Most Valuable Employee in DOORS: How to Beat The Mail Room

Updated 10.10.2026· Author: Mark K

Where to get it

Did the elevator at the end of the sector take you somewhere unexpected—to Honcho's office? Then it's time to prove you're employee of the month. You get the badge if you sort The Mail Room before Honcho barges in. This encounter only happens in The Archives.

How to get it

Sometimes, at the end of a sector, Honcho intercepts the elevator and takes you to his office. Watch the tutorial cutscene by his desk. Afterward, he'll drop you down below.
Down there, take a couple of steps toward the door, then immediately close the big door behind you using the terminal. That way, Honcho won't attack as soon as he appears.
Look for boxes and sort them into the mail slots. The Mail Room has 4 rooms.
Sending the right box to its depot moves you farther through The Mail Room. Finish all the rooms, and the badge is yours.

How hard is it?

This badge is of medium rarity: around 777 thousand players have earned it, which is about 1 in every 1000 players who've entered DOORS. I think that's because you have to survive until you meet Honcho, and The Mail Room doesn't forgive rushing.

Tip

I like to look over the whole room before grabbing a box. That way, I can tell where the gates are and where the openings are.

How many players have earned it

rare
Total awarded: 1,044,269, in the last 24 hours — 4,373. Badge added on August 28, 2026. Data as of 09.11.2026.

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Boxes, Gates, and Conveyors

The rooms in The Mail Room are laid out in advance with gates, conveyors, and barriers with openings. You can't carry a box through a gate, so you have to pass it along a conveyor or through an opening.

Conveyors can trip you up too: they might drop the box on the floor or carry it around in a loop. Don't just stand there watching it move. Go to where it's going to come out.

If Honcho Breaks In First

If you don't close the door in time, Honcho will break through and attack. In the room with the emergency exit, he'll grab anyone who runs toward it. Then you'll get stamped with ink and tossed back into the regular office rooms.

Good news: after the minigame, you'll still return to your sector as long as you didn't die in his attack. You won't get the badge, but your run will continue.

Don't Let Him Take Your Starlight

If Honcho takes the Starlight Bottle, he'll start breaking down doors faster, making the fight harder. Hide all your bottles in the Lunch Box, where they'll be safe. In my opinion, going for the badge with this box makes things a lot less stressful.