Rashida Jones Reflects on Being Let Go From 'The Office': 'It Made Sense'

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Rashida Jones is looking back at her time on The Office. The 49-year-old actress joined the NBC comedy in season three as Karen Filippelli, a love interest for John Krasinki‘s Jim.

She had a heavily recurring role in that season, and returned a few more times in seasons four, five and seven. During a recent appearance on the Good Hang podcast with her Parks and Rec co-star Amy Poehler, Rashida reflected on being let go from The Office. Keep reading to find out more… “I had done a year on The Office and they let me go, which made sense.

It made sense,” she said. Amy reacted, “You had such a tough job there, because everybody wanted Jim and Pam (Jenna Fischer), and then guess who shows up?

A very likable, cool… and everyone was like, ‘Oh no, wait.’” “It did not feel that way,” Rashida chimed in. “People did not like me.