Stranded in Paradise

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[beeping]

[beeping stops]

YOU ARE GOING TO PARADISE.

FOR WORK.

IF YOU DON'T GO, I'LL GO.

PLEASE TELL ME:

YOU WON'T SPEND

THE ENTIRE TIME WORKING

AT THE CONFERENCE.

HAVE A LITTLE FUN FOR ME.

NOW, THAT WOULD NOT BE

A GOOD USE:

OF COMPANY RESOURCES,

WOULD IT?

ERIN, WHY IS THIS SO THICK?

IS THIS NON-CONFERENCE OPTIONS?

IN CASE:

YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND.

THINK ABOUT IT, TESS.

THE SUN, THE SAND,

THE OPPORTUNITIES.

ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN.

I'M SO JEALOUS.

DON'T BE.

- YOU WANTED TO SEE ME?

- HEY, CLARA.

HI.

YES, I HAVE SOME BAD NEWS.

REALLY THOUGH,

THIS ISN'T PERSONAL.

- IT FEELS PERSONAL.

- NO, OF COURSE NOT.

I MEAN,

IF THIS WAS UP TO ME,

THIS WOULD:

NEVER EVEN BE HAPPENING.

- I KNOW.

- LISTEN.

RESTRUCTURING A BUSINESS

IS NEVER EASY.

YOU SEE, THEY CALL THESE

TOUGH DECISIONS:

BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST THAT--

TOUGH.

AND YOU'RE THE TOUGHES OF ALL FOR ME.

JUST KNOW THAT.

I THOUGH YOU WERE GROOMING ME

TO BE YOUR REPLACEMEN WHEN YOU GOT YOUR PROMOTION.

I-I AM-- I WAS.

YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON

THAT SHOULD HEAD UP

THIS DEPARTMENT AFTER I LEAVE,

BUT YOU KNOW LEN'S

TAKEN OVER EVERYTHING.

EVERYTHING'S DIFFERENT NOW.

I DON'T LIKE CHANGE.

YOU KNOW, I'M HEADED OVER

TO THE H.R. CONFERENCE

IN A COUPLE DAYS.

OH, YEAH.

THE ONE IN PUERTO RICO.

THESE THINGS:

ARE LIKE GOLD MINES

WHEN IT COMES:

TO FINDING NEW JOBS.

I'M GONNA SEE

WHAT I CAN DIG UP FOR YOU.

THANK YOU, TESS.

I'M GLAD

THAT'S THE LAST ONE.

WE WERE RUNNING OU OF TISSUES.

CAN YOU CALL MONA

AND CONFIRM LUNCH TODAY?

YOU HAVE LUNCH:

WITH YOUR MOTHER

EVERY MONTH:

AT THE SAME RESTAURANT.

YES, WELL, YOU KNOW MONA.

- SHE'S A STICKLER FOR ROUTINE.

- I'LL CALL HER.

I TOLD LEN:

YOU'D BE UP AS SOON

AS YOU WERE DONE

WITH YOUR MEETING.

- OH, THANK YOU.

- ARE YOU GONNA ASK ABOUT THE--

NO, I'M NOT GONNA BE ASKING

ABOUT PROMOTIONS TODAY.

- TESS, UH...

- YES.

MY SCIATICA'S

ACTING UP AGAIN.

I THINK I NEED A NEW DOCTOR.

BUT YOU JUST GO THAT NEW ONE.

YEAH, WELL,

HE'S GREAT AND ALL,

BUT I THINK HE THINKS

I'M A HYPOCHONDRIAC.

TESS, I REALLY NEED

TO TALK TO YOU:

- ABOUT CHANGING MY DEFERRAL.

- YES, YOU DO.

OH, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY

VACATION DAYS I HAVE LEFT?

ROD AND I DECIDED TO TAKE OUR

SECOND HONEYMOON THIS SUMMER.

- CONGRATULATIONS.

- THANK YOU.

I'LL GET THOSE DATES

FOR YOU.

BURT, I NEED YOU TO SET UP

A MEETING WITH ERIN.

I WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY

WHAT PERCENTAGE:

WE NEED TO TAKE OU OF THE BUDGE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WORKS

THE BEST FOR YOU.

BUT DO IT RIGHT AWAY, OKAY?

- THANKS, TESS.

- JEFF, GUESS WHAT?

WHAT?

I FIGURED SOMETHING OU FOR YOU.

- HUH?

- STANDING UP DESK.

NO WAY.

THANKS, TESS.

HEY, LEN. SORRY.

OH, TESS.

PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT.

TIRED?

OH, NO, I JUST HAD MY

CONVERSATION WITH CLARA, SO--

OH, AND HOW DID THAT GO?

IT'S DIFFICULT, YOU KNOW?

THEY ALL ARE.

YEAH, RESTRUCTURING

A COMPANY ISN'T EASY.

THAT'S EXACTLY

WHAT I SAID, OF COURSE.

AND TOUGH DECISIONS

ARE TOUGH:

- FOR A REASON.

- RIGHT.

THAT IS WHY:

WITHOUT QUESTION

YOU ARE THE TOUGHEST ONE OF ALL.

WHEN I TOOK OVER THIS COMPANY,

MY FATHER'S COMPANY,

I KNEW THAT WE HAD TO MAKE

CHANGES FOR CONNOR.COM

TO GO BEYOND:

A LOCAL ONLINE RETAILER.

[clears throat]

WE'RE MORE THAN THAT.

BUT WHILE GOING OVER

THE BOOKS,

I REALIZED THA ALTHOUGH SOME DEPARTMENTS

WOULD HAVE TO ADDRESS

SOME CUTBACKS,

ONE WAS FULLY EXPENDABLE.

"EXPENDABLE"?

IT'S ALL

ABOUT STREAMLINING NOW.

ERIN WILL COME WORK WITH ME,

AND JEFF FROM ACCOUNTING

WILL HANDLE THE MICRO TASKS

SUCH AS PAYROLL, VACATIONS,

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

YEAH.

"BLAH, BLAH, BLAH."

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T HAVE

A COMPANY:

WITHOU A HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, ACTUALLY.

THERE'S ISSUES THAT COME UP

WITH HUMANS DAILY, HOURLY--

WHICH IS WHY:

WE WILL BE HIRING

A H.R. CONSULTANT TO MANAGE

THE MACRO ISSUES, MONTHLY.

BY THE WAY, TESS,

YOU ARE WELCOME:

TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION.

OH, THAT'S GREAT.

I CAN APPLY FOR A POSITION?

HERE AT THIS COMPANY?

THAT I'VE WORKED

FOR FOR 15 YEARS?

YOU KNOW, YOUR FATHER HIRED ME

RIGHT OUT OF BUSINESS SCHOOL.

AND THAT IS EXACTLY

WHY YOUR NAME WOULD GO

IMMEDIATELY:

TO THE TOP OF THE LIST.

DAD ALWAYS SPOKE

VERY HIGHLY OF YOU.

I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND.

THIS IS NOTHING PERSONAL.

- THIS ISN'T HAPPENING.

- IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.

THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING.

I'VE BEEN FIRED.

- I'M SO SORRY, TESS.

- I'M A STRAIGHT "A" STUDENT.

I GOT MY MBA WITH HONORS.

LEN DOESN'T KNOW

WHAT HE'S DOING.

WHAT AM I GONNA:

TELL MY MOTHER?

HEY.

I HAD TO ORDER WITHOUT YOU.

SORRY.

YOU LOOK PALE.

- ARE YOU EATING?

- THANKS.

THERE'S SOME STUFF GOING ON

AT WORK RIGHT NOW AND--

MM-HMM.

LIKE YOUR PROMOTION, I HOPE.

NO.

NO?

DARLING, YOU'VE WORKED THERE

FOREVER.

YOU'VE-- YOU'VE WORKED

YOUR WAY UP FROM SECRETARY.

MOM, IT'S "ASSISTANT."

ASSISTANT, SECRETARY.

WHO CARES?

YOU'RE HEAD OF

HUMAN RESOURCES.

THE NEXT NATURAL STEP IS

VICE PRESIDENT.

LISTEN, RESTRUCTURING

A BUSINESS IS:

REALLY COMPLICATED SOMETIMES,

SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING

- I WANT TO--

- WHICH IS WHY YOUR EXPERIENCE

IS SO VITAL RIGHT NOW.

YOU NEED TO MAKE THAT POIN CLEAR TO THAT "LEN PERSON."

MOTHER--

IN TIMES OF CHAOS,

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT HAS

TO TAKE CHARGE.

I KNOW.

WHEN YOUR FATHER LEF AND YOU WERE JUST A TODDLER,

I COULD HAVE SAT AROUND

AND WATCHED SOAP OPERAS

AND CRIED.

BUT NO.

YOU KNOW WHAT I DID?

I GOT THREE JOBS,

I RAISED YOU,

AND I DIDN'T TAKE

A PENNY FROM ANYONE--

NOT FEDERAL, NOT FAMILY.

- YOU KNOW I'M RIGHT.

- MOTHER--

- NO. NO, AH, AH, AH, AH, AH.

- IF YOU CAN--

EXCUSES ARE FOR PEOPLE

WHO DON'T SUCCEED.

YOU SUCCEED 'CAUSE

THAT'S THE WAY I RAISED YOU.

RIGHT?

OKAY, YOU HAVE TO TAKE--

- CHARGE.

- EXACTLY.

YOU'LL FIND A WAY.

YOU ALWAYS DO.

[not audible]

I GOT IT.

[tires squeal]

MY SHOES...HERE?

MA'AM, IS THIS YOURS?

OH, THAT'S OKAY.

THAT'S OKAY.

I JUST NEED MY SHOES, PLEASE.

COULD YOU GET MY SHOES?

DID YOU SEE:

- WHERE MY SHOES WENT?

- NO, SORRY.

DID ANYONE SEE MY SHOES?

I JUST CAME OVER HERE,

AND NOW MY SHOES ARE GONE.

[calls indistinctly]

HI! HI!

MS. NELSON, DIDN'T THINK

YOU WERE GONNA MAKE IT.

- OH.

- THERE YOU GO.

EXCUSE ME.

THANK YOU.

OH, SORRY.

OH, WAIT, HERE.

LET ME HELP.

- OH, NO, THANK YOU.

- I GOT IT.

- OKAY?

- YEAH, IT'S--

- THANKS.

- MM-HMM.

- EXCUSE ME.

- SORRY, THAT'S MY SEAT.

THAT'S MINE.

[clears throat]

I ALWAYS HAVE THE WINDOW.

YEAH, THAT ONE, IT'S MINE.

I DON'T WANT TO FALL ASLEEP

ON SOME STRANGER,

- SO I JUST LEAN AGAINST THE--

- YEAH, ME TOO.

THAT'S WHY I ALWAYS PICK

THE WINDOW,

- BUT THIS IS MINE.

- OH, YEAH.

BUT THAT'S MY WINDOW SEAT.

JUST IN CASE I WANT TO LOOK OU AT THE OCEAN OR--

- PRETTY SURE.

- I'M QUITE S--

YEAH, I'M QUITE SURE.

- IT DOES--

- SEE, THAT SAYS "A."

IT DOES SAY "A."

THAT'S THE WINDOW.

YEAH, IT'S OKAY.

YOU CAN JUST GET UP.

OF ROW 23.

THIS IS 22.

THAT'S YOU.

YOU GET A WINDOW.

[chuckles]

I'M SORRY.

EXCUSE ME.

THAT'S MY SEAT.

SORRY.

THIS HAS BEEN:

A ROUGH 24 HOURS, SO--

FOR ME.

WHERE'S MY CELL PHONE?

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