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Firing Me Was Their Biggest Mistake
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00:01:06¡Elena?!
00:01:08¡Her water just broke!
00:01:09¡Oh, my God!
00:01:11I'm calling 911.
00:01:13Don't panic.
00:01:14The hospital is only two blocks away.
00:01:20Okay.
00:01:21Now you can panic.
00:01:27Starting today,
00:01:28you are officially the COO.
00:01:31Finally letting me take the wheel?
00:01:34You've been away studying for years.
00:01:36It's about time you saw how a real company runs.
00:01:42Oh, I've seen it.
00:01:44Our payroll costs are nearly 17% over the industry average.
00:01:49A lot of these people have been with me for years.
00:01:51I can't just let them go.
00:01:53And that's exactly the problem.
00:01:55Bloated salaries, lifers, redundant roles.
00:01:59Plus, we've got nine employees going on maternity leave in the next few months.
00:02:03Sweetheart, you can't just fire women for getting pregnant.
00:02:06Of course not.
00:02:07It's a role restructuring, not a pregnancy purge.
00:02:11Just don't push too hard, too fast.
00:02:14You made me COO because you know this company needs a shake-up.
00:02:18Give me three months, and I'll fix our margins.
00:02:25Who's desk is this?
00:02:27Alina Brooks, our director.
00:02:28Where is she?
00:02:30Just left for the hospital.
00:02:31She went into labor.
00:02:33She's the lead on the Northbridge account?
00:02:36Yeah.
00:02:39It says here her personal sales numbers have been dropping for three years straight.
00:02:43That's because she hands off her clients to...
00:02:49Taking sales, yet she's maxed out the pay scale.
00:02:52Not to mention her role overlaps with two managers.
00:02:57Alina isn't just some rep.
00:02:59Half our clients only deal with her.
00:03:01Clients sign with Harrington, not the employee.
00:03:06As of today, this department is restructuring.
00:03:11Step one, we're eliminating Alina Brooks' position.
00:03:19She is literally having a baby right now.
00:03:21You can't do this.
00:03:22Which is exactly why HR won't bring up the pregnancy.
00:03:25Officially, it's a restructuring.
00:03:28We're eliminating her role.
00:03:31She's days away from her 10-year mark.
00:03:35I'm aware.
00:03:38You.
00:03:39Tell HR to have her walking papers drafted before her leave even starts.
00:03:58You were still grinding at the office yesterday.
00:04:01Half an hour later and you'd have had this kid right at your desk.
00:04:05Yesterday was supposed to be my last day before leave anyway.
00:04:09Which is precisely why you should have bounced earlier.
00:04:12I've been at Harrington for almost 10 years.
00:04:14My equity vines in 30 days.
00:04:16I built those client ties and that team from scratch.
00:04:19I just wanted everything handed off clean.
00:04:24Alina?
00:04:26What are you doing here?
00:04:29What are you doing here?
00:04:32What is all this?
00:04:36HR asked me to drop this off and let you know you need to come in and sign your termination
00:04:40papers.
00:04:43What?
00:04:44I'm fired?
00:04:48I'm fired?
00:05:08Richard, I need some answers.
00:05:11If this is about your exit package, talk to HR.
00:05:13Ah, daddy's little heiress.
00:05:16Fresh out of school and already itching to burn the house down, huh?
00:05:19Watch your tone.
00:05:20I'm the COO now and I signed off on the restructuring.
00:05:23Fine.
00:05:24Then tell me, what's the official reason?
00:05:26Too busy having a baby?
00:05:28Job abandonment during work hours.
00:05:30I saved the Northbridge contract yesterday, went straight to the delivery room and you axed me the next day?
00:05:36Are you kidding me?
00:05:37It's a business call.
00:05:38Nothing to do with your kid.
00:05:40Of course.
00:05:42It just magically happens right after I give birth.
00:05:45Right before my leave kicks in.
00:05:47And exactly 30 days before my 10-year equity vents.
00:05:51You...
00:05:51Sweetheart, give us a minute.
00:05:53Let me handle this.
00:05:58Alina, please.
00:05:59Sit down.
00:06:06Look, you know how it is.
00:06:07Emily just stepped up and I'm grooming her to take over.
00:06:11These cuts were all her.
00:06:12My hands are kind of tied.
00:06:14I gave this company 9 years and 11 months of my life.
00:06:19I was taking client calls while having contractions
00:06:21and you hand me a pink slip the day after I give birth?
00:06:29Look, I gave her an earful the minute I saw what she did.
00:06:33She's young and eager.
00:06:36But I just handed her the keys.
00:06:38If I yank the wheel away now, she'll look completely toothless in front of the board.
00:06:42But...
00:06:42Alina, you've built a decade here.
00:06:44I'm not about to screw you over.
00:06:46Top layer severance, full medical coverage.
00:06:49I'll make sure you're well taken care of.
00:06:56Fine.
00:06:58If you're handing her the reins, I won't turn this into a bloodbath.
00:07:01But my team, they've been with me through the trenches.
00:07:04They pull their weight.
00:07:06And yes, some of them are expecting...
00:07:08Don't let her take out her grudge against me on them.
00:07:13You have my word.
00:07:15As long as they do their jobs, they're untouchable.
00:07:21I'll hold you to that.
00:07:37What's the holdup?
00:07:38It's a standard exit package, not a merger.
00:07:43Alina.
00:07:50My dad was too soft.
00:07:52He let things slide.
00:07:53And he put up with dead weight like you for way too long.
00:07:59I get it.
00:08:00You want to prove yourself.
00:08:01But you don't cut the people actually bringing in the money
00:08:03just to make your spreadsheets look good.
00:08:06Are you threatening me?
00:08:08Consider it a warning.
00:08:15You're fired, Alina.
00:08:17Stop acting like you still run this place.
00:08:22You built this department over the last decade.
00:08:24How are you the first one on the chopping bead?
00:08:28It's a done deal.
00:08:29Don't put targets on your own backs trying to fight this.
00:08:32Keep an eye on the team for me.
00:08:36How are we supposed to survive here without you?
00:08:39Just keep your heads down, hit your numbers,
00:08:41and don't give them a reason to come after you.
00:08:44Keep those hospital accounts happy.
00:08:48That steady commission should take the heat off your mom's medical bills.
00:08:53Thanks, Alina.
00:08:54I mean it.
00:08:56Megan.
00:08:57My office.
00:08:58Now.
00:08:59Right away.
00:09:03Why is she pulling Megan in right after firing you?
00:09:12These quarterly reports are interesting.
00:09:15Your accounts?
00:09:16Almost 20% of the department's revenue.
00:09:18And Alina's personal book?
00:09:20Same number, give or take.
00:09:25She's got 10 years on you.
00:09:27Costs nearly triple your salary.
00:09:28And she's putting up the same numbers you are.
00:09:30And that's exactly why you're staying.
00:09:32And she's out.
00:09:37She's got 10 years on you.
00:09:39Costs nearly triple your salary.
00:09:41And she's putting up the same numbers you are.
00:09:43From a business standpoint,
00:09:45she's just an overpriced liability.
00:09:48She has no idea.
00:09:50Half my accounts are hand-me-downs Aliza closed and gave to me.
00:09:55I can't juggle all these accounts alone.
00:09:58These are yours now.
00:10:01Megan, you're taking St. Joseph's.
00:10:04For me?
00:10:07It's a high commission account.
00:10:09Nail this,
00:10:10and it'll take a huge bite out of your mom's medical bills.
00:10:14Thank you, Alina.
00:10:15Don't thank me.
00:10:16Just keep them happy.
00:10:20Emily, the truth is,
00:10:21Alina,
00:10:22which is why I'm making you the new department director.
00:10:25Me?
00:10:25You're young,
00:10:27you're cheaper,
00:10:27and you already hold the keys to some of our biggest accounts.
00:10:30With Alina gone,
00:10:32her portfolio is up for grabs.
00:10:34Play your cards right,
00:10:35and those accounts,
00:10:36and the commissions,
00:10:37are all yours.
00:10:41Thank you.
00:10:42I won't let you down.
00:10:44One more thing.
00:10:45Who's closest to Alina in the department?
00:10:48Amy and Rachel?
00:10:50They're maxing out the payscape, too,
00:10:52and they're hardly irreplaceable.
00:10:53But they're both pregnant,
00:10:55which means this isn't about pregnancy.
00:10:57In the next round of structuring,
00:10:59we eliminate their roles, too.
00:11:02But...
00:11:02when they're gone,
00:11:03the rest of the accounts funnel straight to your team.
00:11:12Understood.
00:11:14What did Richard say?
00:11:17He won't overrule Emily.
00:11:19You busted your ass for them for a decade,
00:11:21and they just let you walk?
00:11:23Let it go.
00:11:25At least Amy and Rachel are safe.
00:11:27I got Richard to promise he'd look out for them.
00:11:31Miss Alina Brooks?
00:11:33That's me.
00:11:34I'm the assistant to Adrian Cole,
00:11:36CEO of Apex Healthcare.
00:11:38Mr. Cole asked me to deliver this personally.
00:11:43Adrian Cole?
00:11:46The CEO of Apex?
00:11:48Aren't you guys one of the biggest players in the industry?
00:11:54Good.
00:11:56The restructuring slashed payroll,
00:11:58and margins are up almost 10% this month.
00:12:03Just proves you made the right call.
00:12:06The company was bleeding money on bloated salaries.
00:12:11Apex Healthcare is hosting their annual industry gala tonight.
00:12:15You're coming.
00:12:17With me.
00:12:18Are you serious?
00:12:20You're running the department now.
00:12:23It's time you started rubbing elbows with the heavy hitters.
00:12:26I'd love that.
00:12:37David, I was just about to call you.
00:12:39When exactly are we getting that backup order of surgical kits?
00:12:42The team's on it right now.
00:12:45I'll have a solution for you by tonight, I promise.
00:12:48I've been waiting for two days.
00:12:49Where's Elena?
00:12:51She always handled this stuff.
00:12:55Elena's on maternity leave.
00:12:56She specifically handed your account over to me before she left.
00:13:00Then I need this fixed by 8 p.m. tonight.
00:13:14We need the Northbridge issue fixed by 8 p.m. tonight.
00:13:18Whoever's on inventory and logistics, drop everything else and get on this right now.
00:13:24Megan, we've called three different warehouses.
00:13:28Elena always handled these logisticities directly.
00:13:31Well, Elena doesn't work here anymore.
00:13:33But the client only trusts her.
00:13:35Then figure out a way to make him trust us.
00:13:41Sucks up to Emily for five minutes and suddenly she thinks she runs the place?
00:13:48That's Elena Brooks.
00:13:50She's had her hands on almost every major hospital account at Harrington for the last few years.
00:13:54Clients swear by her because she actually knows how to put out fires and keep them happy long term.
00:14:00I've been going up against her for six years.
00:14:03We know her true value better than Harrington ever did.
00:14:07Find an opening?
00:14:09Let's make her an offer.
00:14:10For the VP position?
00:14:11Yes.
00:14:12If she's on board, she can name her price.
00:14:16Adrian Cole sent the invite himself.
00:14:18What's his play here?
00:14:24Well, well, well, look who it is.
00:14:29Elena Brooks, you've been out of Harrington for what, a few days?
00:14:32And you're already crashing Apex's Gala?
00:14:47Harrington didn't fall apart without you, Elena.
00:14:49In fact, our margins are up almost 10% this month.
00:14:52Good for you.
00:14:53So what have you been up to?
00:14:55With your track record, landing another management jeb can't be easy.
00:14:58I haven't been looking.
00:15:00I'm taking time with my baby.
00:15:02Well, if things get desperate, we're actually hiring a nami at the house.
00:15:05But I suppose a boss lady like you would find that beneath her.
00:15:09Sorry.
00:15:11I don't really do well with overgrown toddlers who can't take care of themselves.
00:15:22It's 8 a.m.
00:15:23We still haven't received the surgical kits.
00:15:27I'm tracking Megan down right now.
00:15:29If she doesn't fix this tonight, we're finding a new vendor!
00:15:36Get over yourself, Elena.
00:15:39Harrington is printing money without you.
00:15:41Then why are you still in my face?
00:15:46Since everyone here seems to know is Elena Brooks, let me clear something up.
00:15:51She didn't leave Harrington on her own terms.
00:15:54I fired her.
00:16:00Elena was our director of strategic accounts, yes.
00:16:03And yet, our star rep can't even land a new job.
00:16:06I just haven't been looking.
00:16:07Of course she hasn't.
00:16:09Who's going to hire someone with a black mark on their record?
00:16:11What black mark?
00:16:14Megan, you worked under her the longest.
00:16:16Why don't you tell everyone why she really left Harrington?
00:16:21Megan?
00:16:23An internal audit found that while Elena was managing her accounts, she was taking kickbacks
00:16:27and illegal perks from vendors.
00:16:29She took bribes.
00:16:38While managing her accounts, Elena took kickbacks and illegal perks from vendors.
00:16:42She took bribies.
00:16:48I'm sorry, Elena.
00:16:49I'm just telling them what I know.
00:16:52Since Elena decided to crash the party tonight, let's make sure she never works in this industry
00:16:57again.
00:17:00What's the play?
00:17:01Let everyone know she didn't just leave.
00:17:03She was fired for an ethics violation.
00:17:06But we don't have proof.
00:17:08You've worked under her for years.
00:17:12Your word is all the proof we need.
00:17:17Remember, you're the one sitting in her chair now.
00:17:22I have never taken a kickback in my life.
00:17:25Emily, if you're going to throw around accusations like that in public, you better have the proof
00:17:28to back it up.
00:17:30Accusations?
00:17:31Megan was your shadow for years, and now she's the department director.
00:17:34You don't think she knows exactly how you operate?
00:17:37You made director?
00:17:39Yes.
00:17:40Shouldn't that be Amy?
00:17:41She outranks you in both seniority and sales.
00:17:43This has nothing to do with Amy.
00:17:46Elena, you need to explain yourself.
00:17:48You can't even land a job right now, isn't it?
00:17:50Because the whole industry knows you're dirty.
00:17:52Wasn't she Harrington's star rep?
00:17:53One woman locking down that many hospital execs probably took more than just a good pitch.
00:17:56Makes you wonder if those massive contracts were signing the border for somewhere else.
00:18:00I built my portfolio from the ground up, account by account.
00:18:04Emily, you want to throw around baseless claimers?
00:18:07Expect a call from my lawyer.
00:18:09Oh, drop the act.
00:18:10We all know you took the money.
00:18:12Megan Ford!
00:18:19It's past 8 o'clock.
00:18:20Where are our surgical kits?
00:18:22I gave you all day.
00:18:23Why the hell isn't this fixed yet?
00:18:28Elena?
00:18:29Megan told me you were on leave and couldn't touch our orders.
00:18:32Is that what she told you?
00:18:35David, I'm point on your account now.
00:18:36The inventory issue will be fixed shortly.
00:18:38You've been saying shortly since this morning.
00:18:40I just want to know, when are we getting our supplies?
00:18:45It's going to be delayed another two days.
00:18:47Best case scenario.
00:18:48It's only two days.
00:18:50We'll knock something off the invoice to make up for it.
00:18:52Only two days?
00:18:54These kits are for scheduled surgeries.
00:18:56Because of your delay, the hospital has to scramble to reschedule the OR and find a backup vendor.
00:19:00Read the contract.
00:19:01If you don't have a fix by tonight, we're tearing up the annual agreement and suing for breach of contract.
00:19:05How much are the damages?
00:19:06Up to $5 million.
00:19:09Five million?
00:19:10And Harrington is permanently off the table for next year's contract.
00:19:14You told me you had this under control.
00:19:17I thought the warehouse could pull the inventory.
00:19:19You thought?
00:19:23I just handed you the director title and you're about to lose our biggest hospital account?
00:19:27Emily, just give me a little more time.
00:19:29You have exactly one hour.
00:19:30I want those kits by 10 o'clock or our legal team sends the breach notice first thing tomorrow morning.
00:19:37Fix this in one hour.
00:19:39If you don't, you can kiss your director title goodbye.
00:19:42And I'll make sure they come after you for that penalty.
00:19:47One hour, how am I supposed to fix this?
00:19:50Elena?
00:19:54Elena would know exactly how to fix this.
00:20:03Elena, what kind of amateurs are you leaving in charge these days?
00:20:06David, they're not my team.
00:20:07I don't even work at Harrington anymore.
00:20:12Elena, can you meet me in the hallway?
00:20:14Please.
00:20:16Please.
00:20:18Please.
00:20:29Elena, I'm so sorry.
00:20:31Emily forced me to say all that.
00:20:33If I didn't play along, she was going to strip my title.
00:20:35You know about my mom's treatments.
00:20:37I can't afford to lose this job.
00:20:40So to save your own skin, you drag my entire reputation through the mud?
00:20:45I didn't have a choice.
00:20:47Megan, I took care of you because I thought we were a team.
00:20:51But the second you opened your mouth in there to lie about me, we were done.
00:20:58Wait.
00:20:59Please.
00:21:00Just help me this one last time.
00:21:02If Northbridge doesn't get those kits tonight,
00:21:05Emily's going to fire me.
00:21:07Sounds like a Harrington problem.
00:21:08Not mine.
00:21:10But you spent a decade at Harrington.
00:21:12Are you really just going to let them lose their biggest account?
00:21:15Of course not.
00:21:18But the day they kicked me out was the day I stopped cleaning up your messes.
00:21:25What about Amy and Rachel?
00:21:28They're both pregnant.
00:21:30Emily already wants to slash senior payroll.
00:21:33If we lose this account,
00:21:34they'll be the first ones on the chopping block in the next round of cuts.
00:21:38The only way I can protect them is if I keep this director job.
00:21:43This is the absolute last time.
00:21:47Thank you, Alina.
00:21:49Don't thank me.
00:21:50I just have one question for you.
00:21:53What?
00:21:55When I left, Amy had the seniority, the numbers, and the client relationships to take over as director.
00:22:02So how exactly did you end up in that chair?
00:22:09But why are you the ones sitting in that chair?
00:22:13Because Emily wanted younger management.
00:22:17She thinks I fit her new structure better.
00:22:21If this is Emily's call, I'll let it go for now.
00:22:24But you have to promise me.
00:22:26You look out for Amy and Rachel.
00:22:28Don't let their pregnancies put a target on their backs in the next round of cuts.
00:22:33I promise.
00:22:39What did Emily want?
00:22:41She just named me Alina's replacement.
00:22:44I'm the new department director.
00:22:46You?
00:22:46Amy has way more seniority than you.
00:22:51Who's taking over isn't your problem anymore.
00:22:58We're being let go?
00:22:59Let me guess.
00:23:00Role restructuring?
00:23:01Management is restructuring under the COO's direction.
00:23:06As of today, your positions are eliminated.
00:23:09Alina made Richard promise to protect us before she walked out.
00:23:12Well, Emily's running the show now.
00:23:17Alina can never know I already fired them.
00:23:19Don't worry.
00:23:21I remember everything you did for me.
00:23:23I'll take good care of them.
00:23:25I promise.
00:23:27Let's fix Northbrook first.
00:23:29The warehouses are completely empty.
00:23:31What do we do?
00:23:32If Harrington can't get the inventory, we borrow from another vendor.
00:23:36Who has that kind of stock just sitting around?
00:23:39Apex.
00:23:41Apex supplies the exact same surgical kits to other hospitals.
00:23:44They've got to have safety stocks sitting in a regional warehouse.
00:23:47Then we buy them from Apex.
00:23:49But Apex is our biggest competitor.
00:23:51Why the hell would they sell their inventory to Harrington?
00:23:54That depends on what leverage we bring to the table.
00:24:03But Apex is our biggest competitor.
00:24:05Why would they sell their inventory to Harrington?
00:24:08Depends on what we're bringing to the table.
00:24:10Lesson number two, you can always do business with the enemy.
00:24:13Get Adrian to the VIP lounge.
00:24:17He's the CEO of Apex.
00:24:18How am I supposed to just pull him aside?
00:24:20Tell him you've got a multi-million dollar emergency order for Northbridge ready to sign tonight.
00:24:27That's it?
00:24:29The money isn't the hook.
00:24:31He'll want to see who has the nerves to broker a deal using his own inventory right in the middle
00:24:36of his own gala.
00:24:43Right this way, Mr. Cole.
00:24:48I had a feeling it was you.
00:24:50Good to see you, Adrian.
00:24:57Your girl said you had a Northbridge order waiting for my signature.
00:25:01Technically waiting for a bay lab.
00:25:03Harrington is short on surgical kits, and your regional warehouse is fully stocked.
00:25:07I need a thousand kits.
00:25:10Elena, we've been going at it for six years.
00:25:13And now you want me to use my own inventory to save Harrington's biggest account?
00:25:18We'll pay market rate.
00:25:20Harrington covers all the expedited freight.
00:25:23What's in it for Apex?
00:25:24Besides the profit, I can hand over a few hospital accounts that don't fit Harrington's current pipeline.
00:25:31Willing to just hand them over?
00:25:32Right client, right vendor.
00:25:34It's just business.
00:25:38You've got your kits.
00:25:39I'll have them shipped tonight.
00:25:41Thank you.
00:25:43But keep your hospital accounts.
00:25:46Then what do you want?
00:25:49You.
00:25:52I want you at Apex as VP.
00:25:55Salary, team, authority, name your terms.
00:25:58I've competed against you for six years.
00:26:01I know exactly what you're worth.
00:26:08Well?
00:26:10Northbridge is handled.
00:26:11We're pulling inventory from Apex.
00:26:16I knew you'd get it handled.
00:26:21Only because you gave me the shot.
00:26:24Keep up the good work.
00:26:26Harrington's doing just fine without Elena.
00:26:33Elena, if it weren't for you, we'd be signing with a new vendor right now.
00:26:37Just glad you're getting your kits.
00:26:40Honestly, I can't trust that new boss of theirs.
00:26:43If she keeps this up, she's going to run Harrington straight into the ground.
00:26:47She's Richard's daughter.
00:26:49Young, green, and completely out of her depth.
00:26:52You can't work for someone like that.
00:26:54Let me know where you land next.
00:26:56We stayed with Harrington this long mostly because we trust you.
00:27:00Actually, I've already...
00:27:04Elena, still catching up with Mr. Grant?
00:27:08Elena, I've got to run.
00:27:09Let's talk soon.
00:27:10Take care.
00:27:14He was ready to tear up our contract over one delay,
00:27:17but he's all smiles with you.
00:27:19Northbridge breathing down our necks today.
00:27:21Did you orchestrate that?
00:27:22He was breathing down our necks because he can't stand you.
00:27:25If I wanted Northbridge to walk,
00:27:27I wouldn't have just sourced those kits for you.
00:27:29But why wouldn't David just give us a few days' grace?
00:27:32Because those are surgical kits, not office supplies.
00:27:36You're a day late.
00:27:37The hospital reschedules surgeries,
00:27:40scrambles for backup vendors,
00:27:41and eats the extra costs.
00:27:43You didn't just risk a shipment.
00:27:44You risked the company's credibility.
00:27:47Well, the problem's solved now, isn't it?
00:27:49And clearly, firing you worked.
00:27:51Our margins are up.
00:27:53Is that right?
00:27:54Congratulations.
00:27:56Let's see if those spread capers look just as pretty next month
00:27:59when I'm not here to clean up your mess.
00:28:02Remember what we agreed on.
00:28:10What did you agree to?
00:28:12Nothing.
00:28:17Miss Brooks, congratulations.
00:28:20As of today, you are officially our new vice president.
00:28:35The Northbridge fire is out,
00:28:37and our margins are still climbing.
00:28:39Megan, looks like I made the right call with you.
00:28:43Thank you for the opportunity.
00:28:45This month's numbers are entirely coasting on Elena's leftover accounts.
00:28:49I didn't do a damn thing.
00:28:52What the hell am I supposed to do next month without her?
00:28:56Then prove it again.
00:28:57Land this bid,
00:28:59and I'll bump your pay.
00:29:04The national procurement bid for Apex?
00:29:07We win this,
00:29:08and Harrington's revenue skyrockets next year.
00:29:11Plus,
00:29:11it proves to my dad
00:29:12exactly what I can do.
00:29:15This is the biggest account in the entire industry.
00:29:18We are completely out of our league.
00:29:21Is she insane?
00:29:22What?
00:29:23Getting cold feet?
00:29:24I'll just give it to someone else.
00:29:26No!
00:29:27I've got this.
00:29:32The Apex account?
00:29:34How the hell am I supposed to land that?
00:29:36Emily acts like I'm a damn genie.
00:29:37Whatever she wishes for,
00:29:39I just magically make happen.
00:29:44What are you all staring at?
00:29:45Get back to work!
00:29:55Elena already landed a new job,
00:29:57and she's the VP of Apex?
00:29:59She's the only one who can save me now.
00:30:06Saw your post, Elena.
00:30:07So you're the new VP of Apex now?
00:30:10That's right.
00:30:11That national procurement bid for Apex?
00:30:13Is your department handling that?
00:30:16Why do you ask?
00:30:18Just trying to get a lay of the land.
00:30:20Come on, give me some pointers.
00:30:22I'm heading the vendor selection.
00:30:24Harrington is on the bidder list.
00:30:26Then you have to help me.
00:30:27I'm completely drowning in this proposal.
00:30:30Amy isn't helping you?
00:30:32If I stick close to Alina,
00:30:33I can definitely squeeze some insider intel out of her.
00:30:35She's swamped right now.
00:30:37I'm on my own.
00:30:39Megan, you shouldn't be asking me this.
00:30:42One, it's a massive conflict of interest.
00:30:44Two, after you threw me under the bus at the gala,
00:30:47we are no longer friends.
00:30:49Emily forced my hand.
00:30:51Please, just do it for Amy and Rachel.
00:30:54If I hold on to this job,
00:30:56at least I can run interference for them.
00:30:57Pregnant and stuck under a boss like Emily,
00:31:00they really are in a tight spot.
00:31:01Fine.
00:31:02I'll look over your proposal,
00:31:04but you get zero inside information on Apex.
00:31:07Thank you.
00:31:18Amy?
00:31:24What are you doing here?
00:31:26Where else would I be?
00:31:27Harrington let me go.
00:31:30When?
00:31:31The same afternoon they fired you.
00:31:33Me and Rachel both.
00:31:37But you have to promise me.
00:31:39You look out for Amy and Rachel.
00:31:41Don't let their pregnancies put a target on their backs
00:31:43in the next round of cuts.
00:31:46I promise.
00:31:47And yes, some of them are expecting.
00:31:50Don't let her take out her grudge against me on them.
00:31:55You have my word.
00:31:57As long as they do their jobs,
00:31:59they're untouchable.
00:32:03Those bastards played me.
00:32:11Easy now.
00:32:13You're six months pregnant.
00:32:14What are you doing waiting tables?
00:32:16I've got rent to pay,
00:32:17and I need to keep my health insurance.
00:32:21It's not exactly easy for a woman about to pop
00:32:23to land a good job
00:32:25that'll cover hospital bills.
00:32:27I thought you and Rachel were still at Harrington.
00:32:30You really didn't know we were let go?
00:32:33No one told me.
00:32:34I was stuck at home right after the baby was born.
00:32:38Wait.
00:32:39You just said you couldn't afford the hospital bills.
00:32:42Did the company not give you a proper severance package?
00:32:45Just a tiny payout?
00:32:47Barely enough to cover rent?
00:32:49And since they said we were terminated
00:32:50before our maternity leave officially kicked in,
00:32:52they canceled all the paid leave benefits they promised.
00:32:56You and Rachel were core members of the team for years.
00:32:59How could they do this to you?
00:33:02In Emily's eyes,
00:33:04we're just overpaid dead weight about to go on leave.
00:33:06She figured if she cut us loose,
00:33:09dirty quattle,
00:33:10the clients would just automatically stay with the company.
00:33:20I'm so sorry.
00:33:22I had no idea.
00:33:23Megan told me she'd protect you guys.
00:33:26I've been bailing her and Harrington out of trouble
00:33:28time and time again because of that.
00:33:30Anyway,
00:33:31Rachel and I already got a lawyer.
00:33:32We're taking them to court
00:33:34and we're not backing down.
00:33:35Good.
00:33:36Keep fighting them.
00:33:38I'm going to help you get the money
00:33:40and justice you deserve.
00:33:42Elena,
00:33:43you're going to help us?
00:33:46You're my proudest protégies.
00:33:49I'm not about to let Harrington
00:33:51just walk all over you.
00:33:54That's amazing.
00:33:55Thank you.
00:33:56What are you going to do?
00:33:58Emily thinks cutting us saves the money, right?
00:34:00Let's see how she feels
00:34:01when she starts losing orders,
00:34:03clients and projects one by one.
00:34:05She's about to learn whether she cut costs
00:34:07or cut the company's lifeline.
00:34:12Mike,
00:34:12I sent the proposal over.
00:34:14It's a little late,
00:34:14but that shouldn't affect our deal, right?
00:34:18What?
00:34:18You're going with Apex?
00:34:19Mike, wait.
00:34:20Hey, you still there?
00:34:27Mr. Wilson, I know.
00:34:29Just give me a little more time.
00:34:30I'm on it right now, okay?
00:34:32Megan,
00:34:32Emily wants to see you.
00:34:34Got it.
00:34:36If we don't hit this month's sales targets,
00:34:38I'm firing all of you.
00:34:46How's the pitch for the Apex Strategic Supplier Project coming along?
00:34:49Almost done.
00:34:50I just need a little more time.
00:34:53The final pitch is tomorrow,
00:34:55and you're telling me it's almost done?
00:34:57Don't worry,
00:34:58I'm going to land this project.
00:34:59You better.
00:35:01Megan,
00:35:01I gave you Elena's job
00:35:02because I thought you could fill her shoes.
00:35:04If you can't prove yourself,
00:35:06there are plenty of people who can replace you.
00:35:10You're just too cute.
00:35:14James,
00:35:14it's getting late.
00:35:15Can you take the baby to bed?
00:35:17Sure.
00:35:24Don't work too late, okay?
00:35:26I'll call it a night
00:35:27once I finish editing this section.
00:35:31Let me know if you need help with anything.
00:35:33I will.
00:35:36I need to take this.
00:35:45Okay, I got it.
00:35:53Why are you standing?
00:35:54Have a seat.
00:35:56I'm fine.
00:36:02You're sweating.
00:36:03Is it hot in here?
00:36:05A little.
00:36:06Let me just turn the AC on.
00:36:13Elena,
00:36:13everyone in the industry knows
00:36:15you're the absolute best
00:36:16at major client pitches.
00:36:17I really admire you.
00:36:19It feels like no matter
00:36:20what project comes your way,
00:36:21you always nail it.
00:36:23I made a lot of mistakes
00:36:24when I first started in sales.
00:36:26I eventually realized
00:36:27that client relations
00:36:28isn't just about figuring out
00:36:30how to close the deal.
00:36:32It's about knowing
00:36:32what they truly need.
00:36:34But at the end of the day,
00:36:36there's one thing
00:36:36that's absolutely crucial.
00:36:40What's that?
00:36:41You've got to have principles.
00:36:43You can always learn
00:36:44the skills you lack,
00:36:46but once you lose your principles,
00:36:48you won't get very far.
00:36:51Of course.
00:36:56Let me get you a refill.
00:37:03Oh my God!
00:37:04Elena, I'm so sorry!
00:37:05Oh gosh, it's fine.
00:37:11What am I going to do?
00:37:13The Apex pitches tomorrow.
00:37:15This is all my fault.
00:37:17I swear I didn't mean to do that.
00:37:19Let me try to figure something out.
00:37:22Was the proposal only on this laptop?
00:37:24No backups?
00:37:25No backups.
00:37:28With only one night left,
00:37:29even if you start from scratch,
00:37:31there's no way you'll finish in time, right?
00:37:35Megan,
00:37:36you have to represent Harrington
00:37:37at the pitch tomorrow.
00:37:39You should head back and get ready.
00:37:41All right.
00:37:42Elena,
00:37:43I am really so sorry.
00:37:53You can come out now.
00:37:58You can come out now.
00:38:07After how much we looked out for Megan,
00:38:08showing her the rokes,
00:38:10not only does she steal your proposal,
00:38:12but now she purposely sabotages your laptop.
00:38:14All right.
00:38:15Let it go.
00:38:16The final pitch is tomorrow.
00:38:17We're on the clock.
00:38:19The laptop being trashed is no big deal.
00:38:22I bluffed her.
00:38:23I have backups of the proposal.
00:38:32It's been years
00:38:33since the three of us pulled in all night.
00:38:36I want to pitch together.
00:38:37And now we've got babies on the way,
00:38:39yet here we are,
00:38:41back at it.
00:38:43Then let's show them
00:38:44exactly why us veteran employees
00:38:46are worth keeping around.
00:38:49Let's do this, partners.
00:38:53Let's do this.
00:39:07How are we looking?
00:39:09The pitch is perfect.
00:39:11I guarantee we're landing this project.
00:39:13Good.
00:39:14You land this Apex deal
00:39:15and I'll give you a raise.
00:39:17Elena's proposal really is a masterpiece.
00:39:19It's flawless.
00:39:25Emily.
00:39:26We finally meet.
00:39:28I didn't expect you to know my name.
00:39:31I actually have you to thank.
00:39:34Thank me for what?
00:39:36If you hadn't fired Elena,
00:39:38how else would Apex have snagged
00:39:40such a brilliant VP?
00:39:44What exactly does the CEO of Apex
00:39:46have to thank me for?
00:39:48I have no idea.
00:39:56What are they doing here?
00:40:00What are they doing here?
00:40:06You two managed to find jobs too?
00:40:08To be precise,
00:40:10Apex recruited us.
00:40:11Hiring two employees
00:40:12about to go on maternity lever,
00:40:14Apex really has money to burn.
00:40:16Pregnancy doesn't mean
00:40:17we're incapable of doing our jobs.
00:40:19Our salaries might be higher
00:40:20than a new hire's,
00:40:21but the value we bring
00:40:23far outweighs that cost.
00:40:25Without Harrington's platform,
00:40:26where do you think you'd get
00:40:27your clients and experience?
00:40:29The company's clients and reputation
00:40:31were built up year after year
00:40:32by its employees.
00:40:38Amy,
00:40:39don't argue with her.
00:40:40You can't change
00:40:41some people's stubborn mindsets
00:40:42with just a few words.
00:40:43They won't get it
00:40:44until they face the consequences
00:40:45and take a massive hit.
00:40:47Good luck, Emily.
00:40:52David, it's been a while.
00:40:56Elena,
00:40:57I knew you'd be leading
00:40:58the pitch for Harrington.
00:41:00We worked together once before
00:41:01and we've been wondering
00:41:02when we'd get the chance
00:41:03to do it again.
00:41:05There will be plenty
00:41:06of opportunities from now on.
00:41:17How come all these clients
00:41:18are so buddy-buddy with her?
00:41:20She managed their accounts
00:41:21for years.
00:41:22Being this cozy with them,
00:41:24who knows how she actually
00:41:26closed those deals
00:41:27back then?
00:41:28Exactly.
00:41:30By the way,
00:41:31I heard you just had a baby.
00:41:32Congratulations.
00:41:33Congratulations.
00:41:35Thank you.
00:41:36Elena,
00:41:37my wife,
00:41:37also wanted me to thank you.
00:41:39She still remembers
00:41:40the gift you sent
00:41:41when our baby was born.
00:41:42Give her my best.
00:41:45I already fired her
00:41:46and they're still treating her
00:41:48like she's the director.
00:41:50You all probably
00:41:51don't know this,
00:41:52but Elena was actually
00:41:53let go by Harrington.
00:42:02What are you doing?
00:42:03They're about to announce
00:42:04the pitch results.
00:42:05Just let it go.
00:42:06Let's not rock the boat
00:42:06right now.
00:42:11Spoiled little princess.
00:42:12If clients like David
00:42:13find out we fired Elena
00:42:15just because she was pregnant,
00:42:16there's no way in hell
00:42:17they'll ever work with us again.
00:42:18Are we really going to win
00:42:19this today?
00:42:20Don't worry.
00:42:21The data and structure
00:42:22of the proposal
00:42:22are rock solid.
00:42:23We've got this in the bag.
00:42:25Elena has never lost
00:42:26a pitch like this.
00:42:28Elena,
00:42:29the supplier Apex
00:42:30ends up choosing today
00:42:31is definitely going
00:42:32to be Harrington.
00:42:33Quite confident,
00:42:34aren't we?
00:42:36You're about to find out
00:42:37who the real loser is
00:42:38after leaving Harrington.
00:42:42The results aren't even out yet.
00:42:44Don't you think
00:42:44it's a little early
00:42:45to be celebrating?
00:42:46Just wait and see.
00:42:52Thank you to all the companies
00:42:54for participating
00:42:54in Apex's strategic supplier
00:42:56project this year.
00:42:57Based on the overall scores,
00:42:59our top-ranked supplier
00:43:01moving into the final
00:43:02partnership phase is
00:43:03Harrington Medical Supply.
00:43:07Yes!
00:43:08Oh my God!
00:43:11A little firm,
00:43:13like Harrington actually
00:43:14land a huge project
00:43:15from Apex?
00:43:15See that, Elena?
00:43:16Even without you,
00:43:17Harrington can still land Apex.
00:43:20Congratulations.
00:43:21The higher you climb,
00:43:23the harder you fall.
00:43:32Hold on, everyone.
00:43:34The review committee
00:43:35just flogged
00:43:35Harrington's proposal
00:43:36for plagiarism.
00:43:39No.
00:43:40That's impossible.
00:43:42The data and structure
00:43:44in your proposal,
00:43:45even a fake supplier code,
00:43:46match a test draft
00:43:47in Apex's system exactly.
00:43:50We didn't plagiarize?
00:43:55What the hell is going on?
00:43:57It was you!
00:43:59You set us up!
00:44:01Due to integrity
00:44:02and compliance violations,
00:44:04Harrington is disqualified
00:44:05from this round.
00:44:06The partnership will default
00:44:08to the runner-up.
00:44:11Her laptop was trashed.
00:44:13How could she possibly redo
00:44:14the entire pitch
00:44:15in one night?
00:44:17I get it now.
00:44:18The three of them
00:44:18must have pulled it off together.
00:44:21What?
00:44:21Another missed delivery?
00:44:23Emily,
00:44:23why is Northbridge's
00:44:25second batch
00:44:25of surgical supplies
00:44:26delayed again?
00:44:27If you can't even manage
00:44:29a simple delivery,
00:44:30do you even want
00:44:31our business?
00:44:32What?
00:44:33What happened?
00:44:34There was an equipment failure
00:44:36on the production line
00:44:37last night.
00:44:37The factory couldn't
00:44:38fulfill the shipment.
00:44:39Megan!
00:44:39Why am I only hearing
00:44:40about this now?
00:44:42Elena,
00:44:43you've always handled
00:44:43our account.
00:44:44Why is everything
00:44:44such a mess right now?
00:44:45David,
00:44:46that's not something
00:44:46I can explain.
00:44:47Why not?
00:44:48Because I haven't been
00:44:49with Harrington for a month.
00:44:50They fired me.
00:44:51What?
00:44:51They fired you?
00:44:55They fired you?
00:44:57Yes.
00:44:59I'm sorry, David.
00:45:00I just hadn't gotten around
00:45:00to telling you yet.
00:45:04If you told me sooner
00:45:05you were let go,
00:45:06I wouldn't have wasted
00:45:07another second
00:45:08dealing with Harrington.
00:45:09Elena,
00:45:09how on earth
00:45:10could they fire you?
00:45:11Emily felt I lacked
00:45:12the skills and was overpaid.
00:45:14She just didn't think
00:45:15I was worth
00:45:15the overhead anymore.
00:45:18You lacking skills?
00:45:20That's the biggest joke
00:45:21I've heard all year.
00:45:24Since you fired Elena,
00:45:26I want her calling the shots
00:45:27on this delivery mess.
00:45:28Otherwise,
00:45:29get ready to pay the penalty
00:45:30since you guys
00:45:31breached the contract
00:45:31first anyway.
00:45:33David,
00:45:34Harrington has plenty
00:45:35of other capable employees.
00:45:37We don't need Elena
00:45:38to handle every little thing.
00:45:40Do you honestly think
00:45:41we do business with Harrington
00:45:42just for the name
00:45:42on the door?
00:45:43You trust Elena so much,
00:45:45it really makes you wonder
00:45:46if there's something
00:45:48going on between you two
00:45:49behind closed doors.
00:45:50What the hell
00:45:51did you just say?
00:45:53slander her one more time
00:45:55and see what happens!
00:46:03Just ask any of these clients.
00:46:05Everyone in the industry
00:46:06knows what Elena
00:46:07is capable of.
00:46:08When is a project she handled
00:46:09ever gone south?
00:46:10That's right.
00:46:11We've always had
00:46:12complete peace of mind
00:46:13when Ms. Brooks
00:46:14is running things.
00:46:15You've really got a knack
00:46:16for this, Elena.
00:46:17Sweet taking all these clients
00:46:18into taking your side?
00:46:19All I did was fire
00:46:20one overpaid veteran.
00:46:22Is it really necessary
00:46:22for everyone to jump
00:46:23to her defense?
00:46:24Emily,
00:46:25whether Northfield continues
00:46:26doing business with Harrington
00:46:27is entirely up to you!
00:46:29Are you threatening me, David?
00:46:31Emily,
00:46:31calm down.
00:46:32If Richard finds out
00:46:33we alienated all these
00:46:34long-term clients,
00:46:35they'll be hell to pay.
00:46:36The most important thing
00:46:37right now is fixing
00:46:38the delivery issue.
00:46:40David,
00:46:41whatever your demands are,
00:46:42we can discuss them.
00:46:43It's not just Northwidge.
00:46:44We feel the exact same way.
00:46:46You want me to rehire Elena?
00:46:47Do you even need to ask?
00:46:50Elena,
00:46:51since these clients
00:46:52vouch for you so strongly,
00:46:53I can offer you a chance
00:46:54to come back to Harrington.
00:46:55Three-month probationary period
00:46:57at 80% of your previous salary.
00:46:59You're practically begging
00:47:00her to come back?
00:47:01And you want her
00:47:02to take a pay cut?
00:47:03Even now,
00:47:04you still think Elena
00:47:05is the one who needs Harrington?
00:47:07Well,
00:47:08do you want the offer or not?
00:47:09I refuse.
00:47:15Alina,
00:47:16what exactly
00:47:17are you turning down?
00:47:20Harrington being willing
00:47:21to take you back
00:47:22is an opportunity
00:47:23in itself.
00:47:26I don't think Elena
00:47:27needs that kind
00:47:28of opportunity.
00:47:34She is currently
00:47:35the VP of Marketing
00:47:36at Apex.
00:47:37Her position,
00:47:38her team,
00:47:39and her authority
00:47:39are all a step up
00:47:40from what she had
00:47:41at Harrington.
00:47:42As long as Elena
00:47:43wants it,
00:47:44she has a permanent
00:47:45home at Apex.
00:47:47Adrian,
00:47:48I have one more
00:47:48favor to ask.
00:47:50Name it.
00:47:53I'd like the company
00:47:54to hold off
00:47:55on publicly announcing
00:47:56my transition to Apex
00:47:57for the time being.
00:47:59Why is that?
00:48:01I still have some
00:48:02unfinished business
00:48:02with Harrington.
00:48:04It's about time
00:48:05they got what's
00:48:07coming to them.
00:48:08What's your play?
00:48:10I'm going to need
00:48:11you and a few
00:48:11other executives
00:48:12to help me put on
00:48:13a little show.
00:48:15It would be
00:48:16my pleasure.
00:48:19You made VP
00:48:20at Apex?
00:48:21They're at the top
00:48:22of the industry.
00:48:24Apex really struck
00:48:25gold this time.
00:48:26We take our business
00:48:27wherever Elena goes.
00:48:29Exactly.
00:48:31Clients don't just
00:48:32care about the name
00:48:32on the door.
00:48:33They care about
00:48:34the people
00:48:35who actually
00:48:36get things done.
00:48:38Emily,
00:48:39if these clients
00:48:40really follow Elena
00:48:40over to Apex,
00:48:41Richard is going
00:48:42to hold us accountable.
00:48:43We just lost
00:48:43the Apex pitch,
00:48:44got hit with
00:48:45a plagiarism scandal,
00:48:46and if we lose
00:48:47our long-term clients
00:48:48on top of that,
00:48:49the company
00:48:50is in serious trouble.
00:48:52Shut up!
00:48:56Elena,
00:48:57you've been
00:48:58with Harrington
00:48:58for nearly 10 years.
00:49:00You practically
00:49:01helped build
00:49:02this company
00:49:02from the ground up.
00:49:03It's like a home
00:49:04to you.
00:49:05Even if just
00:49:06as a favor
00:49:07to my father,
00:49:08you should reconsider
00:49:09coming back.
00:49:10It's her home
00:49:11when you need her.
00:49:13But where was
00:49:14all this sentiment
00:49:15when you were
00:49:16firing her?
00:49:17This is internal
00:49:18company business.
00:49:18It has nothing
00:49:19to do with any of you.
00:49:23Elena,
00:49:24I am formally inviting
00:49:25you to return
00:49:25to Harrington.
00:49:27So you do know
00:49:28how to ask nicely?
00:49:31Just wait
00:49:32until I lock
00:49:32these clients down,
00:49:33then we'll settle this.
00:49:35Are you willing
00:49:35to consider it now?
00:49:38It's not entirely
00:49:39off the table.
00:49:41You're agreeing
00:49:41to come back?
00:49:47After nearly a decade
00:49:48at Harrington,
00:49:49it'd be a lie
00:49:50to say I have
00:49:51zero attachment
00:49:52to the place.
00:49:53Elena,
00:49:53you're the VP
00:49:54of Apex now.
00:49:56You're under
00:49:57no obligation
00:49:58to clean up
00:49:59your former
00:49:59company's mess.
00:50:01I know.
00:50:03If Harrington
00:50:04can actually
00:50:04sort out
00:50:05their own mess,
00:50:05I wouldn't mind
00:50:06doing them
00:50:06one last favor.
00:50:08So you're willing
00:50:08to come back?
00:50:11I could.
00:50:12But first,
00:50:14get on your knees.
00:50:16Excuse me?
00:50:18You publicly
00:50:19slandered me
00:50:20at the industry gala,
00:50:21accusing me
00:50:21of taking kickbacks,
00:50:23and took shots
00:50:23at my age
00:50:24and competence.
00:50:25Get on your knees
00:50:26and apologize
00:50:26right now,
00:50:27and I'll consider
00:50:28helping Harrington.
00:50:29Elena,
00:50:29you're taking
00:50:30this too far.
00:50:31So,
00:50:32are you kneeling
00:50:33or not?
00:50:36Don't look at me.
00:50:38Wherever Elena goes,
00:50:39that's who we prefer
00:50:39to work with.
00:50:40Exactly.
00:50:42If it's that hard
00:50:43for you,
00:50:44forget it.
00:50:45Elena,
00:50:46you really think
00:50:47Harrington can't survive
00:50:48without you?
00:50:49I refuse to believe
00:50:50I can't handle
00:50:51these clients
00:50:51without you.
00:50:56Emily,
00:50:57you'll come
00:50:57crawling back.
00:51:03Look what you've done!
00:51:05Apex revoked
00:51:05our vendor status.
00:51:06The plagiarism
00:51:07is on our
00:51:08permanent project record,
00:51:09and now the whole
00:51:09industry knows
00:51:10Harrington has
00:51:11an integrity issue!
00:51:12Dad,
00:51:12Elena set us up.
00:51:13She left that proposal
00:51:14behind on purpose.
00:51:15How could she set you up
00:51:16if you hadn't stolen
00:51:17her proposal
00:51:18in the first place?
00:51:19And those clients too,
00:51:20taking her side
00:51:21one by one.
00:51:22I refuse to believe
00:51:23Harrington can't function
00:51:24without her.
00:51:25You still don't get it,
00:51:26do you?
00:51:27The clients
00:51:28trust her
00:51:28because she spent
00:51:29nearly a decade
00:51:30managing those accounts
00:51:31for the company!
00:51:33Dad,
00:51:34she must be running
00:51:35some shady deals
00:51:36with those clients.
00:51:37Why else would they
00:51:38all be taking her side?
00:51:39They're in business
00:51:40with Harrington,
00:51:42not Elena Brooks!
00:51:45Mr. Chairman,
00:51:46we have a situation.
00:51:49The clients
00:51:50are all pulling
00:51:51their contracts.
00:51:58Northbridge and a few
00:51:59other long-term clients
00:52:00just sent notice.
00:52:01They're pausing
00:52:02their renewals
00:52:03and a few are already
00:52:04demanding early termination.
00:52:05Here's the paperwork
00:52:06they sent over.
00:52:11Why?
00:52:12How does losing
00:52:13one single employee
00:52:14do this to the company?
00:52:16Just one employee?
00:52:18She was here
00:52:19for almost a decade.
00:52:20She personally cultivated
00:52:22all of our most
00:52:23important clients
00:52:24from the ground up.
00:52:25You think she was just
00:52:26some high-priced hire?
00:52:27Then why did you agree
00:52:28to let her go
00:52:29in the first place?
00:52:32Because I made
00:52:33the exact same mistake
00:52:34you did.
00:52:35I assumed that
00:52:36with Alina gone,
00:52:37her clients,
00:52:38her expertise,
00:52:39and her team
00:52:40would just stay
00:52:40at Harrington.
00:52:44I thought we were
00:52:45just saving
00:52:45on a fat salary,
00:52:46but we ended up
00:52:47firing the very
00:52:48core of this company.
00:52:50I still don't buy it.
00:52:51Harrington has been
00:52:52in business for years.
00:52:53Are you telling me
00:52:53we're actually going
00:52:54to collapse
00:52:55just because we lost
00:52:55Alina?
00:52:58Cheers!
00:53:00Getting the Apex
00:53:01proposal done
00:53:01was all thanks
00:53:02to you two.
00:53:03Don't say that.
00:53:04If you hadn't
00:53:04gotten us into Apex,
00:53:06we'd probably still
00:53:06be stressing over
00:53:07our next paychecks.
00:53:08Plus, we totally
00:53:10misunderstood you earlier.
00:53:11We thought you knew
00:53:12we were getting the aches.
00:53:13That's all in the past now.
00:53:15Adrian wanted to keep you
00:53:16because you've got
00:53:16the skills,
00:53:17not because I pulled
00:53:18any strings.
00:53:19Well, now the three of us
00:53:20get to work together again.
00:53:21And this time,
00:53:22nobody's tearing us apart.
00:53:25Alicia, do you really think
00:53:26Emily will come begging?
00:53:28She will.
00:53:29With her ego?
00:53:30You think she'd actually
00:53:31swallow her pride?
00:53:33Right now,
00:53:33it's just the clients
00:53:34walking away.
00:53:35Once that last issue
00:53:36blows up,
00:53:37she won't have a choice.
00:53:39What issue?
00:53:42The final nail
00:53:43in the caffin.
00:53:56Understood.
00:53:57We're working on it.
00:53:58We'll get back to you
00:53:58ACAP.
00:54:04A lot of these clients?
00:54:06Elena brought them in herself?
00:54:08Yes.
00:54:09After all her years
00:54:10at Harrington,
00:54:11she built up quite a client roster.
00:54:13Then why didn't you ever tell me?
00:54:15You only asked me
00:54:16to pull the performance reports.
00:54:17You never asked
00:54:18whose accounts
00:54:18these originally were.
00:54:19You knew exactly
00:54:20why I was firing her
00:54:21and you didn't say a word?
00:54:23I assumed you'd already
00:54:24reviewed her file.
00:54:25I had just taken over the company.
00:54:27I didn't have time
00:54:28to dig through employee files.
00:54:29I saw her personal numbers
00:54:31tearing three years in a row
00:54:32while drawing a top-lept salary
00:54:33and figured cutting a high-cost position
00:54:35was a smart move.
00:54:36Turns out,
00:54:37I cut the very core
00:54:38of this company.
00:54:39Emily,
00:54:39Richard signed off on it too.
00:54:41It's not entirely on you.
00:54:43I just took the reins
00:54:44and I've already lost
00:54:44the Apex account.
00:54:45Now our long-term clients
00:54:47are walking.
00:54:47My dad is going to kill me!
00:54:49Right now,
00:54:49priority number one
00:54:50is doing whatever it takes
00:54:51to keep those clients.
00:54:52Leave.
00:54:53And make sure you drop by HR
00:54:55to submit your resignation.
00:54:58What?
00:54:59Get the hell out!
00:55:06Emily,
00:55:06I went back through
00:55:07Alina's old client logs.
00:55:08Go on.
00:55:09Over the years,
00:55:10she regularly handed off
00:55:11the account she closed
00:55:12to Megan, Amy, and Rachel,
00:55:14meaning they got the credit.
00:55:16That's why her personal metrics
00:55:17were consistently dropping.
00:55:19So the performance numbers
00:55:20we were looking at,
00:55:22a lot of that
00:55:22was actually her work?
00:55:24Yes.
00:55:26No wonder.
00:55:27Just looking at the raw data,
00:55:29even my dad thought
00:55:30she was losing her touch.
00:55:32Contact every client
00:55:33threatening to walk right now.
00:55:34Talk to them one by one.
00:55:35We have to stop the bleeding.
00:55:37On it.
00:55:43Emily, this is bad.
00:55:44Look at the news.
00:55:55This is bad, Emily.
00:55:56You need to see the news.
00:56:00How did this blow up so fast?
00:56:02Amy leaked the layoff notices,
00:56:04performance reviews,
00:56:05and benefits documents
00:56:06to the press.
00:56:08Alina must have put her up to this.
00:56:09It's not just a PR nightmare now.
00:56:11Northbridge and several other
00:56:13legacy clients
00:56:13are demanding answers
00:56:14from Harrington.
00:56:15If they keep walking,
00:56:16our cash flow
00:56:17won't last much longer.
00:56:20Alina?
00:56:21She's forcing my hand
00:56:22to make me admit
00:56:23I was wrong.
00:56:29Emily, you're coming with me.
00:56:35Richard?
00:56:37Elena,
00:56:38I haven't officially
00:56:39come by to visit
00:56:40since the baby was born.
00:56:43Just a little something
00:56:44for the baby.
00:56:45You're too kind,
00:56:46but this is way too expensive.
00:56:48I can't accept it.
00:56:51You know we're not just here
00:56:52to see the baby.
00:56:55Come on in.
00:57:01Amy,
00:57:02you're here too.
00:57:16Elena,
00:57:17I admit I was wrong about you.
00:57:19I shouldn't have written you
00:57:20all off as liabilities
00:57:22just because of your age,
00:57:23your salaries,
00:57:24and your pregnancies.
00:57:25Please forgive my ignorance.
00:57:33Emily,
00:57:34you don't have to kneel.
00:57:36Elena,
00:57:36I really never thought
00:57:37things would end up like this.
00:57:39I know you wanted
00:57:40to improve the company,
00:57:42but you viewed senior staff
00:57:43as just high overhead
00:57:44and treated pregnancies
00:57:45and maternity leave
00:57:46like a burden.
00:57:47You thought you could
00:57:48just swap us out
00:57:49for a younger,
00:57:50cheaper crew,
00:57:51and they'd seamlessly
00:57:52take over our clients
00:57:53and our workload.
00:57:54And look where that got you.
00:57:57I already fired Megan.
00:57:59You've always been
00:57:59pretty decisive
00:58:00when it comes to firing people.
00:58:01Use them when you need them,
00:58:03kick them to the curb
00:58:03when you don't.
00:58:09Amy, I'm sorry.
00:58:13Rachel, I'm sorry to you too.
00:58:16Elena, please help Harrington.
00:58:18The company is barely hanging on.
00:58:20Elena,
00:58:21we were in the wrong this time.
00:58:23I'm hoping you can give Harrington
00:58:25one last chance.
00:58:27Fine,
00:58:28but I have conditions.
00:58:30Name them.
00:58:31First,
00:58:32you back pay Amy and Rachel
00:58:34for the paid maternity benefits
00:58:35and insurance coverage
00:58:36you canceled,
00:58:37plus the severance packages
00:58:38they're owed.
00:58:39Consider it done.
00:58:41Second,
00:58:42publicly retract all allegations
00:58:44against my professional integrity
00:58:45and issue a formal statement
00:58:47clarifying I never took
00:58:48any kickbacks.
00:58:50Agreed.
00:58:51Finally,
00:58:51I can talk to David
00:58:53and a few of the legacy clients.
00:58:55I'll do my best to keep them
00:58:56working with Harrington
00:58:57for three months.
00:58:59After those three months,
00:59:00whether you can keep them
00:59:01or lose them
00:59:03is entirely up to you.
00:59:06You aren't coming back
00:59:07to Harrington?
00:59:08Why would I?
00:59:08I'm the VP
00:59:10of strategic accounts
00:59:10at Apex now.
00:59:12And we've joined Apex too.
00:59:14So you never planned
00:59:15on coming back at all?
00:59:16You played me?
00:59:18Emily.
00:59:19I only agreed
00:59:20to help Harrington
00:59:21complete one final
00:59:22client transition.
00:59:24Not to carry the company
00:59:25for you all over again.
00:59:28Richard,
00:59:29this is the last time
00:59:30we do business together.
00:59:34Thank you, Elena.
00:59:34No.
00:59:35No.
00:59:38No.
01:00:08Gracias por ver el video.
01:00:13Gracias por ver el video.
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