00:04Hello? Excuse me. What do you think you're doing, buddy?
00:09Sorry, ma'am. I'll get my bags together. I'll be out of here in just a moment.
00:13You're sleeping in my parking spot, and because you're in my parking spot, I'm going to be late for my
00:20job.
00:20So would you hurry along, please?
00:22My apologies, ma'am. It rained last night, and I'm still cold and wet. I'm just trying to clear my
00:27head so I can...
00:28I really don't care about your sob story. Get out of my parking spot!
00:34Yes, ma'am. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm...
00:37Okay. I'm just getting these together.
00:40This city is going down the trash hole.
00:44Ma'am, is there any way you can spare a dollar so I can get something to eat?
00:48Are you seriously asking me for a dollar after you've been in my parking spot and you're making me late?
00:55It's just I haven't eaten in two days. I don't know. I thought it was worth a shot.
00:59A shot? You know what? Why don't you get a job? Give it a shot! J-O-B. You ever
01:05tried that before?
01:06Yes, ma'am. I actually had a job up until a few months ago. My mother got sick and I
01:14had to quit my job because there was no one else to take care of her.
01:17So I had to take care of her and now I lost my job and I lost my mother.
01:23So I'm supposed to feel bad for you because your mother died? How do I even know if you're telling
01:29me the truth?
01:30Even if she were dead? Why should I feel bad? I don't know your mom and I don't know you.
01:37I'm sorry ma'am. I was just trying to explain my situation. Maybe you could go inside of your office
01:43and see if there's any leftovers from your company's kitchen.
01:47Maybe you can bring them out for me to eat something?
01:49So you want me to take food out of the kitchen in my office and bring it out to you?
01:55That sounds like a really good idea.
01:59You know, first you're trying to make me late for my job and now you're trying to get me fired?
02:06Are you kidding me?
02:07Look, I am never gonna be out of a job and I'm never gonna be homeless. So you're on your
02:13own, okay? Goodbye.
02:16Yes, ma'am.
02:21Oh, good morning, Karen. I hope you had a great weekend.
02:24Oh, I don't have time for chat. I am hungry. Did you get that breakfast I asked you to pick
02:28up?
02:29Right, yes. Well, I was gonna tell you actually that your favorite coffee shop is closed on Mondays.
02:33But I did go to Starbucks and I got you your favorite. Yeah. You went to Starbucks?
02:38You think there's a one in a million chance I'd even eat that junk?
02:43Oh, I'm sorry, Karen. I was just trying to get your coffee.
02:46Oh, hey, you know what? One more word and I'm gonna have you fired faster than you can say Starbucks.
02:52Got that?
02:58Hey, Karen. How's it going?
03:00Oh, hey. Honestly, Jim, I've had a really rough morning and I've got so much work to get done. Can
03:06we save the pleasantries till later?
03:08Sure. Well, just so you know, the CEO is actually here. He's requesting to see you. He's in the conference
03:15room waiting.
03:16Wait, what? Why didn't anyone tell me the CEO was coming by?
03:19I don't know. I don't think anybody knew he was coming. He kind of just popped in. I guess he
03:23likes to check in on local branches to see how things are running, so.
03:27Well, I hate surprises, but I'll give it my best.
03:32Okay, cool. I'll let him know. Okay.
03:36Mr. Franklin, I wanted to say what an honor it is to finally...
03:39Karen, please come in and have a seat.
03:41Okay. What's going on? Aren't you...
03:47Homeless? Oh, I used to be, but I'm not anymore.
03:49Okay, but you were just out in my parking spot sleeping and you were wearing rowdy clothes. Is this some
03:58kind of prank or something?
04:00Am I going to be on one of those television shows?
04:03Unfortunately, you're not.
04:05So, what is going on? Are you really the CEO? Because if you're not, I have security in this building
04:11and I will be calling them unless I start getting some answers.
04:14Okay, Karen, just settle down. I'll explain, okay? Five years ago, before I started this company, I had a job
04:21that I had to leave to take care of my sick mother.
04:24But when she passed away, I became homeless for six months and no one would even look at me.
04:30Oh, my.
04:31But with the help of a local church, I was able to get back on my feet and at the
04:35local library, I was able to have access to a computer.
04:39And with that computer, I was able to build Franklin Technologies to the company that it is today.
04:46Ah, I didn't know that and I don't know what to say. But why were you pretending like you were
04:52homeless then?
04:53Well, because even though I'm a successful businessman now, I haven't forgotten where I came from.
04:58And so I like to go around to the different branches every year to test my managers.
05:03Oh, so you were testing me.
05:06That's right, Karen. And unfortunately, you failed. And you know what? It would have been bad enough if you just
05:12ignored me.
05:13But by berating me and judging me when you thought I was homeless, that's not in line with this company's
05:19values.
05:20So what? What are you going to do?
05:22Unfortunately, Karen, I'm going to have to fire you. Your behavior is unacceptable for this company.
05:27Fire me? You can't do that. I mean, okay, so who are you going to find to replace me, hmm?
05:35Well, I spoke with your assistant Jill earlier this morning and she seems to be more than willing for the
05:41job.
05:41Jill? You're replacing me with Jill? Oh, good luck with that, buddy.
05:47Good luck to you too, Karen. If you could just get your stuff and please leave the premises before I
05:52call security, that would be great.
05:54Whatever. You know what? This company is going down the toilet anyhow.
05:59Karen, a word of advice. In your next job interview, you might want to have a better attitude.
06:04Oh, shove it.
06:13Yeah, Jill, could you come in the conference room real quick? Thanks.
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