Ann Perkins is a nurse at St. Joseph Hospital in Pawnee, Indiana, and the quick best friend of Leslie Knope. Ann met Leslie after Ann's then-boyfriend, Andy Dwyer, fell into a pit from an abandoned construction project behind Ann's house. Ann went to City Hall and Leslie vowed to turn the pit into a park.Ann enjoys her job as a nurse helping people but Leslie, while proud of her friend's selfless works, pays little attention to the details and thinks it's all about pulling strange things out of people's rears, which Ann says only happened once. Ann's dating life is a constant source of trouble for her as she can't seem to find the right person. She tends to go all in with the influences of her boyfriend at any given time -- working out obsessively when her boyfriend does or wearing cowgirl-style outfits when dating a cowboy.Ann generally has things together, but often stumbles in social situations. She doesn't always get the timing or punch line right when trying to crack a joke, or laughs along with something even if she hasn't really understood it. She doesn't see herself as a particularly creative person.Ann has an ongoing rivalry with April, who works in the parks department. The feud comes mostly from April's side and Ann would like nothing more than to be friends, but she also becomes frustrated with April's jabs and reacts from time to time.