Archived · Hulu
Not Suitable for Work turns early-career ambition into bright, quick comedy, with awkward office moments and overcommitted schedules supplying the laughs. Getting ahead competes with having any time left for romance or fun. The humor stays close to the characters, pairing an adult sense of humor with the anxiety and small wins of figuring out a working life in New York.
After-work hangouts in Murray Hill give the five friends room to be more than their jobs. Their close bond brings warmth and running jokes to self-contained episode stories, with bits of personal drama folded into the comic setups. Long hours may crowd out personal happiness, but the mood remains hopeful as career plans and friendships compete for attention.
warm workplace comedy, workplace rivalry and Comedy
Comedy
Season 1 · 9 episodes
Hulu
Explores the next stage in young people's lives after high school. Five work-obsessed twenty-somethings professionals living in Manhattan's Murray Hill neighborhood focused on achieving career success and find time for personal happiness.
Start with the closest match, then check out two more shows with a similar feel, pace, mood, or theme.
A tight-knit friend group gathers after years apart, navigating the complexities of ambition, relationships, and how time has changed them.
The fun of watching ambitious young adults juggle work, friendship, and romance carries from Not Suitable for Work into I Love LA. Manhattan office mishaps give way to awkward reunions and career chasing in Los Angeles, where old friends bring tenderness as well as petty jealousy and cringe-worthy laughs.
Fast-paced comedy about high-end contracts lawyer Helen Tudor-Fisk, who is forced to take a job at a shabby, suburban law firm following a humiliating marriage breakdown and a professional fall from grace.
Not Suitable for Work and Fisk both find comedy in people trying to keep their careers moving while everyday work leaves room for awkward moments and mismatched colleagues. The New York friend group brings a brighter, more social energy, while Fisk gets its laughs from a tactless lawyer and eccentric clients at a small firm.
When a size-inclusive New York City stylist who wants to make it big in the fashion world suffers a devastating breakup, she decides to live her messy single life on her own terms. Even if her ex, her on-the-job faux pas, and her dating highs and lows threaten to take her down, nothing will to stop her from becoming a boss bitch.
The bright New York comedy in Not Suitable for Work also makes career ambition and friendship funny, especially when work spills into dating and downtime. Survival of the Thickest brings that mix to fashion jobs, awkward mistakes, and lively nights out, with a warmer focus on rebuilding confidence after a breakup.
Want the bigger picture?
Get recommendations from a show you loveSee 3 more shows like Not Suitable for Work