennifer.

Stromberg continues his overtures to Jennifer, but another mousy female employee by the name of Nicole is far more receptive to his advances.

With morale low due to a heavy workload of extra claims work, Stromberg decides to lift everyone's spirits by holding a carnival.

Stromberg heads a protest in the department over a pregnant colleague being fired and suddenly finds himself in the unusual position of being popular.

To burnish his image within the company, Stromberg launches an anti-discrimination campaign with Jochen, the editor of the company newsletter.

As the deputy head of department, Stromberg makes some changes during Mr. Becker's absence, just as the company announces an efficiency review.

Erika runs for a seat on the works council by promising that she will make Stromberg's life a living hell, forcing him to persuade an opponent to run.

As Erika recovers at the hospital, a friendless Stromberg discovers a serious accounting error she committed but can't get anyone to help him fix it.

Despite his numerous missteps and blunders over the years, it looks like Capitol Insurance is actually planning to finally promote Stromberg.

Transferred to Finsdorf, a little village in the middle of nowhere, Stromberg's new team consists of Polish-born employee Magdalena and trainee Achim.

Trying to score with Jennifer, Stromberg offers to take care of Ernie in Finsdorf after successfully covering up Ernie's suicide attempt.

While Stromberg is able to score his first successes in Finsdorf, Jennifer is forced by her irresponsible ex-husband to bring her son Helge to work.

Having developed a new accounting system and adapted well to her new role, Tanja is determined to climb up the career ladder.

After botching his marriage proposal to Jennifer, Stromberg's life takes a turn for the better when a stripper applies to have her body insured.

Newlyweds Ulf and Tanja eagerly anticipate their honeymoon but the quarterly reports are due and somebody needs to fill in for them at the office.

With staffers out sick and Gernot not working out as Tanja and Ulf's substitute, Mr. Becker must temporarily summon Stromberg back to the office.

As a reward for his results at Finsdorf, the company management sends Stromberg a bottle of wine, but he ignores a farmer's predicament at his peril.

Stromberg is determined to prove once and for all that he's a better manager than Mr. Becker; Tanja prepares to present her new accounting system.

Mr. Becker's struggle with private problems offers Stromberg the perfect opportunity to undermine his boss, such as when hiring a new trainee.

With Mr. Becker placed on leave of absence, Stromberg takes over his position, much to the chagrin of Mr. Becker's assistant Miss Papenacker.

Having learned from the worst, Ulf delegates all his work to others when he is promoted to Stromberg's former position of deputy head of claims.

Stromberg can't help but notice that on the management floor, standards are generally higher, which includes the dress codes for secretaries.

Jennifer and Stromberg are both caught off guard by some very surprising news, just as Mr. Becker returns to his former post.

Jennifer's decision triggers an impulsive choice by Stromberg to become the head of an external department at Capitol which is slated to be closed.

After the external department's closure, Stromberg is back in his usual position and tries to talk Jennifer into a change of heart.

Trainee Jonas is suffering from test anxiety and Stromberg helps him prepare in order to demonstrate his fathering skills to Jennifer.

Stromberg tries to convince Jennifer of his fatherly qualities and willingness to assume responsibility by accepting blame for a colleague's mistake.

At a company hearing, Stromberg is presented with so many complaints against him that his termination seems to be guaranteed.