Phone Tap: Fire Raymond

We’re calling a woman who's at work to tell her that because her boss is out of town, it’s now HER job to do “boss things” like firing Raymond.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Imagine you work in an office with forty other people
on your team and your boss is out sick, and
they say you're in charge. Pretty cool, yeah, imagining, Oh man,
pretty cool until they say, oh yeah, also, you have
to fire three people today, So good luck, because that's
what I'm about to tell one lady who's filling in.

(00:21):
Will she give the acts to one of her best
friends at work?

Speaker 2 (00:24):
Oh my god, I just wanted them to get along
lunch period.

Speaker 1 (00:27):
Okay, you'll find out how it goes in your phone.
Tap right now. Another on the twenties.

Speaker 2 (00:36):
Hello, this is Mandy.

Speaker 1 (00:38):
No, I'm serious, Harry, and the Henderson stands the test
of time. It's just as funny now as it was
twenty years Hello.

Speaker 2 (00:44):
Hello, okay, many is this Mandy? Yeah?

Speaker 1 (00:48):
Is this Mark up and Corporate?

Speaker 2 (00:50):
Oh hi Mark, how are you?

Speaker 1 (00:52):
I'm good?

Speaker 2 (00:52):
Yeah?

Speaker 1 (00:52):
I know your supervisor Tanya has been out the last
couple of days. She's sick, and you've been kind of
filling in, right he yeah, yeah, no, we hear a
lot of positive things.

Speaker 2 (01:04):
Oh all right, well thank you?

Speaker 1 (01:06):
Yeah, I mean not really. I just know that's the
right thing to say when people do that.

Speaker 3 (01:10):
So I don't know if.

Speaker 1 (01:11):
You're doing great or horrible, but we do appreciate you
doing something.

Speaker 2 (01:14):
I can say that thank you, I think.

Speaker 1 (01:17):
Anyway, the reason for my call is we were gonna
have Tanya do this, but since she's out, you're gonna
need to fire three employees today. Huh, You're gonna need
to fire three people and really doesn't matter who, just
choose whoever.

Speaker 2 (01:33):
So I'm just filling in for her, Like, I'm sure
she could do that when she gets back. That's really cool.

Speaker 1 (01:40):
No, we need it done today. And so since you're
filling in for just knock that out for us. I
have a squash game, so I got to run.

Speaker 2 (01:46):
I just get in touch with her and just let
her do it.

Speaker 1 (01:49):
Well, no, she's sick. I can't do that. That's your job.

Speaker 2 (01:51):
Now. Well I've never done this before. You think that
maybe somebody higher up like yourself or somebody else and
corporate can do this because like I'm.

Speaker 1 (02:03):
Okay, Well no, like that would be awkward. I don't
want those people to hate me.

Speaker 2 (02:08):
I don't want them to hate me either.

Speaker 1 (02:11):
I know, I know, but you'll get over it, all right,
So can you just do it in the next hour
please and report back to me when you're done.

Speaker 2 (02:18):
No, no, no, no, no, don't hang up, don't hang up. Listen.
I cannot do this. Okay, you can't.

Speaker 1 (02:24):
I'm telling you you can do this. I'm giving you
full permission. I don't even care who it is.

Speaker 2 (02:29):
Oh no, no, it.

Speaker 1 (02:32):
Can even be Raymond. I think that would be a
great first choice, Raymond.

Speaker 2 (02:36):
I couldn't lunch with Raymond every day?

Speaker 1 (02:39):
Well yeah, I mean you could still go to lunch
with him, just afterwards. Don't let him back in the building.

Speaker 2 (02:44):
No, I'm sorry, there's no way I can do this.

Speaker 1 (02:46):
Look, Mandy, I don't want to say that your job
is on the line here, but I need somebody to
do this. Come on, I understand your you're feeling uncomfortable.
I can help you do this. We can practice.

Speaker 2 (02:58):
Are you serious?

Speaker 1 (02:59):
Yeah, I'm serious. I believe in you, Mandy. Okay, I'm
gonna be Raymond.

Speaker 2 (03:03):
You be you.

Speaker 1 (03:04):
This is just practice.

Speaker 2 (03:06):
I'm so stressed out. Okay, fine, we as long as
this is just practice, I'll try to do it all right.

Speaker 1 (03:13):
Just practice. Here we go, three, two, one go.

Speaker 2 (03:20):
Raymond?

Speaker 3 (03:22):
Hey, I hey, hold on, I'm almost finished with my
pocket pool session. Oh with them? Just one okay, yeah, sorry,
what do you need.

Speaker 2 (03:35):
Mandy, Raymond doesn't sound like that at all.

Speaker 1 (03:40):
Yeah, Mandy, I know he doesn't sound like that. I'm
just trying to get you off your game. Okay, stay focused,
fire me.

Speaker 2 (03:46):
I'm trying. Okay, you're talking in a weird voice. I
am trying.

Speaker 1 (03:50):
Okay, try harder, go.

Speaker 2 (03:53):
Raymond. I want I want you to know that things
aren't working out right now.

Speaker 3 (04:00):
Uh, You're darn right, they're not working out. I've been
trying to get late with Marcy from accounting for almost
a year now. No play whatsoever.

Speaker 2 (04:09):
He wouldn't say that.

Speaker 1 (04:11):
No, maybe they'll say anything to try and get out
of it. Okay, you gotta stay strong, don't fall for it.

Speaker 2 (04:15):
Fine, Raymond, you need to clean out your desk. You're fired.

Speaker 3 (04:20):
What'd you say to me?

Speaker 2 (04:23):
Okay, that's not appropriate, Raymond. I know that we are friends, but.

Speaker 3 (04:27):
Not a very good friend. Rain frond of me, Marty.

Speaker 2 (04:29):
I'm only trying to cover from Andy. I'm in corporate's
making me do this. I am sorry.

Speaker 3 (04:34):
Oh yeah, okay, fine, Yeah, I'll clean out my desk
right after I tell you this is a prank phone
call from Brook and Jeffrey.

Speaker 2 (04:41):
What.

Speaker 1 (04:42):
I'm sorry Mandy, this is just a joke. Oh what,
I'm not in corporate. My name is Jeffrey from the
radio show Brook and Jeffrey in the Morning.

Speaker 2 (04:54):
Okay, who did this, Raymond?

Speaker 1 (04:58):
You're coworker Raymond.

Speaker 2 (04:59):
He's such a get out.

Speaker 3 (05:01):
I'm serious.

Speaker 1 (05:02):
He's the one that came up with this whole idea.

Speaker 2 (05:07):
I need to change my shirt. Oh my goodness, I'm
profusely sweating right now.

Speaker 3 (05:12):
Yeah, tell me more about what's going on with your shirt.

Speaker 2 (05:17):
You are the old ego wake up every morning with
food tabs weekday mornings on the twenties Brooke and Jeffrey
in the Morning.