The characters in Out at Five all work in the same office. Because of some quirky management, the employees tend to change frequently, but there are a small cluster that seem to stick around.

Bob Wieser

Bob’s the owner/president/CEO/boss of a small and fairly chaotic business. He’s never had another job since dropping out of business school, and he’s had ridden one wave after another trying to keep the place afloat. He comes and goes as he pleases, tends to fire people at random, and is rarely happy unless his employees are busy shoveling money into his pockets.

Todd

Todd has a wide range of duties at the company, but he usually ignores them. He’s a slacker who doesn’t follow the company dress code and enjoys relatively secure employment, being the only person in the world who can understand the company’s computer system.

Gina

Gina Biggasky is the grumpy, frumpy secretary who also handles accounts payable and receivable for the company. Her job is to keep herself from strangling Bob every day.

Brody

Brody’s in charge of the I.T. department and serves as Todd’s immediately supervisor. He’s usually laid back and just as annoyed with the management as everyone else, but he’s much less likely to let it show.

Supporting Cast

Silvio

Silvio owns and operates Nemesis Design, the company’s ad agency. He handles Bob’s graphic and web design needs, usually with a great level of patience.

Angie

Angie Hanson is Todd’s close friend and former love interest. She’s chronically unemployed and somewhat clueless about technology.

The Nameless Sales Guy

He’s the brown-nosing sales rep for the company, always eager to please the boss and usually reluctant to tell the truth.

Chad Wieser

Chad is Bob’s brother, and he came to work for the company after his small print shop was mysteriously destroyed. His job title is, unofficially, “Vice President of Not-Moving-In-With-Mom.”

Mayor Jim Blunt & Ira

Jim Blunt’s the mayor, and he’s here to balance the budget by raising your taxes. His assistant Ira hangs around to knock sense into him when necessary.

The Guidance Counselor

She works at the local community college helping young adults try to find fulfilling careers in the real world. She mostly fails at this.

Onion Boy and Viv

These two character work at a different company and exist mostly for the amusement of the two real-life people they’re based on. You know who you are.