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Genius engineer was fired after saving the company You Fired the Backbone of Detroit ReelShort
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00:00College students, as the company's silence raises questions about accountability, authorities are investigating.
00:05God damn it!
00:07Do you see this? They're calling our car a burning coffin.
00:11They act like we killed those kids ourselves.
00:13We need to figure out why the door jammed or Webster's going belly under.
00:16I hear you, but we've already dropped 100K on diagnostic tests alone and nothing now.
00:21I don't want to hear your excuses.
00:23You're a goddamn Ivy League graduate.
00:25I pay you $200,000 a year, either figure it out or find a new job.
00:30And what the hell do you think you're doing?
00:33Tinkering around.
00:34We have to run a whole AI diagnostic system and you're over here fiddling.
00:38With all due respect, Mr. Russell, I know the Webster Corsair, like the back of my hand.
00:44I designed this car back in the day. I'll figure out what's wrong with it.
00:46We have a million-dollar AI diagnosis, so we can't turn up anything.
00:50But you're going to figure it out with a $5 wrench?
00:52Well, fancy gadgets and high-minded degrees can be important, but sometimes what you need is plain old experience.
01:00You know what? Go ahead. I've got nothing to lose.
01:02But if anything goes wrong, it's on your ass.
01:04Don't worry. I won't mess this up.
01:07Let's go.
01:07Found it.
01:23See that?
01:27From a shirt.
01:28Our owner must have made a legal modification, snagged it on a thread during the installation, and jammed the latch during impact.
01:35Webster's not at fault.
01:37You saved the company a few million, buddy.
01:39Let's go show the boss.
01:40You are embarrassing me, and you're embarrassing yourself.
01:43I think I found the problem.
01:47Ah, you old son of a bitch. You did it.
01:50All right, I'm going to go to the press and tell the board all the good news.
01:54You're a hero at Webster Motor.
01:55Attention, everyone. This concludes today's shift. Please shut down your stations and clock out. Drive safe, and we'll see you tomorrow.
02:13Oh, Mr. Walker, can I have a word?
02:16Oh, of course.
02:18Um, this is a car my nephew got from his grandmother.
02:30It's a collector's item, which means it's one of a kind, and you're the only one I trust to fix it.
02:34It's funny. Last week it was a plane. This week it's a car.
02:39Your nephew sure likes to break things, huh?
02:41They're just messy, teenagers.
02:43Tell me about it. My daughter was the same way.
02:46I can have her back to you tomorrow.
02:48Great. Is your payment?
02:51$100,000.
02:53That's Wolf. It's an easy fix. You don't have to pay me.
02:58Good to see you.
02:59Oh, Hank, wait.
03:03Hank, wait.
03:08I'll be straight with you.
03:10Okay, you've been at Webster for 40 years.
03:12You know cars.
03:14You're one of the best engineers in the world.
03:16But they treat you worse than the mechanics that work for an hourly rate.
03:20Why don't you come work for me at Mach 15?
03:23We're developing a new supercar.
03:25Silver Link's Model A, and I want you to be in charge.
03:27The starting pay is $10 million.
03:29That's a lot of money.
03:33But you said so yourself, Miss Wolf.
03:36I've been with Webster Motors for 40 years, and any time I have remaining, I just assume it be with them.
03:43Old mucks like me, we're the backbone of Detroit's industry.
03:46And you got a good job on your hands, and you should give it to a youngster.
03:51As for me, just stick to toy cars.
03:54Hey, look who's early.
04:02Hey, how you doing, man?
04:03Good.
04:03Oh, hey.
04:05Hank.
04:05Here comes, uh, Tom Norris.
04:08You reckon he's here to give us a bonus?
04:10I doubt it.
04:12Move.
04:13Move, move, move, move.
04:15Hey, listen up.
04:16I have an announcement.
04:18Webster Motors has gone through a change of hands.
04:21We've been purchased by Tesalux.
04:26Yes, that Tesalux, the EV car company.
04:30So a big man upstairs, now some guy named Elon.
04:34Tesalux is a tech company.
04:36Big emphasis on tech.
04:38So all you boomers, you're fired.
04:44You're fired.
04:45What?
04:46Wait, what?
04:47Wait, wait, wait, wait.
04:49We're all fired.
04:51That can't be right.
04:52Oh, you need me to spell it out for you?
04:54Fine.
04:56Webster Motors has purchased a cutting-edge AI detection system from Apex AI for over 10
05:02billion.
05:03And let me tell you, this software makes all of you has-been boomers look like a bunch
05:08of fucking amateurs.
05:09It'll do more for this company in 10 minutes than you could do in 10 years.
05:14So, go home.
05:17Wait for death to come knocking.
05:20Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
05:21Now, hold on.
05:21That ain't right.
05:23Look, we are the backbone of Webster Motors, right?
05:26We built this company up from the ground.
05:29Hell, some of us were here before Webster was.
05:31You can't just let us go.
05:32That is workplace discrimination, right, boys?
05:35Yeah, right.
05:36We're going to fucking sue you.
05:37Well, it's not ageism if you're just bad.
05:40We're a tech company now.
05:42We need computer people who write AI that does what you do, but they do it better and
05:47faster.
05:49Face it.
05:49This is the 21st century.
05:51Everything is fast and digital.
05:54It's time for you washed up old farts to pack your little bags and fuck off.
05:59Because like it or not, you've been replaced.
06:00I might not know anything about AI, but I do know one thing.
06:05These machines here, they're finicky.
06:07And unless real people are monitoring the assembly line at all times, it's only a matter
06:12of time before something goes boom.
06:15And all production stops.
06:16That's right.
06:18What do you mean everything goes boom?
06:20I've worked here for 40 years.
06:23I know these machines.
06:24They need to be checked on and resurviced.
06:27Otherwise, you're going to lose billions.
06:29Oh, okay.
06:31So, so, so you're saying the reason that I can't fire you old fucks is because I need
06:37someone to watch the machine all day or it's going to go boom?
06:40That's right.
06:40And you better make sure they have the experience to know what they're looking for.
06:43Oh, holy fuck.
06:46You're a real fucking shameless one, you know.
06:48I know you won't be able to get another job, but that doesn't mean you can make shit up
06:52either.
06:52I'm not making anything up.
06:54I'm telling you how it is based on my experience.
06:57All right.
06:57Oh, man, I got to go.
06:59All right.
07:00But don't think you're anything special because of yesterday.
07:03I downloaded the source code from the diagnostic test myself, and that car was perfectly fine.
07:09You lucked out with that screw.
07:10So all you need to do is go back and rot in hospice.
07:14No, no, no, no, how dare you?
07:17How dare you?
07:18We built this city with our own hands.
07:20We are the ones that brought industry to Detroit.
07:22Yeah.
07:22We did all that hard labor so kids like you could go run off to college.
07:27And now this is how you're going to treat us?
07:28Shut up.
07:29Right?
07:29Shut up.
07:30Shut up.
07:30You disgusting old fucking hicks.
07:33Or I'll call the cops.
07:35As of now, you're fired.
07:36So this is trespassing.
07:38Tom, you need to tell the assembly line snoopers about the maintenance.
07:43If something happens to one of these machines, it's going to cost Webster millions.
07:47And it's a safety hazard.
07:49I do not give a fuck about your experience.
07:52That is all subjective bullshit.
07:54We have the cold hard facts right here.
07:56Our new AI detection system will be fully operational in a few short days.
08:01You really think it can't handle a few finicky machines?
08:05It'll have them back in tip-top shape before you old schmucks need to get your gloves on.
08:09Now hurry up and scram or you can forget about your final fucking paycheck.
08:16All right.
08:20It's all right.
08:21Let it go, okay?
08:22Look, you warned him plenty about the assembly line, huh?
08:24It's his own fault now if you won't listen.
08:28Come on, fellas.
08:28Let's go.
08:29Let's get out of here.
08:30Guy's a creep.
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