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Harriette loses her job as elevator operator at the Chicago Chronicle when she asks for a raise. The lack of a second income into the Winslow household puts additional strain on the budget, prompting Harriette to apply for an opening as head of security. Initially, she's turned down, but her impassioned speech about what skills she has makes quite the impression.
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00:07It's a rare condition, this day and age, to read any good news on the newspaper page.
00:15And love and tradition of the grand design, some people say it's even harder to find.
00:23Well then there must be some magic clue, inside these gentle walls.
00:30Cause all I see, is a tower of dreams, real love bursting out of every scene.
00:38As days go by, we're gonna fill our house with happiness.
00:46The moon may cry, but we'll smother the blues with deadliness.
00:52As days go by, there's room for you, room for me.
00:59The gentle heart's an opportunity.
01:03As days go by, it's the bigger love of the family.
01:24Loa, what's seven times nine?
01:26Sixty-three.
01:27Thanks.
01:29Loa, what's eight times nine?
01:31Seventy-two.
01:35Loa, what's nine times...
01:35Eighty-one.
01:40Hello ladies.
01:41I thought we'd all do our homework together.
01:43Uh-oh.
01:44Dad's paying bills.
01:45I'm out of here.
01:46Me too.
01:52I wouldn't go in there, Grandma.
01:54Dad's paying bills.
01:57I can take my medication anytime.
02:05It's time to put some food in that little belly of yours.
02:08Thanks, Rachel, but I just had a couple of donuts.
02:12I was talking to little Richie.
02:15Carl, could you hold the baby for me for a second?
02:16What?
02:17Is he dry?
02:20Hello.
02:22How about a big smile for your Uncle Carl?
02:24Come on.
02:24Oh, there it is.
02:26Oh, he's crazy about me, Rachel.
02:29Uh, excuse me, but are you by any chance paying bills?
02:34Yes, why?
02:36Come on, Richie.
02:37We're out of here.
02:45Just the man I wanted to see.
02:48Dad, I got this really big problem, and you're the only one that can help me.
02:53I gotta have new high tops.
02:55Edward, the ones that you're wearing are practically new.
02:59I can't wear these anymore.
03:01See?
03:03Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
03:07So?
03:09So it's embarrassing.
03:10The guy's retired.
03:14I think I look great in a pair of Michael Jordans.
03:17I think you look great in a military academy.
03:22Dad, I'm serious.
03:24I gotta have new high tops.
03:26Besides, only 70 bucks.
03:29Edward, I would not pay $70 for a pair of shoes if Lola Falana was in them.
03:35You are not getting new high tops.
03:38Thanks a lot.
03:40Freshman year shot.
03:44Hi, honey.
03:45How was your day?
03:47Harriet, our food bills are getting higher every month.
03:51Do we have any kids you haven't told me about?
03:55I guess this is not a good time to tell you that the car needs to tune up.
03:59Well, I guess I'll dump in some more of that tune up in the can stuff.
04:03I tried that.
04:05The car spit it back at me.
04:08Tom, we must have the money.
04:10The police department just got a pay increase.
04:12When does it kick in?
04:14It already kicked in.
04:15That's funny. I didn't feel a thing.
04:18Harriet, why don't you ask for a raise?
04:21If anyone deserves one, it's you.
04:23You are the best elevator operator at the Chronicle.
04:26Carl, I'm the only elevator operator at the Chronicle.
04:30Well, what I mean to say is, everybody likes you down there and...
04:33Well, honey, we sure could use the money.
04:36Well, you got that right.
04:38I'll go in and see Mr. Seager tomorrow after work and ask him for a raise.
04:42That's my girl.
04:44You almost finished paying bills.
04:46I just started.
04:47I'm out of here.
04:55Dad, is Mom home yet?
04:59No. And why?
05:02Well, because I figured maybe she could take me to the mall.
05:08Edward, you are not getting those new high tops.
05:12Dad.
05:15I'm just going to look at them.
05:18Son, there is an old saying.
05:21Once I was sad because I had no shoes.
05:24Until I met a man who had no feet.
05:28Did I meet him?
05:31You are not getting those new high tops, son.
05:38Hi, honey.
05:39Hi, baby.
05:40How did you go to work today?
05:42Well, I walked into Mr. Seager's office and asked for a raise.
05:45And what happened?
05:48He gave me this.
05:56Come on, Mother Wedlock.
05:57Hi, honey.
05:59Harriet, please tell me that I'm looking at a bonus.
06:03No, Carl. You're looking at severance pay.
06:06As of tomorrow, the Chronicle will have a new self-service elevator.
06:11That's great, Mom.
06:12It'll make your job a lot easier.
06:15Edward, your mother was just fired.
06:19From her job?
06:20No, from a cannon.
06:23Harriet, that's terrible.
06:25I thought they liked you.
06:27They do.
06:28That's why they didn't go self-service years ago.
06:31They didn't have the heart to fire me.
06:33What changed their minds?
06:36Well, I could be wrong.
06:38But I think it was when I took Carl's advice and marched in there like a fool and asked for
06:43a raise.
06:45Way to go, Carl.
06:53What happened?
06:54You people look like you're at a funeral.
06:57We are.
06:58Mom's job just dropped dead.
07:03What?
07:04I was fired today, Rachel.
07:06Don't worry, Harriet.
07:09Everything is gonna be fine.
07:11Look, if we need extra money, I'll get some part-time work.
07:14But if we need some quick cash, we can sell Judy's toys.
07:17Mom!
07:17Mom!
07:24Bowl.
07:25Stuff.
07:26Seal.
07:28Bowl.
07:29Stuff.
07:30Seal.
07:31Bowl.
07:32Stuff.
07:33Seal.
07:34So this is the kind of job that's gonna save the family.
07:38Hey, don't break our rhythm. We're a well-oiled machine.
07:42Bowl.
07:42Stuff.
07:43Seal.
07:44I'm Rachel.
07:45Yes, honey.
07:46What are these?
07:49That's the other half of what we're supposed to be stuffing.
07:55Unsealed.
07:58Unstuffed.
08:00Unfold.
08:05Harriet, you are going to get a job today. I can feel it.
08:09That's what you said all week, but I still don't have a job.
08:12Well, today is your day, honey. I just know it.
08:15Nobody's hiring elevator operators.
08:18Well, then forget about being an elevator operator.
08:20Honey, there must be a thousand jobs out there that you'd be perfect for.
08:24All you have to do is find one of them.
08:26Now, come on. Where's that Harriet Winslow I can do anything smile?
08:32There it is. Now, see? Who can resist that smile?
08:38Thanks. I feel better already.
08:39And today is the day.
08:41When I walk back through that door, I'm gonna have me a job.
08:43Go get them, tiger.
08:46Well, we finished the first batch and we are really rolling now.
08:50Who's we?
08:51Well, I made the girls assistant encasement interlaced specialists.
08:55They're what?
08:56Envelope stuffers.
09:00It's fun, except for the gross taste of leaves in your mouth.
09:03You're supposed to use a sponge.
09:05I did, but I still didn't get all that glue off my tongue.
09:11Come on, girls. We have to get down to correspondence delivery headquarters.
09:15That means post office.
09:18Oh, Carl, would you listen out for the baby?
09:20Alright, no problem.
09:20Okay.
09:24Dad, I've been thinking.
09:26No, Edward, you're not getting those high tops.
09:30How did you know that's what I was thinking?
09:32Because, son, I know that you have a one-track mind.
09:35And right now it is on shoes.
09:37Now, if you want those high tops, you're gonna have to use your own money.
09:40Use my own money?
09:42For shoes?
09:49By the time I save enough for those high tops, I'll be dead.
09:53Well, now, don't worry about that.
09:54We'll just bury you with your feet sticking out so people can see them.
10:02Harriet, back so soon?
10:05What's wrong?
10:07The car broke down at the end of the block.
10:09You left the car in the middle of the street?
10:11No, it left me in the middle of the street.
10:15Come on, son. Let's go push the car back home.
10:19Oh, don't worry, honey. Things aren't that bad.
10:23Did I mention that the car was on fire?
10:38Hi, everybody.
10:39Hi, hon.
10:40Any luck finding a job today?
11:10Nothing.
11:11Oh, go right ahead, Mama.
11:15Dear Lord, we thank you for this food we have before us.
11:20And we ask you to watch over us and to give Harriet the strength she needs to go out every
11:28day looking for work.
11:31Please bless her with patience and understanding as she has turned away from job after job after job after job
11:42after job after job after job after job after job.
11:43Mama, amen, amen.
11:50Thanks for cooking tonight, Mother Winslow.
11:52Well, I'm only trying to help.
11:54You know this entire meal only costs $4.60.
11:59Wow!
12:00If it's one thing my mother knows, it's how to feed a large family on a small budget.
12:04Well, I lived through the Depression.
12:06What's a depression?
12:08Oh, it was a long time ago, honey.
12:11The banks had failed.
12:13People lost their jobs and had to live on practically nothing.
12:19Pass this to your father.
12:24What is that?
12:26That's mass turnips and bacon.
12:28I don't see no bacon.
12:31I only use the drippings.
12:34I can get another meal out of that meat.
12:36That's why they call it a depression dinner.
12:39Well, I'm depressed.
12:43Carl, there could be rough times ahead.
12:48Mother, this is only temporary.
12:50That's what they said about the Depression.
12:53And it lasted ten years.
12:55Ten long years.
12:58And then the war started.
13:03I'm sorry, Mother Winslow.
13:05I'm not hungry anymore.
13:06Me neither.
13:07Sit down and eat your turnips.
13:09I just don't know why everybody's complaining.
13:12I always loved turnips.
13:18Maybe it was parsnips.
13:23Excuse me.
13:32You mind if I join you?
13:36Go ahead.
13:37But I'm not going to be good company.
13:40Well, now, I don't know about that.
13:52Honey, I know how frustrating it is for you going out there every day for a job and coming back
13:57empty-handed.
13:59But you just can't give up hope, you know?
14:02Carl, your mother's right.
14:04It's going to get a lot worse before it gets better.
14:08Let's face it.
14:09All I've ever done is run an elevator.
14:11Oh, now, Harriet, you know that's not true.
14:15You work for the police department.
14:18Well, that was years ago.
14:19And then it was only for a few months before I got pregnant with Eddie.
14:24Boy, do I remember that.
14:26That was some wicked morning sickness.
14:30Yeah, but after the doctor prescribed those pills, you were fine.
14:38Well, we got through that together, and we can get through this together.
14:44I don't know, Carl.
14:47You know, I thought I'd be able to find a job making as much as I did on the old
14:52one.
14:52But now I see I'm going to have to take whatever I can get.
14:55No.
14:56Now, no.
14:57I don't want you doing that.
14:59Carl, we need the money.
15:00And I'm not going to let this family down.
15:02Have you heard about any jobs that you might find exciting?
15:05Well, there was one, but they're not going to give it to me.
15:09Well, what was it?
15:12Well, the other day when Mr. Seeger was firing me,
15:14I noticed a posting for a security job at the Chronicle.
15:17Now, there you go.
15:19Honey, you can do that.
15:21Harriet, you graduated from the police academy.
15:23You know the Chronicle building?
15:25You'd be perfect.
15:27You know, the job requires management experience.
15:30They don't tell me no.
15:31Honey, it's not what they tell you.
15:33It's what you tell them.
15:35All you have to do is show them who you really are.
15:40And you know they're going to want you real bad.
15:44You think so?
15:46I did.
15:48You're the best thing ever happened to me.
15:53Carl, you should have gone into sales.
15:57Well, when you've got a great product, it sells itself.
16:03Thanks, honey.
16:17Come on in.
16:20Hello, Mr. Seeger.
16:22Harriet, what a surprise.
16:24It's nice to see you back at the Chronicle.
16:26I like the new self-service elevator.
16:28Oh, yeah, it's a beaut, isn't it?
16:29We should have put one in years ago.
16:32No, I didn't mean that the way it sounded.
16:35Well, then I didn't hear it the way it sounded.
16:37But, yeah, I'd love to sit and chat with you, dear,
16:39but I'm right in the middle of interviewing people
16:41for the assistant director of security.
16:43Oh, I know.
16:43I'm your next interview.
16:45Harriet, that's a management position.
16:47Oh, I read the description,
16:48and I think I can handle the job.
16:51Okay.
16:52Do you have a resume?
16:53Oh, yeah.
16:56I typed it myself.
16:57That's nice.
17:00Now, let me see.
17:01Two jobs.
17:03The one here at the Chronicle.
17:05Oh, I see you worked at the police department.
17:07Yes.
17:08Oh, but it was a clerical job.
17:10But I did graduate the police academy.
17:13Harriet, I like you.
17:14You know that.
17:15But this job isn't right for you.
17:17When something comes along that is right,
17:19I'll give you a call.
17:21I know how tough it is out there.
17:25Now, would you mind asking Miss Olsen
17:26to send the next applicant in?
17:33Mr. Seeger.
17:34I really believe I can do that security job.
17:37Harriet, I'm trying to be nice.
17:39But the fact is,
17:40this job requires management experience.
17:42I mean, you'd have people working under you.
17:44You'd have to be a leader,
17:45an organizer, a mediator.
17:47I mean, quite frankly,
17:48this job is way out of your league.
17:50Oh, really, Mr. Seeger.
17:52For your information,
17:53I have management experience
17:55coming out of my ears.
17:56That's not on your resume.
17:58Yes, it is.
17:59Right there.
18:00See?
18:01It says Mrs. Harriet Winslow.
18:04I worked here full-time,
18:05and I was a full-time mother.
18:07You want to talk management?
18:09I managed a home,
18:11a household budget,
18:12and a family.
18:14And, Mr. Seeger,
18:15I'm talking about a job
18:16you can't call in sick for,
18:18you never get a raise or overtime,
18:21and you can't take vacation.
18:23Every day I'm a leader,
18:25an organizer,
18:26and a mediator.
18:27Those are my qualifications.
18:29You want references?
18:31Call Eddie, Laura, and Judy Winslow
18:34and ask them about my work.
18:36You know the number.
18:53I'm home.
18:56Harriet,
18:57you've been gone five hours.
18:59What happened?
19:00Well,
19:01I went to see Mr. Seeger.
19:03I stared him straight in the eye,
19:05and I told him I could do the job,
19:07that I deserve the job,
19:09and that he'd be a fool
19:10not to give me the job.
19:11And then he gave you the job.
19:13No,
19:13he told me I was unqualified,
19:14so I told him off.
19:17And that took five hours?
19:18No,
19:19it took about a minute,
19:20but it felt so good,
19:21I treated myself to a double feature.
19:23Well,
19:23good for you,
19:24honey.
19:25Well,
19:26hi,
19:26Mom.
19:26Hi,
19:27baby.
19:28Dad,
19:29guess what?
19:30Your son has saved $70
19:32from working overtime at the market.
19:34Well,
19:34I'm proud of you,
19:35son.
19:36So I guess the next time we see you,
19:38you'll be wearing a new pair of high tops.
19:40Not really,
19:41Dad.
19:42Finally figured out the thing about the guy with no feet.
19:46Here,
19:47thought you could use this to pay some bills.
19:49Harriet,
19:51we should feed this boy turnips five times a day.
19:57Thank you,
19:57son.
20:02Oh,
20:03Harriet.
20:04Honey,
20:05congratulations.
20:06I am so happy for you.
20:08Now,
20:09I know you didn't get your first paycheck for a while,
20:11so I took my envelope money and went out and bought this family a celebration dinner.
20:14Honey,
20:15I got steak,
20:15I got potatoes,
20:16I got salad,
20:17I got to work.
20:17So you excited?
20:18I know you must be.
20:19Honey,
20:20you must feel fantastic.
20:21I know I do.
20:22In fact,
20:22I'm so happy I could slap myself.
20:27girls,
20:27you can put those turnips away.
20:28Tonight,
20:29this family is eating steak.
20:31What happened?
20:31You hit a cow on the highway?
20:36No.
20:37Your mother got a new job at the Chronicle.
20:40Ah!
20:41Well,
20:42hey,
20:42hey,
20:42hey,
20:42hold on,
20:43hold on.
20:44Now,
20:44Rachel,
20:45I appreciate your enthusiasm,
20:46but I didn't get the job.
20:48You didn't?
20:49No.
20:50Well,
20:51back to the turnips.
20:53I can't believe Mr. Seeger didn't give you that job.
20:56Well,
20:56I did my best.
20:58It just didn't work out.
20:59But how could he change his mind like that?
21:02Especially after all the nice things he said about you today.
21:05Wait,
21:05wait,
21:05wait,
21:05wait,
21:06wait a minute.
21:06Hold up.
21:07You talked to Mr. Seeger today?
21:09Yeah.
21:10He phoned about an hour ago.
21:11Hold it now.
21:12Well,
21:13what did he say?
21:14Well,
21:14he mentioned that he was very impressed by some speech you made,
21:17and that he hoped that you could start on Monday.
21:20I'll call Mr. Seeger.
21:26How'd the job interview go?
21:28We don't know,
21:29Mama.
21:29She either got the job or she didn't.
21:32Those would be the choice.
21:37Hello,
21:37Mr. Seeger.
21:39This is Harriet Winslow.
21:40Did you call my house earlier today?
21:43We got a little mixed up in the message.
21:46Uh-huh.
21:47Uh-huh.
21:49Fine.
21:52Goodbye.
21:56Yes,
21:56Daddy!
22:03Now,
22:03wait,
22:03listen,
22:04listen,
22:04listen,
22:04listen.
22:05I just want to say thank you,
22:07and to say how proud I am of everybody.
22:10These last few weeks weren't easy,
22:12but we pitched in there,
22:13we got through it.
22:14Yes.
22:15Now,
22:15why don't you all pitch in and help me with this dinner?
22:17Okay.
22:18You set the table,
22:19you peel a potato,
22:20you get the bread.
22:21Honey,
22:21get me a knife over there.
22:22I'll get you a knife,
22:23honey.
22:23You ain't said nothing but a word.
22:36What was that for?
22:39That was for being you.
22:40Thanks for believing in me,
22:42sweetheart.
22:43I was just returning the favor.
22:45You believed in me when I was afraid to take the sergeant's exam.
22:49You told me I could do it.
22:51I not only did it,
22:52I aced that sucker.
22:54And I was so proud of you.
22:56It only took me five tries.
22:57I was so proud of you guys.
22:57I was so proud of you guys.
22:59I was so proud of you guys.
23:00I was so proud of you guys.
23:01I was so proud of you guys.
23:03I was so proud of you guys.
23:07I was so proud of you guys.
23:10I was so proud of you guys.
23:13I was so proud of you guys.
23:16I was so proud of you guys.
23:16I was so proud of you guys.
23:16I was so proud of you guys.
23:17I was so proud of you guys.
23:17I was so proud of you guys.
23:19I was so proud of you guys.
23:19I was so proud of you guys.
23:20I was so proud of you guys.
23:21I was so proud of you guys.
23:24I was so proud of you guys.
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