Bob Benson

Bob Benson was an account executive at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, and subsequently Sterling Cooper & Partners, before taking a job at Buick.
==SCDP==
The circumstances of Bob's hiring were mysterious, as no one at SDCP seemed to remember when or how he was hired. In his early days at the firm, he would often sit in the common areas of the office, presumably to get attention from higher ups. His other go-to move was to carry two cups of coffee and offer one or both to a higher up with whom he wanted to curry favor. Throughout the series, Bob worms his way upwards to increasingly prestigious positions.
Eventually Bob attracted the attention of Joan Harris after he assists her when she has a medical emergency. They subsequently become friends and she recommended that Pete Campbell speak with Bob about hiring Bob's friend, Manolo, as a care worker for Pete's mother, who has dementia. 
Peggy speaks with Pete's mother, who tells Peggy about having experienced “the physical satisfaction of love” with Manolo. Peggy tells Pete, who is skeptical that that is anything but his mother's delusion, but he calls Bob into his office and tells Bob that Manolo is a rapist. Bob says that Manolo is gay and that Dot loves Manolo because he takes care of her. “When there’s true love, does it matter who it is?” Bob asks. He touches his knee to Pete’s and smiles. Pete moves his knee away. Pete says he’ll give Manolo a month’s pay, then says, “And tell him it’s disgusting.”
The next thing that Pete hears is from a telegram from a cruise company that his mother and Manolo went on a cruise, but his mother seems to have fallen overboard. He later finds that Manolo married his mother on the ship. En route to Detroit to see Chevrolet, Pete expresses extreme dissatisfaction with Bob, and feels that Bob knows something about Manolo's actions. Parked in the lobby of Chevrolet's headquarters is a Camaro Z28. Knowing that Pete most likely doesn't know how to drive a stick shift, Bob encourages Pete to drive it around in the lobby. Chevy executives love the idea. Pete accidentally and embarrassingly throws the vehicle into reverse and smashes into a large GM sign. Ultimately, Pete is asked to be removed from the account. Several days later, Pete and his brother, Bud, speak with a private investigator in an attempt to find Manolo and bring him to justice. Realizing the expense of such an endeavor, and knowing that this will do nothing to bring their mother back, they reluctantly decline an investigation.
Pete Campbell took a dislike to him after this and he resolved to get him hired somewhere else, and he spoke to headhunter Duck Phillips to investigate him for this purpose. Duck's investigations revealed that there was no such person as Bob Benson--his resume was made up and his previous job was in a menial position. Having learned from his experience threatening to expose Don's identity theft, Pete did not attempt to have Benson fired, but let him know to watch his step with Pete. 
Bob is woken from sleep by a call. It's the police. Bill Hartley, one of the GM execs, has been arrested. Bob posts bail for a beaten and bloodied Bill. The police sergeant assumes Bob is Bill's lover, and makes a point of announcing that Bill "tried to fellate an undercover officer." "Goodnight, ladies," he mocks. In a cab with Bob, Bill observes "I knew you could keep this to yourself." He is sure Bob is also gay. "Ever been arrested?" he asks. Bob says no. When Bill says, "I'm going to miss having you around," Bob thinks that Bill is threatening to out him, and snaps "I am not of your stripe." Bill reassures Bob that there is no threat to him. SC&P is not getting the Chevrolet XP account, because GM is doing it in-house. However, GM really loves Bob, and "Buick is going to come to you with a great job offer." When Bob asks Bill what he is going to do, Bill says he is going to call in sick, and that "my wife understands, thank god." Bill finally asks Bob, "How do you live in this city? So much temptation!" "It's hard," says Bob.
On another night, Bob proposed marriage to Joan. Joan pulled away. "You don't want this. You shouldn't be with a woman." Bob explains that he is going to be moving to Detroit for a job with Buick, and they expect him to be "a certain kind of executive." "We lost Chevy?" Joan exclaims. "Yes," Bob explains, "but the audition was a success. There's something else coming down the road." Joan still shows no interest in Bob's pitch, so Bob turns up the pressure and asks, "Is this what you want? A two bedroom apartment with your mother and your little boy? I'm offering you what no one else ever will." Joan keeps her temper and says, calmly, “I want love. I’d rather die hoping that happens than make some arrangement. You should too." "I'm just being realistic," replies Bob. "Goodnight," says Joan. 
Bob leaves for Detroit to work with Buick, having parlayed his fraudulent resume into an extremely prestigious position at an auto company.
Category:Male
Category:Sterling Cooper
Category:Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce