Jeff Sutton is a notable character on NBC’s Superstore. He’s the first district manager we get to see, and while he seems kind of boring at first, his story definitely takes some wild turns.

I don’t think Jeff would have been a terrible manager to work under. Sure, he wasn’t very enthusiastic or helpful to the employees, but it could’ve been a lot worse—as it later was with that blonde lady.

The biggest curveball with Jeff was the surprise romance with Mateo. Jeff looks like a twice-divorced, middle-aged man—not someone you’d immediately peg as part of the LGBTQ+ community. But sure enough, he is, and their romance is actually kind of sweet.

It was bizarre to see him quit his job at Cloud 9 and claim he became a district manager at Target—only for us to find out he was lying. He just bought a red shirt and pretended everything was going well.

Jeff and Mateo have an on-again, off-again romance that eventually gets a little annoying. Mateo ultimately leaves him for good, and honestly, I blame Mateo for being MOSTLY the toxic one in that relationship.

Later, Jeff returns to Cloud 9 by sacrificing his pride and ideals in order to help bust a union in exchange for a top job. That’s when Jeff kind of sucked. If you’re not aware, companies like Walmart, Lowe’s, and Home Depot do everything they can to prevent unions because they threaten the greed of CEOs and board members.