1 00:03:03,396 --> 00:03:07,594 This is what I get in return for 30 years of service for my company? 2 00:03:07,901 --> 00:03:10,563 And they send some yo-yo like you in here 3 00:03:10,637 --> 00:03:13,105 to try to tell me that I'm out of a job? 4 00:03:13,173 --> 00:03:15,266 They should be telling you you're out of a job. 5 00:03:15,342 --> 00:03:19,472 You have a lot of gall coming in here and firing your number one producer. 6 00:03:19,546 --> 00:03:20,706 And then you're going to go home tomorrow 7 00:03:20,780 --> 00:03:22,714 and make more money than you've ever made in your life, 8 00:03:22,782 --> 00:03:24,943 and I'm going to go home without a pay check. Fuck you. 9 00:03:25,018 --> 00:03:27,282 I just... I guess you leave me dumbfounded. 10 00:03:27,354 --> 00:03:29,322 I don't know where this is coming from. 11 00:03:29,389 --> 00:03:31,016 How am I supposed to go back as a man 12 00:03:31,091 --> 00:03:33,286 and explain this to my wife that I lost my job? 13 00:03:33,693 --> 00:03:35,422 On a stress level, 14 00:03:35,495 --> 00:03:39,431 I've heard that losing your job is like a death in the family. 15 00:03:40,333 --> 00:03:43,325 But personally, I feel more like 16 00:03:44,571 --> 00:03:49,065 the people I worked with were my family and I died. 17 00:03:49,209 --> 00:03:53,669 I can't afford to be unemployed. I have a house payment. I have children. 18 00:03:54,247 --> 00:03:56,715 I don't know how you can live with yourself, 19 00:03:56,783 --> 00:04:00,116 but I'm sure that you'll find a way while the rest of us are suffering. 20 00:04:00,186 --> 00:04:02,279 Who the fuck are you, man? 21 00:04:03,390 --> 00:04:06,018 Excellent question. Who the fuck am I? 22 00:04:06,593 --> 00:04:08,823 Poor Steve has worked here for 7 years. 23 00:04:09,095 --> 00:04:13,293 He's never had a meeting with me before or passed me in the hall 24 00:04:13,366 --> 00:04:15,391 or told me a story in the break room. 25 00:04:15,468 --> 00:04:16,992 And that's because I don't work here. 26 00:04:17,070 --> 00:04:20,471 I work for another company that lends me out to pussies like Steve's boss 27 00:04:20,540 --> 00:04:22,940 who don't have the balls to sack their own employees, 28 00:04:23,009 --> 00:04:24,806 and in some cases, for good reason. 29 00:04:24,878 --> 00:04:28,177 Because people do crazy shit when they get fired. 30 00:04:32,752 --> 00:04:34,720 Did I do something wrong? 31 00:04:34,821 --> 00:04:36,982 I mean, is there something I could do differently here? 32 00:04:37,057 --> 00:04:39,389 This is not an assessment of your productivity. 33 00:04:39,459 --> 00:04:42,053 You gotta try not to take this personally. 34 00:04:42,495 --> 00:04:44,224 ''Don't take it personally.'' 35 00:04:44,297 --> 00:04:47,266 Steven, I want you to review this packet. 36 00:04:47,334 --> 00:04:51,100 Take it seriously. I think you're gonna find a lot of good answers in here. 37 00:04:51,171 --> 00:04:53,799 I'm sure this is gonna be very helpful, a packet. 38 00:04:53,873 --> 00:04:56,034 Thank you. A packet. 39 00:04:59,813 --> 00:05:02,714 Well, anybody who ever built an empire or changed the world 40 00:05:02,782 --> 00:05:05,080 sat where you are right now. 41 00:05:05,151 --> 00:05:08,518 And it's because they sat there they were able to do it. 42 00:05:08,588 --> 00:05:10,351 That's the truth. 43 00:05:16,596 --> 00:05:18,826 I'm gonna need your keycard. 44 00:05:21,201 --> 00:05:22,498 Great. Okay. 45 00:05:22,569 --> 00:05:25,868 Now, I want you to take the day, go get together your personal things, 46 00:05:25,939 --> 00:05:29,272 and then tomorrow, you get yourself some exercise. 47 00:05:29,342 --> 00:05:30,809 You go out for a jog, 48 00:05:30,877 --> 00:05:35,041 you give yourself some routines, and pretty soon you find your legs. 49 00:05:35,649 --> 00:05:36,980 How do I get in touch with you? 50 00:05:37,250 --> 00:05:39,150 Don't worry, we'll be in touch with you soon. 51 00:05:39,219 --> 00:05:41,346 This is just the beginning. 52 00:05:42,455 --> 00:05:44,616 I'll never see Steve again. 53 00:06:02,809 --> 00:06:03,935 Thank you. 54 00:06:04,144 --> 00:06:06,169 To know me is to fly with me. 55 00:06:06,246 --> 00:06:08,237 This is where I live. 56 00:06:11,351 --> 00:06:14,377 When I run my card, the system automatically prompts the desk clerk 57 00:06:14,454 --> 00:06:16,513 to greet me with this exact statement. 58 00:06:17,323 --> 00:06:19,188 Pleasure to see you again, Mr. Bingham. 59 00:06:19,259 --> 00:06:20,590 It's these kinds of systemized, 60 00:06:20,660 --> 00:06:23,652 friendly touches that keep my world in orbit. 61 00:06:58,965 --> 00:07:01,263 All the things you probably hate about traveling, 62 00:07:01,334 --> 00:07:05,361 the recycled air, the artificial lighting, the digital juice dispensers, 63 00:07:05,438 --> 00:07:09,067 the cheap sushi, are warm reminders that I'm home. 64 00:07:22,789 --> 00:07:24,780 Do you want the cancer? 65 00:07:27,260 --> 00:07:29,626 -The what? -Do you want the cancer? 66 00:07:29,696 --> 00:07:31,254 The cancer? 67 00:07:31,765 --> 00:07:33,562 The can, sir? 68 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,468 No. I'm fine, thank you. 69 00:07:59,159 --> 00:08:01,127 How much does your life weigh? 70 00:08:02,996 --> 00:08:05,897 Imagine for a second that you're carrying a backpack. 71 00:08:05,965 --> 00:08:08,627 I want you to feel the straps on your shoulders. 72 00:08:09,135 --> 00:08:10,625 Feel them? 73 00:08:11,471 --> 00:08:14,804 Now I want you to pack it with all the stuff that you have in your life. 74 00:08:14,874 --> 00:08:18,469 You start with the little things, the things on shelves and in drawers, 75 00:08:18,545 --> 00:08:21,139 the knickknacks, the collectibles. 76 00:08:21,447 --> 00:08:23,813 Feel the weight as that adds up. 77 00:08:23,883 --> 00:08:25,680 Then you start adding larger stuff, 78 00:08:25,752 --> 00:08:29,848 clothes, tabletop appliances, lamps, linens, 79 00:08:30,423 --> 00:08:31,981 your TV. 80 00:08:32,525 --> 00:08:34,186 The backpack should be getting pretty heavy now. 81 00:08:34,260 --> 00:08:35,887 And you go bigger. 82 00:08:35,962 --> 00:08:39,989 Your couch, bed, your kitchen table. Stuff it all in there. 83 00:08:40,066 --> 00:08:42,159 Your car, get it in there. 84 00:08:42,502 --> 00:08:46,996 Your home, whether it's a studio apartment or a 2-bedroom house, 85 00:08:47,073 --> 00:08:50,167 I want you to stuff it all into that backpack. 86 00:08:52,212 --> 00:08:53,873 Now try to walk. 87 00:08:55,882 --> 00:08:57,782 It's kind of hard, isn't it? 88 00:08:58,518 --> 00:09:00,486 This is what we do to ourselves on a daily basis. 89 00:09:00,553 --> 00:09:03,386 We weigh ourselves down until we can't even move. 90 00:09:03,456 --> 00:09:06,755 And make no mistake, moving is living. 91 00:09:07,627 --> 00:09:10,152 Now, I'm gonna set that backpack on fire. 92 00:09:10,230 --> 00:09:13,131 What do you want to take out of it? Photos? 93 00:09:13,766 --> 00:09:15,393 Photos are for people who can't remember. 94 00:09:15,468 --> 00:09:18,164 Drink some ginkgo and let the photos burn. 95 00:09:18,571 --> 00:09:24,100 In fact, let everything burn and imagine waking up tomorrow with nothing. 96 00:09:26,079 --> 00:09:28,707 It's kind of exhilarating, isn't it? 97 00:09:35,855 --> 00:09:37,686 Welcome back, Mr. Bingham. 98 00:09:47,500 --> 00:09:48,592 Ryan Bingham's office. 99 00:09:48,668 --> 00:09:50,898 You put me in a Dodge Stratus in Kansas City. 100 00:09:50,970 --> 00:09:52,961 They were completely out of all full-size sedans. 101 00:09:53,039 --> 00:09:54,131 -Did you try... -Yes. 102 00:09:54,207 --> 00:09:55,902 I reminded them of your remarkable 103 00:09:55,975 --> 00:09:58,034 No.1 Gold Club status and years in the program. 104 00:09:58,111 --> 00:10:01,308 They are literally moving mountains to see you in a Sebring. 105 00:10:01,748 --> 00:10:03,579 Fair enough. Any other messages? 106 00:10:03,650 --> 00:10:04,810 Your sister Kara called. 107 00:10:04,884 --> 00:10:07,284 Needs to speak urgently about your sister's wedding. 108 00:10:07,353 --> 00:10:10,618 I told her you were mid-air and not even I knew your final destination. 109 00:10:10,957 --> 00:10:12,481 -Well done. -And you got an invitation 110 00:10:12,558 --> 00:10:14,549 to speak at Goalquest in Vegas. 111 00:10:16,229 --> 00:10:17,355 Goalquest 20? 112 00:10:17,597 --> 00:10:21,033 Every once in a while, I do speaking engagements, motivational kind of stuff. 113 00:10:21,100 --> 00:10:24,729 But Goalquest? We're talking major Tony Robbins shit. 114 00:10:25,004 --> 00:10:26,869 It's got a hologram on it. 115 00:10:26,940 --> 00:10:29,568 They're calling it Dos Equis. 116 00:10:29,642 --> 00:10:30,734 All right, I'll check in. 117 00:10:30,810 --> 00:10:33,506 -Hold on. I've got Craig Gregory for you. -Wait... 118 00:10:33,579 --> 00:10:34,705 Fuck. 119 00:10:35,615 --> 00:10:37,583 How is my little road warrior? 120 00:10:37,650 --> 00:10:40,813 Hey, 20 minutes from boarding into a world of bliss. 121 00:10:40,887 --> 00:10:43,048 Real good numbers out of Phoenix, Ry guy. 122 00:10:43,122 --> 00:10:44,987 Hey, you know that Big Auto is about to cut 123 00:10:45,058 --> 00:10:46,650 another 10K before the end of the month? 124 00:10:46,793 --> 00:10:48,488 -No kidding. -Yeah. Christmas came early. 125 00:10:48,561 --> 00:10:50,256 I wish I could have you in about 5 places at once, 126 00:10:50,330 --> 00:10:52,161 but I do need you back here in Omaha by the end of week. 127 00:10:52,265 --> 00:10:53,994 -All right? -I thought you needed me everywhere. 128 00:10:54,167 --> 00:10:57,295 Well, you know, we got something real big here, a real game changer. 129 00:10:57,370 --> 00:10:58,632 What are we talking about here? 130 00:10:58,705 --> 00:11:04,439 You'll see. Today I took my first crap in 2 weeks, hallelujah. 131 00:11:04,510 --> 00:11:07,280 -That's me hanging up on you. -Great, love that sound. 132 00:11:27,367 --> 00:11:29,392 Are you satisfied with Maestro? 133 00:11:32,739 --> 00:11:34,263 Yeah, I am. 134 00:11:34,974 --> 00:11:37,306 A little stingy with their miles. I like Hertz. 135 00:11:37,377 --> 00:11:39,572 No, Hertz keeps its vehicles too long. 136 00:11:39,645 --> 00:11:42,478 If a car has over 20,000 miles, I won't drive it. 137 00:11:43,282 --> 00:11:46,740 Maestro doesn't instant checkout. I like to park and go. 138 00:11:46,819 --> 00:11:48,616 Hertz doesn't guarantee navigation. 139 00:11:48,688 --> 00:11:50,849 It's funny. You don't seem like a girl who needs directions. 140 00:11:50,923 --> 00:11:54,950 I hate asking for directions. That's why I get a nav. 141 00:11:57,196 --> 00:11:59,892 That new outfit, Colonial, isn't bad. 142 00:12:02,001 --> 00:12:03,662 -Is that a joke? -Yes. 143 00:12:03,736 --> 00:12:07,194 -Because their kiosk placement blows. -They never have available upgrades. 144 00:12:07,273 --> 00:12:09,036 Basically, it's a fleet of shit-boxes. 145 00:12:09,108 --> 00:12:11,542 I don't know how they're still in business. 146 00:12:11,611 --> 00:12:13,704 -I'm Ryan. -I'm Alex. 147 00:12:18,851 --> 00:12:19,977 Maplewood card. 148 00:12:20,053 --> 00:12:22,544 How dare you bring that into this palace? 149 00:12:22,622 --> 00:12:24,283 Hilton offers equal value and better food, 150 00:12:24,357 --> 00:12:26,552 but the Maplewood gives out warm cookies at check-in. 151 00:12:26,626 --> 00:12:27,854 They got you with the cookies, did they? 152 00:12:27,927 --> 00:12:30,020 Yeah. I'm a sucker for simulated hospitality. 153 00:12:30,096 --> 00:12:31,723 You know, there's an industry term for that. 154 00:12:31,798 --> 00:12:35,325 It's a mixture of ''faux'' and ''homey.'' ''Faumey.'' 155 00:12:36,602 --> 00:12:38,001 My God. 156 00:12:38,071 --> 00:12:40,562 I wasn't sure this actually existed. 157 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:42,574 This is the American Airlines... 158 00:12:42,642 --> 00:12:44,906 It's a Concierge Key, yeah. 159 00:12:48,848 --> 00:12:51,783 -What is that, carbon fiber? -Graphite. 160 00:12:51,851 --> 00:12:53,250 God, I love the weight. 161 00:12:53,319 --> 00:12:55,412 I was pretty excited the day that bad boy came in. 162 00:12:55,488 --> 00:12:57,251 Yeah. I'll say. 163 00:12:57,323 --> 00:12:59,553 I put up pretty pedestrian numbers. 164 00:12:59,625 --> 00:13:01,820 60 thou a year, domestic. 165 00:13:02,462 --> 00:13:04,794 -That's not bad. -Don't patronize me. 166 00:13:04,864 --> 00:13:06,627 -What's your total? -It's a personal question. 167 00:13:06,699 --> 00:13:08,257 -Please. -And we hardly know each other. 168 00:13:08,334 --> 00:13:11,826 Come on. Show some hubris. Come on, impress me. 169 00:13:13,639 --> 00:13:16,039 -I bet it's huge. -You have no idea. 170 00:13:16,509 --> 00:13:17,874 How big? 171 00:13:18,044 --> 00:13:19,978 What is it, this big? 172 00:13:20,513 --> 00:13:22,481 -This big? -I don't want to brag. 173 00:13:22,548 --> 00:13:24,482 Come on! Come on. 174 00:13:24,984 --> 00:13:28,818 Let's just say I have a number in mind. I haven't hit it yet. 175 00:13:31,958 --> 00:13:33,721 This is pretty fucking sexy. 176 00:13:33,793 --> 00:13:36,318 Hope it doesn't cheapen our relationship. 177 00:13:36,829 --> 00:13:39,059 We're 2 people who get turned on by elite status. 178 00:13:39,132 --> 00:13:41,430 I think cheap is our starting point. 179 00:13:41,501 --> 00:13:43,731 There's nothing cheap about loyalty. 180 00:13:47,340 --> 00:13:51,174 So, we came up with this master plan, which was for me 181 00:13:51,978 --> 00:13:56,438 to put gauze, to put bandages on both my hands. 182 00:13:57,083 --> 00:13:58,880 Then we got on the plane, 183 00:13:58,951 --> 00:14:02,318 transatlantic, flying to Zurich. 184 00:14:02,822 --> 00:14:04,619 Walked up... Waited till it was dark, 185 00:14:04,690 --> 00:14:07,215 and walked up to the bathroom with her. 186 00:14:07,293 --> 00:14:09,955 Everybody was watching the movie, and I was like... 187 00:14:10,029 --> 00:14:11,758 Opened up, went inside. 188 00:14:11,831 --> 00:14:13,389 She opened the door for me, 189 00:14:13,466 --> 00:14:15,297 and came in like she was gonna help me. 190 00:14:15,368 --> 00:14:17,666 And then, you know, we gave it our best shot. It wasn't great. 191 00:14:17,737 --> 00:14:19,568 But it was fun. It was tricky. 192 00:14:19,639 --> 00:14:21,834 -Give me some details. -Well, it's not so easy. 193 00:14:21,908 --> 00:14:24,706 -Have you ever tried it? It's not so easy. -Yes, I have. 194 00:14:26,579 --> 00:14:28,376 -Really? -Really. 195 00:14:34,086 --> 00:14:36,179 -You've done that? -I have done that. 196 00:14:36,722 --> 00:14:38,417 On a transatlantic flight? 197 00:14:38,491 --> 00:14:41,426 On a domestic flight. Regional, actually. 198 00:14:41,494 --> 00:14:43,291 -Like nighttime? -No, like daytime. 199 00:14:43,362 --> 00:14:45,227 -You... -What? 200 00:14:45,598 --> 00:14:46,758 I mean, how do you do that? 201 00:14:46,832 --> 00:14:48,823 I'm really flexible. 202 00:14:53,005 --> 00:14:54,267 Look. 203 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:02,671 I should throw these out. 204 00:15:06,419 --> 00:15:08,887 We can always use that room with the ice machine. 205 00:15:08,955 --> 00:15:10,354 Here, look. 206 00:15:26,639 --> 00:15:29,005 Good call on that towel rack. 207 00:15:29,075 --> 00:15:31,475 I like how you burritoed me in the sofa cushions. 208 00:15:31,544 --> 00:15:33,273 I was improvising. 209 00:15:33,946 --> 00:15:36,414 Shame we didn't make it to the closet. 210 00:15:37,383 --> 00:15:39,510 -We got to do this again. -Yeah. 211 00:15:44,890 --> 00:15:48,690 All right, I'm in Newark on the 12th, Modesto on the 13th, 212 00:15:49,395 --> 00:15:51,363 Oklahoma City on the 15th. 213 00:15:51,430 --> 00:15:54,797 Any Southwest? I'll be swinging by Albuquerque week of the 16th. 214 00:15:54,867 --> 00:15:56,664 No, but I'll be in Florida on the 20th. 215 00:15:56,736 --> 00:15:58,761 -Fort Lauderdale? -Miami. 216 00:15:59,171 --> 00:16:00,832 -That's nothing. -40 minutes. 217 00:16:11,550 --> 00:16:14,815 I should probably go back to my room so I can wake up in my bed. 218 00:16:14,887 --> 00:16:17,321 I think that would be the ladylike thing to do. 219 00:16:25,364 --> 00:16:27,059 Nice meeting you. 220 00:16:27,366 --> 00:16:28,890 A pleasure. 221 00:17:03,736 --> 00:17:06,466 -Hello? -Hey, Ryan, how you holding up? 222 00:17:06,539 --> 00:17:10,270 Every family has the one person who keeps the genealogy in check. 223 00:17:10,343 --> 00:17:12,504 That's my sister Kara, the glue. 224 00:17:12,878 --> 00:17:15,108 Fine. You and the kids? 225 00:17:15,681 --> 00:17:19,276 Missy's outstanding, Matthew made varsity. How's the road? 226 00:17:19,352 --> 00:17:21,980 -Couldn't be better. -Good. So, Ryan? 227 00:17:23,055 --> 00:17:24,044 Yeah? 228 00:17:24,123 --> 00:17:25,556 I didn't even want to have to ask you this 229 00:17:25,624 --> 00:17:28,787 because I know how you are about doing things for others, 230 00:17:28,861 --> 00:17:31,489 but we're coming up on 3 weeks to go to Julie's wedding 231 00:17:31,564 --> 00:17:33,555 and there's something we could really use your help on. 232 00:17:33,632 --> 00:17:34,656 Yeah? 233 00:17:34,734 --> 00:17:36,429 We've been sending people these kits 234 00:17:36,502 --> 00:17:39,096 so they can print out photos of Julie and Jim on cardboard 235 00:17:39,171 --> 00:17:41,662 and then take photos of them in interesting places, 236 00:17:41,741 --> 00:17:43,470 kind of like that gnome in the French movie. 237 00:17:43,542 --> 00:17:44,566 Why? 238 00:17:45,244 --> 00:17:47,712 Because it's Julie's wedding and she thinks it would be fun. 239 00:17:47,780 --> 00:17:50,305 -Does it matter why? -How is Julie? 240 00:17:50,516 --> 00:17:52,313 Would you call her? She thinks you've turned to butter. 241 00:17:52,385 --> 00:17:54,580 You're awfully isolated the way you live. 242 00:17:54,653 --> 00:17:56,450 Isolated? I'm surrounded. 243 00:17:56,522 --> 00:17:59,013 So, your assistant said you were gonna be in Vegas. 244 00:17:59,091 --> 00:18:00,115 Did he? 245 00:18:00,192 --> 00:18:04,060 Can you get a photo of the cutout in front of the Luxor pyramid? 246 00:18:04,130 --> 00:18:06,121 The place is a shithole. Nobody stays there. 247 00:18:06,766 --> 00:18:09,030 Jesus, Ryan, I'm not asking you to check in. 248 00:18:09,101 --> 00:18:11,228 Can you just take a stupid photo? 249 00:18:11,871 --> 00:18:13,566 I'll try my best. 250 00:18:13,939 --> 00:18:16,339 Thank you for trying your best. 251 00:18:35,227 --> 00:18:38,526 Last year, I spent 322 days on the road, 252 00:18:38,597 --> 00:18:42,055 which means I had to spend 43 miserable days at home. 253 00:19:06,492 --> 00:19:08,119 Hey, neighbor. 254 00:19:08,394 --> 00:19:09,793 Hey. Hi! 255 00:19:10,529 --> 00:19:13,020 Hi. Hey, I signed for this while you were gone. 256 00:19:13,232 --> 00:19:14,699 Thanks. 257 00:19:15,968 --> 00:19:18,198 -I hope it wasn't too much of a bother. -Nah. 258 00:19:24,376 --> 00:19:28,403 Yeah, it's my sister. I haven't met the guy yet. They're getting married. 259 00:19:28,881 --> 00:19:30,906 -Lots of luck. -I know, right? 260 00:19:31,383 --> 00:19:34,443 What are you doing tonight? You wanna come over later? 261 00:19:37,256 --> 00:19:39,087 I've started seeing somebody. 262 00:19:39,925 --> 00:19:41,756 Okay. Great. 263 00:19:43,596 --> 00:19:45,291 Hey, it's good to see you. 264 00:19:46,131 --> 00:19:49,532 -You, too. -It seems like it's been a while this time. 265 00:20:04,016 --> 00:20:05,176 Okay. 266 00:20:07,486 --> 00:20:09,886 I am just... I'm thrilled that everyone's back under one roof. 267 00:20:09,955 --> 00:20:11,081 Welcome home, boys. 268 00:20:11,423 --> 00:20:13,482 I know there's been a lot of whispering about why we're here, 269 00:20:13,559 --> 00:20:17,928 so let me jump right in. Retailers are down 20%. 270 00:20:17,997 --> 00:20:20,431 Auto industry is in the dump. 271 00:20:20,499 --> 00:20:22,831 Housing market doesn't have a heartbeat. 272 00:20:22,902 --> 00:20:26,201 It is one of the worst times on record for America. 273 00:20:27,373 --> 00:20:29,773 This is our moment. 274 00:20:31,243 --> 00:20:34,406 Now, last summer, we received a dynamite young woman here 275 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:36,209 from Cornell, 276 00:20:36,282 --> 00:20:39,740 and she had some pretty big ideas that she challenged me with. 277 00:20:39,818 --> 00:20:42,343 And my first reaction was, ''Who does this kid think that she is?'' 278 00:20:42,421 --> 00:20:44,719 But after I gave it a listen, she really knocked me out. 279 00:20:44,790 --> 00:20:48,658 So, with a peek into our future, Natalie Keener. 280 00:20:51,964 --> 00:20:55,058 If there's one word I want to leave you with today, it's this. 281 00:20:58,070 --> 00:20:59,367 ''Glocal''? 282 00:21:00,906 --> 00:21:02,203 Glocal. 283 00:21:02,608 --> 00:21:05,475 Our global must become local. 284 00:21:06,779 --> 00:21:11,546 This company keeps 23 people on the road at least 250 days a year. 285 00:21:12,217 --> 00:21:14,845 It's expensive, and it's inefficient. 286 00:21:15,220 --> 00:21:18,121 When I came to Craig 3 months ago with this, 287 00:21:18,190 --> 00:21:22,786 he told me, and quite astutely, it's only a problem if you have a solution. 288 00:21:22,861 --> 00:21:25,921 Well, today I stand before you with just that. 289 00:21:27,499 --> 00:21:31,230 You all know Ned in reception. Today I'm gonna fire Ned. 290 00:21:32,605 --> 00:21:35,768 Sorry, Ned. I'm sure HR will hire you back this afternoon. 291 00:21:35,841 --> 00:21:37,638 We'll see about that. 292 00:21:38,344 --> 00:21:42,576 Now Ned could be any employee in any one of our clients' locations worldwide. 293 00:21:42,648 --> 00:21:44,775 Strategy packets will be shipped in advance. 294 00:21:44,850 --> 00:21:45,874 Ned would be given a seat 295 00:21:45,951 --> 00:21:48,852 and find one of our transition specialists waiting for him. 296 00:21:49,989 --> 00:21:52,890 Mr. Laskin, the reason we're having this conversation 297 00:21:52,958 --> 00:21:55,051 is your position is no longer available. 298 00:21:55,127 --> 00:21:57,391 I don't understand. I'm fired? 299 00:21:57,463 --> 00:21:59,795 Hearing the words ''you've been let go'' is never easy. 300 00:21:59,865 --> 00:22:02,299 Change is always scary, but consider the following. 301 00:22:02,368 --> 00:22:04,666 Anybody who ever built an empire or changed the world 302 00:22:04,737 --> 00:22:05,829 sat where you are now. 303 00:22:05,904 --> 00:22:08,896 And it's because they sat there that they were able to do it. 304 00:22:08,974 --> 00:22:10,669 That's my fucking line. 305 00:22:10,743 --> 00:22:12,608 But what happens now? 306 00:22:12,678 --> 00:22:14,168 This is the first step of a process 307 00:22:14,246 --> 00:22:16,373 that will end with you in a new job that fulfills you. 308 00:22:16,448 --> 00:22:18,279 Yeah. But how does it work? 309 00:22:18,350 --> 00:22:20,215 I want you to take the packet in front of you. 310 00:22:20,285 --> 00:22:23,516 Review it. All the answers you're looking for are inside. 311 00:22:23,589 --> 00:22:25,216 Start filling out the necessary information, 312 00:22:25,290 --> 00:22:28,020 and before you know it, you'll be on your way to new opportunities. 313 00:22:28,093 --> 00:22:30,323 Now, Ned, I need you to go back to your desk 314 00:22:30,396 --> 00:22:32,091 and start putting together your things. 315 00:22:32,164 --> 00:22:35,895 As a favor to me, I'd appreciate it if you didn't spread the news just yet. 316 00:22:35,968 --> 00:22:37,663 Panic doesn't help anyone. 317 00:22:38,303 --> 00:22:39,827 I understand. 318 00:22:40,939 --> 00:22:42,736 Give it up for Ned. 319 00:22:47,012 --> 00:22:50,504 You can start the morning in Boston, stop in Dallas over lunch, 320 00:22:50,582 --> 00:22:52,447 and finish the day in San Francisco, 321 00:22:52,918 --> 00:22:54,613 all for the price of a T1 line. 322 00:22:55,154 --> 00:22:58,419 Our inflated travel budget is eviscerated by 85%. 323 00:22:58,724 --> 00:23:01,852 And more importantly to you guys on the road, 324 00:23:01,927 --> 00:23:04,259 no more Christmases in a hotel in Tulsa, 325 00:23:04,329 --> 00:23:06,627 no more hours lost to weather delays. 326 00:23:06,699 --> 00:23:08,690 You get to come home. 327 00:23:12,004 --> 00:23:13,596 Tell me you're not taking this seriously. 328 00:23:14,339 --> 00:23:16,466 That's why I brought the entire company in from the road, 329 00:23:16,542 --> 00:23:18,066 because we're not taking it seriously. 330 00:23:18,143 --> 00:23:21,169 There is a methodology to what I do. There is a reason why it works. 331 00:23:21,246 --> 00:23:23,237 Coke and IBM have been doing this for years, all right. 332 00:23:23,315 --> 00:23:24,873 Are you familiar with them? 333 00:23:24,950 --> 00:23:26,042 Now just like anything else, you know, 334 00:23:26,118 --> 00:23:27,745 it's gonna take a few months of sort of transition 335 00:23:27,820 --> 00:23:29,913 and then everybody is gonna settle in. 336 00:23:29,988 --> 00:23:31,182 Who are you taking off the road? 337 00:23:31,256 --> 00:23:33,520 How are you not getting this? You're grounded. 338 00:23:33,592 --> 00:23:35,890 Everybody's grounded. It's done. 339 00:23:35,961 --> 00:23:39,488 What we do here is brutal, and it does leave people devastated. 340 00:23:39,565 --> 00:23:42,227 But there is a dignity to the way I do it. 341 00:23:42,301 --> 00:23:45,600 By stabbing them in the chest instead of the back, is that right? 342 00:23:45,671 --> 00:23:47,468 -You wanted to see me? -Well... 343 00:23:47,539 --> 00:23:49,166 Yeah. You know what? Yeah, come on in. 344 00:23:49,241 --> 00:23:51,004 -Come on in here. -Great job out there, Natalie. 345 00:23:51,076 --> 00:23:54,375 -Thank you. How's everyone taking it? -Great. 346 00:23:54,847 --> 00:23:58,283 Listen, I admire your... Your zeal. 347 00:23:58,350 --> 00:23:59,942 And I think you have some very good ideas. 348 00:24:00,018 --> 00:24:03,784 But you know nothing about the realities of my industry. 349 00:24:03,856 --> 00:24:07,314 You can set up an iChat, but you don't know how people think. 350 00:24:07,392 --> 00:24:09,826 -Actually, I minored in psychology. -Nice. 351 00:24:12,431 --> 00:24:14,797 -Okay, kiddo, fire me. -Ryan. 352 00:24:14,867 --> 00:24:16,596 Well, since she's gonna be doing this on a regular basis, 353 00:24:16,668 --> 00:24:18,158 don't you wanna know if she can fire somebody? 354 00:24:18,237 --> 00:24:20,899 -She's fired Ned. -My dog can fire Ned. Fire me. 355 00:24:20,973 --> 00:24:24,500 -You don't need to do this. -No, it's okay. I got this. 356 00:24:25,511 --> 00:24:28,139 Mr. Bingham, I regret to inform you 357 00:24:28,213 --> 00:24:31,671 that your position at this company is no longer available. 358 00:24:31,750 --> 00:24:33,684 -Who the hell are you? -My name is Miss Keener. 359 00:24:33,752 --> 00:24:36,084 -I'm here today to discuss your future. -My future? 360 00:24:36,155 --> 00:24:37,747 The only one who can fire me is Craig Gregory. 361 00:24:37,823 --> 00:24:39,415 Mr. Gregory hired me to handle this for him. 362 00:24:39,491 --> 00:24:41,152 Handle what? Handle me? 363 00:24:41,226 --> 00:24:43,786 Mr. Gregory hired me, he's the only one who can fire me. 364 00:24:43,862 --> 00:24:45,921 You know what? I'm gonna go talk to him. 365 00:24:46,498 --> 00:24:48,363 -Mr. Bingham. -No, no, no. You can't follow me. 366 00:24:48,433 --> 00:24:49,798 You're on a computer screen, remember? 367 00:24:49,868 --> 00:24:51,495 -Ryan. -All right. Let's try this again. 368 00:24:51,570 --> 00:24:52,935 -Fire me again. -I just did. 369 00:24:53,005 --> 00:24:54,632 Actually, you didn't. Fire me. 370 00:24:54,706 --> 00:24:56,139 That's enough. I think we get it. 371 00:24:56,208 --> 00:24:57,903 Mr. Bingham, I'm here today to inform you 372 00:24:57,976 --> 00:25:00,467 that your position is no longer available. 373 00:25:01,213 --> 00:25:03,181 -I'm fired? -Yes, you're fired. 374 00:25:03,248 --> 00:25:05,478 -Never say fired. -You've been let go. 375 00:25:05,551 --> 00:25:07,610 -Why? -This is a mythical situation. 376 00:25:07,686 --> 00:25:09,244 How could I possibly know why? 377 00:25:09,321 --> 00:25:11,585 Why doesn't matter. You never know why. 378 00:25:11,657 --> 00:25:13,090 It's important not to focus on the why 379 00:25:13,158 --> 00:25:15,456 and rather to spend your energy thinking about your future. 380 00:25:15,527 --> 00:25:18,587 Well, I'm gonna spend my energy on suing you unless you give me 381 00:25:18,664 --> 00:25:20,097 -a good reason why you're firing me. -Mr. Bingham, 382 00:25:20,165 --> 00:25:21,291 the reason's not important. 383 00:25:21,366 --> 00:25:24,233 So, you're firing me without grounds? Now I really have a lawsuit. 384 00:25:24,303 --> 00:25:25,736 I get what you're trying to say, Ryan. 385 00:25:25,804 --> 00:25:28,830 -Don't take this personally, Mr. Bingham. -Personally? 386 00:25:28,907 --> 00:25:31,740 This is the most personal situation that you are ever gonna enter, 387 00:25:31,810 --> 00:25:34,973 so before you try to revolutionize my business, 388 00:25:35,047 --> 00:25:38,448 I'd like to know that you actually know my business. 389 00:25:48,460 --> 00:25:50,985 That's a hell of a way to welcome her to the team. 390 00:25:51,997 --> 00:25:53,965 Am I the only one that sees that by doing this 391 00:25:54,032 --> 00:25:55,897 we're making ourselves irrelevant? 392 00:25:55,968 --> 00:25:58,368 No, frankly, we're making you irrelevant. 393 00:25:58,437 --> 00:25:59,836 -Nice. -Don't blame me. 394 00:25:59,905 --> 00:26:03,363 Blame the high fuel costs. Blame insurance premiums. Blame technology. 395 00:26:03,442 --> 00:26:04,773 You know, you better watch yourself. 396 00:26:04,843 --> 00:26:06,674 You're a little too young to become a dinosaur. 397 00:26:06,745 --> 00:26:08,144 I'm not a dinosaur. 398 00:26:08,213 --> 00:26:09,737 I want you to show her the ropes. 399 00:26:09,815 --> 00:26:13,410 What do I know what goes on here? Get Ferguson to do it. 400 00:26:13,919 --> 00:26:15,443 I'm not talking about here. 401 00:26:18,957 --> 00:26:20,288 -No. -Yeah. 402 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:21,758 Come on. You're very, very confident this girl 403 00:26:21,827 --> 00:26:23,419 -doesn't know what she's doing, so... -Well, I'm sorry. 404 00:26:23,495 --> 00:26:26,931 I don't think a MySpace page qualifies you to rewire an entire company. 405 00:26:27,032 --> 00:26:28,465 Well, then great. Here's your chance. 406 00:26:28,533 --> 00:26:30,660 Go out there, show her the magic, take her through the paces. 407 00:26:30,736 --> 00:26:32,704 I'm not a fucking tour guide. 408 00:26:35,674 --> 00:26:36,971 Now here we go. 409 00:26:37,042 --> 00:26:39,135 Bingham, here's the boat. 410 00:26:39,611 --> 00:26:42,671 And here's you. Do you want to be in the boat? 411 00:26:42,748 --> 00:26:44,215 Yeah, alone. 412 00:26:47,519 --> 00:26:49,214 We're ringing the bell. We're rounding everybody up. 413 00:26:49,288 --> 00:26:50,550 You want to stay out there a little bit longer, 414 00:26:50,622 --> 00:26:53,682 you're welcome to do it, but you will not be alone, okay? 415 00:26:53,759 --> 00:26:55,454 You let me know. 416 00:27:11,310 --> 00:27:12,709 Christ. 417 00:28:03,762 --> 00:28:05,662 -What? -Follow me. 418 00:28:10,202 --> 00:28:11,362 I really like my luggage. 419 00:28:11,436 --> 00:28:13,336 That's exactly what it is, it's luggage. 420 00:28:13,405 --> 00:28:15,373 You know how much time you lose by checking in? 421 00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:19,570 -I don't know. 5, 10 minutes? -35 minutes a flight. 422 00:28:19,644 --> 00:28:22,169 I travel 270 days a year. 423 00:28:22,247 --> 00:28:25,478 That's 157 hours. That makes 7 days. 424 00:28:25,951 --> 00:28:28,181 You're willing to throw away an entire week on that? 425 00:28:36,228 --> 00:28:39,493 You don't need this. Sorry, you don't need that. 426 00:28:40,465 --> 00:28:43,457 You're not gonna need that. They have neck pillows on the plane. 427 00:28:44,069 --> 00:28:46,003 This, they have better ones there. 428 00:28:46,071 --> 00:28:47,936 I'll get rid of this. 429 00:28:49,474 --> 00:28:51,169 I can just meet you at security. 430 00:28:52,611 --> 00:28:53,942 Thank you. 431 00:28:57,349 --> 00:28:58,907 Bingo, Asians. 432 00:28:59,785 --> 00:29:01,377 You can't be serious. 433 00:29:01,453 --> 00:29:03,512 Never get behind people traveling with infants. 434 00:29:03,588 --> 00:29:06,318 I've never seen a stroller collapse in less than 20 minutes. 435 00:29:06,391 --> 00:29:07,517 Old people are worse. 436 00:29:07,592 --> 00:29:09,184 Their bodies are littered with hidden metal, 437 00:29:09,261 --> 00:29:12,458 and they never seem to appreciate how little time they have left on earth. 438 00:29:12,531 --> 00:29:13,520 Here you go. 439 00:29:13,598 --> 00:29:17,534 5 words. Randomly selected for additional screening. 440 00:29:17,602 --> 00:29:18,830 Asians. 441 00:29:19,137 --> 00:29:22,402 They pack light, travel efficiently, and they've got a thing for slip-on shoes. 442 00:29:22,474 --> 00:29:24,704 -You've got to love them. -That's racist. 443 00:29:24,776 --> 00:29:27,939 I'm like my mother. I stereotype. It's faster. 444 00:29:56,475 --> 00:29:58,170 Are you mad at your computer? 445 00:29:59,311 --> 00:30:01,211 I type with purpose. 446 00:30:03,014 --> 00:30:05,482 What is it that you're working on so furiously? 447 00:30:06,418 --> 00:30:08,682 I'm building a workflow of firing techniques. 448 00:30:08,753 --> 00:30:12,348 It's questions and responses, actions and reactions. 449 00:30:12,424 --> 00:30:15,484 It's a script taking you through the steps of firing someone. 450 00:30:15,560 --> 00:30:17,152 Who's it for? 451 00:30:17,229 --> 00:30:20,027 Well, theoretically, you could put it in the hands of anyone 452 00:30:20,098 --> 00:30:22,225 and they'd be downsizing immediately. 453 00:30:22,300 --> 00:30:25,030 All you have to do is follow the steps. 454 00:30:25,637 --> 00:30:27,764 Natalie, what is it you think we do here? 455 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:30,102 We prepare the newly unemployed 456 00:30:30,175 --> 00:30:31,972 for the emotional and physical hurdles of job hunting, 457 00:30:32,043 --> 00:30:33,908 while minimizing legal blowback. 458 00:30:33,979 --> 00:30:36,209 That's what we're selling. It's not what we're doing. 459 00:30:36,281 --> 00:30:37,908 Okay. What are we doing? 460 00:30:37,983 --> 00:30:40,781 We are here to make limbo tolerable, 461 00:30:41,586 --> 00:30:44,987 to ferry wounded souls across the river of dread 462 00:30:45,056 --> 00:30:48,389 until the point where hope is dimly visible. 463 00:30:51,062 --> 00:30:55,192 And then stop the boat, shove them in the water and make them swim. 464 00:30:55,267 --> 00:30:59,226 That was really impressive. Are you gonna put that in your book? 465 00:31:10,282 --> 00:31:12,375 I got to grab this. I'll meet you at the car rental. 466 00:31:12,450 --> 00:31:13,678 Okay. 467 00:31:13,985 --> 00:31:15,885 Hey, I was hoping I'd hear from you. 468 00:31:15,954 --> 00:31:19,219 I'm in Hotlanta, and I need a rib-joint recommend bad. 469 00:31:19,291 --> 00:31:21,316 Fat Matt's. Bring a bib. 470 00:31:21,893 --> 00:31:23,053 You never called. 471 00:31:23,128 --> 00:31:25,460 Well, I wasn't sure what was appropriate. 472 00:31:25,530 --> 00:31:26,588 Appropriate? 473 00:31:26,665 --> 00:31:29,634 Ryan, I'm not some waitress you banged in a snowstorm. 474 00:31:29,834 --> 00:31:32,462 That word has no place in our vocabulary. 475 00:31:33,238 --> 00:31:35,502 I am the woman that you don't have to worry about. 476 00:31:37,175 --> 00:31:38,836 Sounds like a trap. 477 00:31:38,910 --> 00:31:42,846 Listen, the next time that you're worried about manners, don't. 478 00:31:43,215 --> 00:31:45,080 If you wanna call, call. 479 00:31:45,150 --> 00:31:48,517 Just think of me as yourself, only with a vagina. 480 00:31:49,754 --> 00:31:51,119 When am I gonna see you? 481 00:31:51,189 --> 00:31:54,989 Well, I'm out of Hartsfield into IAD, 482 00:31:55,060 --> 00:31:57,893 with a connection at ORD into SDF. 483 00:31:58,530 --> 00:32:01,328 -Sorry. -Yeah, tell me about it. 484 00:32:01,399 --> 00:32:04,061 How long's your layover? They got multiples into SDF. 485 00:32:04,135 --> 00:32:05,568 Think you could push? 486 00:32:07,239 --> 00:32:08,900 Yeah, I can push. 487 00:32:22,287 --> 00:32:25,085 All you have to do today is watch and listen. 488 00:32:25,156 --> 00:32:29,252 And when I talk about a strategy packet, hand them one of those. 489 00:32:29,928 --> 00:32:31,122 Sounds great. 490 00:32:31,196 --> 00:32:34,359 So, although I wish I were here with better news, 491 00:32:34,633 --> 00:32:37,193 the fact is that you and I are sitting here today 492 00:32:37,269 --> 00:32:41,865 because this will be your last week of employment at this company. 493 00:32:42,507 --> 00:32:44,099 -Why me? -What am I supposed to do now? 494 00:32:44,175 --> 00:32:47,235 Am I supposed to feel better that I'm not the only one losing my job? 495 00:32:47,312 --> 00:32:49,075 This is ridiculous! 496 00:32:49,147 --> 00:32:51,945 I have been a fine employee for over 10 years, 497 00:32:52,017 --> 00:32:53,780 and this is the way you treat me. 498 00:32:54,552 --> 00:32:57,180 How do you sleep at night, man? How? 499 00:32:57,822 --> 00:33:00,586 How's your family? They sleeping well at night? 500 00:33:00,659 --> 00:33:02,718 Electricity still on? 501 00:33:02,794 --> 00:33:05,627 Heat still on? Refrigerator full of food? 502 00:33:06,831 --> 00:33:08,389 Gas tank full of gas? 503 00:33:08,967 --> 00:33:11,265 Going to Chuck E. Cheese this weekend or something? 504 00:33:11,336 --> 00:33:12,564 Not me. 505 00:33:13,505 --> 00:33:16,497 No, my kids, we're not gonna do anything. 506 00:33:20,745 --> 00:33:23,213 What do you suggest I tell them? 507 00:33:28,219 --> 00:33:30,153 Perhaps you're underestimating the positive effect 508 00:33:30,221 --> 00:33:33,588 that your career transition can have on your children. 509 00:33:33,658 --> 00:33:35,523 The positive effect? 510 00:33:36,461 --> 00:33:39,123 I make about 90 grand a year now. 511 00:33:39,964 --> 00:33:42,956 Unemployment is what, 250 bucks a week? 512 00:33:43,034 --> 00:33:45,559 Is that one of your positive effects? 513 00:33:45,637 --> 00:33:46,763 Well, we'll get to be cozier, 514 00:33:46,838 --> 00:33:49,170 because I'm not gonna be able to pay my mortgage on my house. 515 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:50,730 So, maybe we can move into a nice fucking 516 00:33:50,809 --> 00:33:53,175 one-bedroom apartment somewhere. 517 00:33:54,279 --> 00:33:56,270 And I guess without benefits, 518 00:33:56,348 --> 00:34:00,978 I'll be able to hold my daughter as she, you know, suffers from her asthma 519 00:34:01,052 --> 00:34:04,283 that I won't be able to afford the medication for. 520 00:34:04,356 --> 00:34:07,883 Well, tests have shown that children under moderate trauma 521 00:34:07,959 --> 00:34:11,292 have a tendency to apply themselves academically 522 00:34:12,297 --> 00:34:14,231 as a method of coping. 523 00:34:15,700 --> 00:34:17,429 Go fuck yourself. 524 00:34:18,536 --> 00:34:20,800 That's what my kids'll think. 525 00:34:20,872 --> 00:34:23,807 Your children's admiration is important to you? 526 00:34:23,875 --> 00:34:26,810 Yeah. Yeah, it was. 527 00:34:27,746 --> 00:34:29,873 Well, I doubt they ever admired you, Bob. 528 00:34:30,648 --> 00:34:34,106 Hey, asshole, aren't you supposed to be consoling me? 529 00:34:34,352 --> 00:34:37,219 I'm not a shrink, Bob. I'm a wake-up call. 530 00:34:37,288 --> 00:34:38,983 You know why kids love athletes? 531 00:34:39,057 --> 00:34:41,082 I don't know. Because they screw lingerie models? 532 00:34:41,159 --> 00:34:42,717 No, that's why we love athletes. 533 00:34:42,794 --> 00:34:46,628 Kids love athletes because they follow their dreams. 534 00:34:49,768 --> 00:34:52,737 -Well, I can't dunk. -No, but you can cook. 535 00:34:53,371 --> 00:34:54,929 What are you talking about? 536 00:34:55,006 --> 00:34:58,965 Your resume says that you minored in French culinary arts. 537 00:34:59,778 --> 00:35:02,269 Most students, they work on the fryer at KFC, 538 00:35:02,347 --> 00:35:05,578 but you bussed tables at El Picador to support yourself. 539 00:35:05,650 --> 00:35:09,245 And then you get out of college and you come and you work here. 540 00:35:09,320 --> 00:35:12,380 How much did they first pay you to give up on your dreams? 541 00:35:13,057 --> 00:35:14,820 27 grand a year. 542 00:35:14,893 --> 00:35:16,861 And when were you going to stop 543 00:35:16,928 --> 00:35:19,920 and come back and do what makes you happy? 544 00:35:21,933 --> 00:35:23,059 Good question. 545 00:35:23,134 --> 00:35:26,831 I see guys who work at the same company for their entire lives, 546 00:35:26,905 --> 00:35:28,839 guys exactly like you. 547 00:35:28,907 --> 00:35:30,932 They clock in, they clock out, 548 00:35:31,009 --> 00:35:33,944 and they never have a moment of happiness. 549 00:35:35,713 --> 00:35:38,238 You have an opportunity here, Bob. 550 00:35:38,850 --> 00:35:40,579 This is a rebirth. 551 00:35:41,753 --> 00:35:44,722 Now, if not for you, do it for your children. 552 00:36:14,486 --> 00:36:16,420 He just waltzes in and cuts in line? 553 00:36:16,488 --> 00:36:20,151 We reserve priority assistance for our Hilton Honors members. 554 00:36:20,225 --> 00:36:23,558 The promotions are great. You should check it out. 555 00:36:28,700 --> 00:36:30,133 Hungry much? 556 00:36:30,935 --> 00:36:34,427 Our business expense allots $40 each for dinner. 557 00:36:34,506 --> 00:36:37,168 I plan on grabbing as many miles as I can. 558 00:36:37,242 --> 00:36:39,472 Okay, you got to fill me in on the miles thing. 559 00:36:39,544 --> 00:36:40,909 What is that about? 560 00:36:40,979 --> 00:36:44,210 Are you talking about, like, frequent flyer miles? 561 00:36:44,516 --> 00:36:47,542 -You really want to know? -I'm dying to know. 562 00:36:48,219 --> 00:36:49,914 I don't spend a nickel if I can help it 563 00:36:49,988 --> 00:36:53,082 unless it somehow profits my mileage account. 564 00:36:53,157 --> 00:36:55,887 So, what are you saving up for, Hawaii, South of France? 565 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:58,952 It's not like that. The miles are the goal. 566 00:37:00,131 --> 00:37:01,257 That's it? 567 00:37:01,799 --> 00:37:03,391 You're saving just to save? 568 00:37:03,468 --> 00:37:06,198 Let's just say that I have a number in mind and I haven't hit it yet. 569 00:37:06,271 --> 00:37:08,535 That's a little abstract. What's the target? 570 00:37:09,841 --> 00:37:11,001 I'd rather not. 571 00:37:11,709 --> 00:37:13,768 Is it a secret target? 572 00:37:15,113 --> 00:37:17,104 It's 10 million miles. 573 00:37:18,082 --> 00:37:20,209 Okay. Isn't 10 million just a number? 574 00:37:20,285 --> 00:37:23,448 -Pi's just a number. -Well, we all need a hobby. 575 00:37:23,988 --> 00:37:27,048 No, I... I don't mean to belittle your collection. 576 00:37:27,125 --> 00:37:29,093 I get it. It sounds cool. 577 00:37:29,160 --> 00:37:32,891 I'd be the 7th person to do it. More people have walked on the moon. 578 00:37:32,964 --> 00:37:36,923 -Do they throw you a parade? -You get lifetime executive status. 579 00:37:37,001 --> 00:37:38,366 You get to meet the chief pilot, 580 00:37:38,436 --> 00:37:39,528 Maynard Finch. 581 00:37:39,604 --> 00:37:41,231 And they put your name on the side of a plane. 582 00:37:41,306 --> 00:37:43,206 Men get such hard-ons from putting their name on stuff. 583 00:37:43,274 --> 00:37:45,469 You guys don't grow up. It's like you need to pee on everything. 584 00:37:45,543 --> 00:37:47,010 Now who's stereotyping? 585 00:37:47,078 --> 00:37:50,946 Fear of mortality. It's like, ''Yeah, you're gonna die one day.'' 586 00:37:51,015 --> 00:37:53,813 And why do you suppose that's singular to men? 587 00:37:53,885 --> 00:37:55,409 Probably because you can't have babies. 588 00:37:55,486 --> 00:37:57,010 The baby argument. 589 00:38:01,759 --> 00:38:03,784 If I had that many miles, 590 00:38:04,195 --> 00:38:05,719 I would show up at an airport, 591 00:38:05,797 --> 00:38:09,164 look at the destination board, pick a place and go. 592 00:38:45,169 --> 00:38:47,160 Thanks for the advice. 593 00:39:05,790 --> 00:39:07,382 Jesus. 594 00:39:28,579 --> 00:39:30,604 Okay. Closer. 595 00:39:31,749 --> 00:39:33,182 Way closer. 596 00:39:35,453 --> 00:39:37,080 Still closer. 597 00:39:37,155 --> 00:39:38,918 Closer. Okay. 598 00:39:40,458 --> 00:39:42,085 A little left. 599 00:39:42,293 --> 00:39:44,284 Okay, down a little. 600 00:39:44,529 --> 00:39:47,020 Too far. Up. Up one more inch. 601 00:39:49,534 --> 00:39:51,900 I don't get it. Why does your sister want a fake photo? 602 00:39:51,969 --> 00:39:54,529 My sister is kooky. She thinks this is charming. 603 00:39:54,605 --> 00:39:55,799 It's like the gnome thing. 604 00:39:55,873 --> 00:39:57,602 No, I mean, why would your sister want a fake photo 605 00:39:57,675 --> 00:39:59,472 in front of the St. Louis airport? 606 00:39:59,544 --> 00:40:01,444 Are you kidding, Lambert Field? 607 00:40:01,512 --> 00:40:03,173 The Wright brothers flew through there. 608 00:40:03,247 --> 00:40:06,375 That domed main terminal, it's the first of its kind. 609 00:40:06,451 --> 00:40:09,579 It's a precursor from everything, from JFK to de Gaulle. 610 00:40:09,654 --> 00:40:12,316 -Pretty sweet. -Just take the picture. 611 00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:17,489 Well, that's a keeper. 612 00:40:17,795 --> 00:40:19,422 Let me see it. 613 00:40:20,765 --> 00:40:22,255 Why she wants dozens of reminders 614 00:40:22,333 --> 00:40:24,961 of all the places she hasn't been is beyond me. 615 00:40:25,036 --> 00:40:27,334 Well, I'm sure she'll be crushed for having missed this airport. 616 00:40:27,405 --> 00:40:29,339 Look, before Lindbergh could cross the Atlantic, 617 00:40:29,407 --> 00:40:31,341 he took off from one of those runways. 618 00:40:31,409 --> 00:40:33,775 Do you ever wonder why they called it the Spirit of St. Louis? 619 00:40:33,845 --> 00:40:35,608 -No. -Well... 620 00:40:43,221 --> 00:40:46,748 Do you know how fucked this place is now? 621 00:40:46,824 --> 00:40:48,883 I am the one thing, the one thing, 622 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:52,794 preventing this place from being totally fucked in the ass. 623 00:40:59,070 --> 00:41:01,538 Sometimes they just need to vent. 624 00:41:04,208 --> 00:41:07,609 Please, for the love of God, can I fire the next one? 625 00:41:08,079 --> 00:41:12,038 -Miss Barnes, thank you for joining us. -I'm here to be fired, right? 626 00:41:13,050 --> 00:41:15,314 Well, we're here to talk about your future. 627 00:41:15,386 --> 00:41:18,446 You don't have to sugarcoat it. I get the drill. 628 00:41:18,523 --> 00:41:20,354 What are they offering? 629 00:41:20,424 --> 00:41:23,120 Inside the packet, you'll find a clearly worked out severance package. 630 00:41:23,194 --> 00:41:25,253 Give me the bullet points. 631 00:41:26,063 --> 00:41:27,621 It's actually pretty good. 632 00:41:27,698 --> 00:41:29,962 3 months' pay, 6 months' medical 633 00:41:30,034 --> 00:41:33,003 and a full year of placement services through our company, CTC. 634 00:41:33,070 --> 00:41:35,834 Placement services. That's generous. 635 00:41:39,010 --> 00:41:41,410 Commonly, it takes one month of searching for every $10,000 636 00:41:41,479 --> 00:41:42,673 you expect to earn in salary. 637 00:41:42,747 --> 00:41:45,238 So, I could be looking for a while. 638 00:41:45,316 --> 00:41:47,409 -Not necessarily. -Don't even sweat it. 639 00:41:47,485 --> 00:41:49,476 I'm pretty confident about my plans. 640 00:41:50,521 --> 00:41:52,079 -Really? -Yeah. 641 00:41:52,657 --> 00:41:55,490 There's this beautiful bridge by my house. 642 00:41:56,260 --> 00:41:58,251 I'm gonna go jump off it. 643 00:41:59,997 --> 00:42:01,225 Natalie. 644 00:42:01,599 --> 00:42:02,725 Hey! 645 00:42:03,100 --> 00:42:04,465 Natalie! 646 00:42:13,811 --> 00:42:15,904 People say these things all the time. 647 00:42:15,980 --> 00:42:17,572 It's part of the trade. 648 00:42:17,648 --> 00:42:19,138 -They do? -Yeah. 649 00:42:19,217 --> 00:42:21,879 I mean, they say crazy things. 650 00:42:22,353 --> 00:42:24,184 They get worked up. 651 00:42:25,223 --> 00:42:27,157 She was really calm. 652 00:42:27,625 --> 00:42:29,752 I think that's a good sign. 653 00:42:30,628 --> 00:42:32,118 So, they don't ever actually do it? 654 00:42:32,196 --> 00:42:34,187 No. No, it's just talk. 655 00:42:35,199 --> 00:42:36,791 How do you know? Do you follow up? 656 00:42:36,868 --> 00:42:39,928 I mean, no. Nothing good's gonna come of that. 657 00:42:41,339 --> 00:42:43,398 I wouldn't worry about it. 658 00:42:44,809 --> 00:42:46,333 This is what we do, Natalie. 659 00:42:46,410 --> 00:42:50,278 We take people at their most fragile, and we set them adrift. 660 00:42:55,553 --> 00:42:57,612 You ready to go back in? 661 00:42:58,422 --> 00:43:00,720 All right, let's go. Come on. 662 00:43:45,069 --> 00:43:47,731 No, I'm fine. Tell me something sweet. 663 00:43:49,173 --> 00:43:50,162 I'll be back soon. 664 00:43:50,241 --> 00:43:53,506 I'm not really sure how long this whole exercise is supposed to last. 665 00:43:53,577 --> 00:43:56,045 No, I don't even think of him that way. He's old. 666 00:44:37,221 --> 00:44:38,279 I'm done? 667 00:44:38,356 --> 00:44:40,381 I wasn't expecting this. Not at all. 668 00:44:40,458 --> 00:44:41,447 Just like that? 669 00:44:41,525 --> 00:44:45,325 I'm disappointed that I've given so much of my life... 670 00:44:45,396 --> 00:44:46,761 This is not fair. 671 00:44:46,831 --> 00:44:49,231 There are people that are gonna be way more qualified than me now. 672 00:44:49,300 --> 00:44:51,564 I don't know what to do when I wake up in the morning tomorrow. 673 00:44:59,477 --> 00:45:01,035 Are you okay? 674 00:45:02,880 --> 00:45:05,713 -Are we going? -Yeah. 675 00:45:23,334 --> 00:45:26,235 This is how I start every day of my life. 676 00:45:28,539 --> 00:45:31,702 Now, this is gonna be a little difficult, so stay with me. 677 00:45:31,776 --> 00:45:33,710 You have a new backpack. 678 00:45:33,778 --> 00:45:37,214 Only this time, I want you to fill it with people. 679 00:45:37,448 --> 00:45:40,849 Start with casual acquaintances, friends of friends, 680 00:45:41,452 --> 00:45:43,215 folks around the office. 681 00:45:43,287 --> 00:45:44,413 And then you move into the people 682 00:45:44,488 --> 00:45:46,479 that you trust with your most intimate secrets. 683 00:45:46,557 --> 00:45:49,219 Your cousins, your aunts, your uncles, 684 00:45:49,293 --> 00:45:52,194 your brothers, your sisters, your parents. 685 00:45:53,297 --> 00:45:57,791 And finally your husband, your wife, your boyfriend or your girlfriend. 686 00:45:59,336 --> 00:46:01,804 You get them into that backpack. 687 00:46:03,374 --> 00:46:06,571 Don't worry. I'm not gonna ask you to light it on fire. 688 00:46:08,512 --> 00:46:10,104 Feel the weight of that bag. 689 00:46:11,215 --> 00:46:13,445 Make no mistake, your relationships are the heaviest 690 00:46:13,517 --> 00:46:15,542 components in your life. 691 00:46:17,254 --> 00:46:20,587 Do you feel the straps cutting into your shoulders? 692 00:46:22,226 --> 00:46:27,493 All those negotiations and arguments and secrets and compromises. 693 00:46:31,335 --> 00:46:34,133 You don't need to carry all that weight. 694 00:46:34,505 --> 00:46:36,939 Why don't you set that bag down? 695 00:46:38,976 --> 00:46:41,376 Some animals were meant to carry each other, 696 00:46:41,445 --> 00:46:44,107 to live symbiotically for a lifetime. 697 00:46:44,915 --> 00:46:47,281 Star-crossed lovers, monogamous swans. 698 00:46:47,351 --> 00:46:49,342 We are not those animals. 699 00:46:52,056 --> 00:46:54,616 The slower we move, the faster we die. 700 00:46:54,692 --> 00:46:56,887 We are not swans. 701 00:46:58,496 --> 00:47:00,054 We're sharks. 702 00:47:14,211 --> 00:47:15,678 -Never? -No. 703 00:47:16,280 --> 00:47:17,713 -Ever? -No. 704 00:47:18,449 --> 00:47:20,747 -You never want to get married? -Nope. 705 00:47:20,818 --> 00:47:23,184 -Never want kids? -Not a chance. 706 00:47:23,254 --> 00:47:25,051 -Ever? -Never. 707 00:47:25,956 --> 00:47:28,584 -Is that so bizarre? -Yes. 708 00:47:29,026 --> 00:47:30,459 Yes, it is. 709 00:47:30,961 --> 00:47:33,361 I just don't see the value in it. 710 00:47:34,198 --> 00:47:36,723 -All right, sell it to me. -What? 711 00:47:36,800 --> 00:47:38,563 Sell me marriage. 712 00:47:40,271 --> 00:47:42,762 -Okay, how about love? -Okay. 713 00:47:44,141 --> 00:47:46,666 Stability, just somebody you can count on. 714 00:47:46,744 --> 00:47:48,769 How many stable marriages do you know? 715 00:47:48,846 --> 00:47:51,781 Somebody to talk to, someone to spend your life with. 716 00:47:51,849 --> 00:47:55,842 I'm surrounded by people to talk to. I doubt that's going to change. 717 00:47:56,720 --> 00:47:59,086 How about just not dying alone? 718 00:47:59,757 --> 00:48:00,917 Starting when I was 12, 719 00:48:00,991 --> 00:48:03,653 we moved each one of my grandparents into a nursing facility. 720 00:48:03,727 --> 00:48:05,524 My parents went the same way. 721 00:48:05,596 --> 00:48:08,087 Make no mistake, we all die alone. 722 00:48:08,432 --> 00:48:13,096 Now, those cult members in San Diego with the Kool-Aid and the sneakers, 723 00:48:13,604 --> 00:48:15,401 they didn't die alone. 724 00:48:15,472 --> 00:48:18,066 I'm just saying there are options. 725 00:48:21,078 --> 00:48:22,545 Fuck. 726 00:48:24,014 --> 00:48:25,572 Brian left me. 727 00:48:33,157 --> 00:48:34,590 All right. 728 00:48:36,760 --> 00:48:38,660 Okay, okay. All right. 729 00:48:40,631 --> 00:48:42,098 All right. 730 00:48:44,401 --> 00:48:45,527 Yeah. 731 00:48:51,875 --> 00:48:53,001 Hey. 732 00:48:57,081 --> 00:49:00,278 Natalie, this is Alex, my friend. This is Natalie. 733 00:49:01,752 --> 00:49:03,811 I should give you both a moment. 734 00:49:03,887 --> 00:49:05,650 No. No, that's fine. 735 00:49:05,723 --> 00:49:08,419 I'm fine. It's a pleasure to meet you. 736 00:49:09,393 --> 00:49:13,193 Maybe we should just all go up to our rooms and freshen up. 737 00:49:13,631 --> 00:49:14,928 Or maybe a drink? 738 00:49:14,999 --> 00:49:16,233 Now you're talking. 739 00:49:19,637 --> 00:49:22,105 He broke up with you over text message? 740 00:49:22,172 --> 00:49:25,471 It's kind of like firing someone over the Internet. 741 00:49:27,278 --> 00:49:28,506 What a weaselly prick. 742 00:49:28,579 --> 00:49:30,740 Yeah. But what does that make me? 743 00:49:30,814 --> 00:49:33,374 -Someone who falls for a prick. -We all fall for them. 744 00:49:33,450 --> 00:49:36,248 Pricks are spontaneous, they're unpredictable, and they're fun. 745 00:49:36,320 --> 00:49:39,653 And then we're surprised when they turn out to be pricks. 746 00:49:39,723 --> 00:49:41,816 I followed him to Omaha. 747 00:49:41,892 --> 00:49:43,291 You did? 748 00:49:43,861 --> 00:49:45,123 I had a job waiting for me in San Francisco 749 00:49:45,195 --> 00:49:47,720 when he got an offer from ConAgra. 750 00:49:49,166 --> 00:49:51,327 He said we could start a life together. 751 00:49:52,536 --> 00:49:54,060 So, I followed him. 752 00:49:54,138 --> 00:49:55,605 To Nebraska? 753 00:49:58,776 --> 00:50:00,903 I thought I'd be engaged by now. 754 00:50:01,712 --> 00:50:03,179 No offense. 755 00:50:03,247 --> 00:50:05,613 -None taken. -That's all right. 756 00:50:06,884 --> 00:50:09,978 When I was 16, I thought by 23 I'd be married, 757 00:50:10,721 --> 00:50:11,779 maybe have a kid, 758 00:50:11,855 --> 00:50:14,915 corner office by day, entertaining at night. 759 00:50:14,992 --> 00:50:16,926 I was supposed to be driving a Grand Cherokee by now. 760 00:50:16,994 --> 00:50:19,929 Yeah, life can underwhelm you that way. 761 00:50:20,431 --> 00:50:23,332 I mean, where did you think you'd be by... 762 00:50:26,570 --> 00:50:27,764 It doesn't work that way. 763 00:50:27,838 --> 00:50:29,897 At a certain point, you stop with the deadlines. 764 00:50:29,973 --> 00:50:31,736 It can be a little counterproductive. 765 00:50:31,809 --> 00:50:33,800 I don't want to say anything that's anti-feminist. 766 00:50:33,877 --> 00:50:37,244 I really appreciate everything that your generation did for me. 767 00:50:37,314 --> 00:50:38,804 -It was our pleasure. -Well done. 768 00:50:38,882 --> 00:50:41,851 But sometimes it feels like no matter how much success I have, 769 00:50:41,919 --> 00:50:44,547 it's not gonna matter until I find the right guy. 770 00:50:45,489 --> 00:50:47,889 You really thought this guy was the one? 771 00:50:48,492 --> 00:50:50,255 I could have made it work. 772 00:50:50,728 --> 00:50:53,492 He... He really fit the bill. 773 00:50:54,064 --> 00:50:56,089 -You know? -The bill? 774 00:50:56,166 --> 00:50:58,134 White-collar, college grad, 775 00:50:58,569 --> 00:51:03,131 loves dogs, likes funny movies, 6'1'', brown hair, kind eyes, 776 00:51:03,207 --> 00:51:07,337 works in finance but is outdoorsy, you know, on the weekends. 777 00:51:08,846 --> 00:51:15,149 I always imagined he'd have a single syllable name like Matt or John or Dave. 778 00:51:16,720 --> 00:51:18,585 In a perfect world, he drives a 4Runner. 779 00:51:18,655 --> 00:51:22,489 And the only thing he loves more than me is his golden Lab. 780 00:51:23,827 --> 00:51:25,454 And a nice smile. 781 00:51:28,365 --> 00:51:30,629 -What about you? -Let me think. 782 00:51:33,470 --> 00:51:35,529 You know, honestly, by the time you're 34, 783 00:51:35,606 --> 00:51:38,370 all the physical requirements just go out the window. 784 00:51:38,442 --> 00:51:42,344 I mean, like, you secretly pray that he'll be taller than you, 785 00:51:43,347 --> 00:51:44,974 and not an asshole would be nice. 786 00:51:45,048 --> 00:51:47,915 Just someone who enjoys my company, comes from a good family. 787 00:51:47,985 --> 00:51:50,715 Because you don't think about that when you're younger. 788 00:51:50,788 --> 00:51:53,586 I don't know. Someone who wants kids. 789 00:51:54,425 --> 00:51:56,518 Likes kids. Wants kids. 790 00:51:57,561 --> 00:52:00,189 Healthy enough to play with his kids. 791 00:52:03,434 --> 00:52:06,562 Please let him earn more money than I do. 792 00:52:06,637 --> 00:52:09,606 You might not understand that now, but believe me, you will one day. 793 00:52:09,673 --> 00:52:12,540 Otherwise, that's a recipe for disaster. 794 00:52:14,211 --> 00:52:16,771 And hopefully some hair on his head, 795 00:52:17,181 --> 00:52:20,708 but, I mean, even that's not a deal breaker these days. 796 00:52:24,121 --> 00:52:25,713 A nice smile. 797 00:52:27,825 --> 00:52:31,056 Yeah, a nice smile. Nice smile just might do it. 798 00:52:34,464 --> 00:52:36,055 That was depressing. 799 00:52:37,835 --> 00:52:40,429 -I should just date women. -Tried it. 800 00:52:41,038 --> 00:52:43,233 We're no picnic ourselves. 801 00:52:46,810 --> 00:52:49,278 I don't mind being married to my career, 802 00:52:50,514 --> 00:52:54,143 and I don't expect it to hold me in bed as I fall asleep. 803 00:52:58,021 --> 00:53:00,353 I just don't want to settle. 804 00:53:00,858 --> 00:53:04,726 You're young. Right now you see settling as some sort of a failure. 805 00:53:04,795 --> 00:53:07,457 It is, by definition. 806 00:53:08,265 --> 00:53:12,634 Yeah. But by the time someone is right for you, it won't feel like settling. 807 00:53:12,703 --> 00:53:14,193 And the only person left to judge you 808 00:53:14,271 --> 00:53:17,968 will be the 23-year-old girl with a target on your back. 809 00:53:21,678 --> 00:53:24,203 So, what's the plan for the evening? 810 00:53:24,515 --> 00:53:28,781 Well, we were gonna hit that party for the tech conference at the hotel. 811 00:53:28,852 --> 00:53:30,581 I didn't know you could just attend those. 812 00:53:30,654 --> 00:53:32,849 I thought you had to be registered. 813 00:53:32,923 --> 00:53:34,322 Well, technically, I don't think 814 00:53:34,391 --> 00:53:37,121 -it's open to the public. -Just gonna stop by. 815 00:53:37,528 --> 00:53:39,587 You're gonna crash it? 816 00:53:40,197 --> 00:53:42,290 -They throw a really nice party. -Well, they have more money 817 00:53:42,366 --> 00:53:44,800 -than they know what to do with. -And they have a good time, usually. 818 00:53:44,868 --> 00:53:47,132 No, no, I get it. I'm in. 819 00:54:08,091 --> 00:54:09,683 Jennifer Chu? 820 00:54:10,327 --> 00:54:12,318 -Shit! -It'll be fine. 821 00:54:35,018 --> 00:54:36,679 Doing all right? 822 00:54:38,455 --> 00:54:40,582 Yeah. This was a great idea. 823 00:54:42,759 --> 00:54:44,454 You're so pretty. 824 00:54:45,429 --> 00:54:48,660 You're exactly what I wanna look like in 15 years. 825 00:54:49,099 --> 00:54:50,896 Thank you, Natalie. 826 00:54:51,134 --> 00:54:52,829 You should dance. 827 00:54:56,607 --> 00:54:57,699 -Come on. -No, no, no. 828 00:54:57,774 --> 00:54:59,298 Come on. 829 00:55:17,127 --> 00:55:19,391 -Hi. I'm Dave. -I'm Natalie. 830 00:55:20,464 --> 00:55:22,091 Who's Jennifer? 831 00:55:23,767 --> 00:55:25,257 I don't know. 832 00:55:26,570 --> 00:55:29,505 All right. How's everybody doing out there? 833 00:55:31,174 --> 00:55:34,575 All right. Right about now, give it up for a very special alpha TECH guest. 834 00:55:34,645 --> 00:55:36,738 Young MC! 835 00:55:39,049 --> 00:55:40,949 What's up, alpha TECH? 836 00:55:41,251 --> 00:55:44,618 I got a busted computer at home. Can somebody fix it for me? 837 00:56:18,388 --> 00:56:19,377 Bust a move! 838 00:56:19,456 --> 00:56:20,821 -Say, "Yeah!" -Yeah! 839 00:56:20,991 --> 00:56:23,118 -Say, "Oh, yeah!" -Oh, yeah! 840 00:56:23,193 --> 00:56:25,052 -Say, "Bust a move!" -Bust a move! 841 00:56:25,328 --> 00:56:26,852 -Say, "Bust a move!" -Bust a move! 842 00:56:26,930 --> 00:56:29,398 -Let me hear you say, "Yeah!" -Yeah! 843 00:56:33,103 --> 00:56:36,300 I want you to have a key to my place. 844 00:56:39,575 --> 00:56:43,078 I had no idea we were at that point in our relationship. 845 00:56:43,280 --> 00:56:44,507 Yes. 846 00:56:49,753 --> 00:56:50,913 Where is she? 847 00:56:51,121 --> 00:56:54,750 Lying in my bed I hear the 848 00:56:54,825 --> 00:56:58,386 Clock tick and think of you 849 00:56:58,462 --> 00:57:01,454 Caught up in circles 850 00:57:01,531 --> 00:57:05,729 Confusion is nothing new 851 00:57:05,802 --> 00:57:07,235 Flash back 852 00:57:07,304 --> 00:57:09,465 To warm nights 853 00:57:09,740 --> 00:57:12,174 Almost left behind 854 00:57:13,076 --> 00:57:17,069 Suitcase of memories 855 00:57:17,147 --> 00:57:18,739 Time after 856 00:57:18,815 --> 00:57:21,682 Sometimes you picture me... 857 00:57:26,389 --> 00:57:29,153 Back home I don't get to act the way I do with you. 858 00:57:29,226 --> 00:57:33,094 -That's why I don't have a back home. -I know. 859 00:57:33,330 --> 00:57:34,991 You're so cool. 860 00:57:35,499 --> 00:57:37,490 Mr. Empty Backpack. 861 00:57:39,002 --> 00:57:40,833 -You know about my backpack? -I googled you. 862 00:57:40,904 --> 00:57:42,166 You did? 863 00:57:42,239 --> 00:57:44,764 It's what us modern girls do when we have a crush. 864 00:57:46,143 --> 00:57:47,633 Did it bother you? 865 00:57:47,711 --> 00:57:48,871 It depends. 866 00:57:48,945 --> 00:57:51,243 Is the bag empty because you hate people 867 00:57:51,314 --> 00:57:53,407 or because you hate the baggage that they come along with? 868 00:57:53,483 --> 00:57:55,974 I don't hate people. I'm not exactly a hermit. 869 00:57:56,052 --> 00:58:00,512 You just don't want to be tied down with the whole responsibility thing? 870 00:58:00,957 --> 00:58:04,154 I don't know what originally sparked the backpack. 871 00:58:04,227 --> 00:58:06,195 Probably needed to be alone. 872 00:58:07,664 --> 00:58:11,725 Recently, I've been thinking that I needed to empty the backpack 873 00:58:12,302 --> 00:58:14,964 before I knew what to put back in it. 874 00:58:33,223 --> 00:58:36,522 -No! -I think we're out of gas. 875 00:59:17,601 --> 00:59:19,262 Hey. You're up? 876 00:59:20,103 --> 00:59:23,470 Yeah, I have to fly standby and make a meeting in Cincinnati. 877 00:59:25,442 --> 00:59:26,568 Okay. 878 00:59:28,245 --> 00:59:30,179 I made you feel cheap. 879 00:59:30,914 --> 00:59:34,281 It's all right. Just leave the money on the dresser. 880 00:59:35,118 --> 00:59:38,144 I'll text you later so we can swap schedules. 881 00:59:41,524 --> 00:59:42,650 Hey. 882 00:59:44,628 --> 00:59:46,357 I really like you. 883 00:59:47,731 --> 00:59:50,723 -I like you, too. -Good. 884 00:59:53,136 --> 00:59:54,933 Go catch your plane. 885 01:00:07,651 --> 01:00:09,175 Last night... 886 01:00:09,819 --> 01:00:12,947 It was kind of out of hand, and I said things... 887 01:00:14,424 --> 01:00:17,552 I'm not actually sure of everything that I said, 888 01:00:17,627 --> 01:00:20,425 -but I didn't want you to think... -Just relax. 889 01:00:20,497 --> 01:00:22,988 It was nice to see you cut loose. 890 01:00:23,366 --> 01:00:25,630 So, did you wake him up or slip out? 891 01:00:27,404 --> 01:00:30,134 -What? -This morning. Your new friend. 892 01:00:30,206 --> 01:00:31,696 Did you wake him up for an awkward goodbye 893 01:00:31,775 --> 01:00:34,869 or did you just slip out and make him feel like a whore? 894 01:00:37,180 --> 01:00:39,978 -I just left. -Protocol's always tricky. 895 01:00:43,420 --> 01:00:45,183 What happened to Alex? 896 01:00:45,255 --> 01:00:47,348 She had to leave town early to get to a meeting. 897 01:00:47,424 --> 01:00:50,587 -That's too bad. Where does she live? -Chicago. 898 01:00:51,828 --> 01:00:53,386 Thinking of going to see her? 899 01:00:53,463 --> 01:00:55,829 We don't really have that kind of relationship. Try right over there. 900 01:00:55,899 --> 01:00:57,457 That direction. 901 01:00:57,968 --> 01:01:01,199 What kind of relationship do you have? 902 01:01:01,771 --> 01:01:03,830 Well, you know, casual. 903 01:01:04,975 --> 01:01:07,739 -Sounds pretty special. -It works for us. 904 01:01:10,013 --> 01:01:12,447 Don't you think there's a future there? 905 01:01:12,515 --> 01:01:14,813 I never really thought about it. What's going on here? 906 01:01:14,884 --> 01:01:17,444 -Really never thought about it? -No. 907 01:01:19,222 --> 01:01:21,315 How can you not think about that? 908 01:01:21,391 --> 01:01:22,915 How does it not even cross your mind 909 01:01:22,993 --> 01:01:24,722 that you might want a future with someone? 910 01:01:24,794 --> 01:01:27,820 It's simple. You know that moment when you look into somebody's eyes 911 01:01:27,897 --> 01:01:30,229 and you can feel them staring into your soul 912 01:01:30,300 --> 01:01:33,861 and the whole world goes quiet just for a second? 913 01:01:33,937 --> 01:01:36,132 -Yes. -Right. Well, I don't. 914 01:01:37,340 --> 01:01:39,399 -You're an asshole. -No. 915 01:01:39,476 --> 01:01:41,307 Look, I'm just dicking around. Come on. Give me a hand. 916 01:01:41,378 --> 01:01:42,868 Don't you think it's worth giving her a chance? 917 01:01:42,946 --> 01:01:45,710 -A chance to what? -A chance at something real. 918 01:01:45,782 --> 01:01:48,478 Natalie, your definition of real is going to evolve as you get older. 919 01:01:48,551 --> 01:01:50,485 Can you stop condescending for one second 920 01:01:50,553 --> 01:01:53,147 or is that one of the principles of your bullshit philosophy? 921 01:01:53,223 --> 01:01:55,885 -Bullshit philosophy? -The isolation, the traveling. 922 01:01:55,959 --> 01:01:58,484 -Is that supposed to be charming? -No, it's simply a life choice. 923 01:01:58,561 --> 01:02:01,826 -It's a cocoon of self-banishment. -Big words. 924 01:02:02,265 --> 01:02:03,493 Screw you. 925 01:02:03,566 --> 01:02:05,329 Screw you, too. 926 01:02:05,402 --> 01:02:07,927 You have set up a way of life that basically makes it impossible 927 01:02:08,004 --> 01:02:09,938 for you to have any kind of human connection. 928 01:02:10,006 --> 01:02:11,337 And now this woman comes along 929 01:02:11,408 --> 01:02:14,844 and somehow runs the gauntlet of your ridiculous life choice 930 01:02:14,911 --> 01:02:18,506 and comes out on the other end smiling just so you can call her ''casual''? 931 01:02:18,581 --> 01:02:21,379 I need to grow up? You're a 12-year-old. 932 01:02:21,885 --> 01:02:23,978 I don't have a gauntlet... 933 01:02:27,090 --> 01:02:28,318 Fuck. 934 01:03:09,566 --> 01:03:12,091 Now, listen, these Detroit guys can be tough. 935 01:03:12,168 --> 01:03:13,328 They've been getting hammered. 936 01:03:13,403 --> 01:03:15,462 So, you don't get distracted. Stick with the simple stuff. 937 01:03:15,538 --> 01:03:19,838 You get these packets in their hand and you get them out the door, okay? 938 01:03:32,589 --> 01:03:34,853 Hey, welcome to Detroit. 939 01:03:35,358 --> 01:03:36,655 What's going on here? 940 01:03:36,726 --> 01:03:38,751 I've been looking at those great numbers over the last few days. 941 01:03:38,828 --> 01:03:41,092 I thought maybe we should just nut up and give this a try. 942 01:03:41,164 --> 01:03:42,495 We could use a little more time. 943 01:03:42,565 --> 01:03:45,500 Well, you got to leave the nest at some point. 944 01:03:45,568 --> 01:03:48,196 This is a real company, Craig. We're here to do some damage. 945 01:03:48,271 --> 01:03:50,501 I know. It's a good thing we brought our best, okay. 946 01:03:50,573 --> 01:03:52,040 Let's stop screwing around. 947 01:03:52,108 --> 01:03:55,202 All right. Just give me a minute to prepare and get my things together. 948 01:03:55,278 --> 01:03:58,645 I was thinking that Natalie was going to take this one. 949 01:03:58,715 --> 01:04:00,239 She's hardly ready for that. 950 01:04:00,316 --> 01:04:02,546 I've been watching her results the last few days. She's great. 951 01:04:02,619 --> 01:04:04,018 This is a whole other animal. 952 01:04:04,087 --> 01:04:06,112 You know, she created it and everything, right? 953 01:04:06,189 --> 01:04:08,589 Natalie, are you not up for it? 954 01:04:10,793 --> 01:04:13,159 -Yeah, I'm game. -That's my girl. 955 01:04:14,597 --> 01:04:18,761 Just remember, don't apologize, don't tell them how hard this is for you. 956 01:04:18,835 --> 01:04:21,201 Today's one of the worst days they're ever gonna have in their life. 957 01:04:21,271 --> 01:04:23,762 How we feel doesn't even compare. 958 01:04:25,008 --> 01:04:26,669 -Got it. -All right. Just keep it professional. 959 01:04:26,743 --> 01:04:28,267 You'll be fine. 960 01:04:32,749 --> 01:04:34,239 What's all this? What's going on? 961 01:04:34,317 --> 01:04:38,048 Hello, Mr. Samuels. I wish I were here with better news. 962 01:04:39,756 --> 01:04:43,783 However, your position here at Wertheimer's is no longer available. 963 01:04:43,860 --> 01:04:46,055 What are you talking about? 964 01:04:47,463 --> 01:04:48,953 You've been let go. 965 01:04:49,933 --> 01:04:51,628 Just like that? 966 01:04:53,469 --> 01:04:54,993 Who are you? 967 01:04:56,439 --> 01:04:58,373 My name is Miss Keener, 968 01:04:58,641 --> 01:05:01,166 and I'm here today to talk about your options. 969 01:05:01,244 --> 01:05:04,008 I worked for this company for 17 years 970 01:05:04,080 --> 01:05:06,776 and they send a 4th-grader to can me? 971 01:05:07,850 --> 01:05:10,114 What the fuck is this? 972 01:05:19,295 --> 01:05:21,855 It's perfectly normal to be upset. 973 01:05:21,931 --> 01:05:24,559 However, the sooner you can tell yourself that greater 974 01:05:24,634 --> 01:05:26,431 -opportunities are waiting for you... -Greater opportunities? 975 01:05:26,502 --> 01:05:28,732 I'm 57 fucking years old. 976 01:05:30,940 --> 01:05:34,171 Anybody who ever built an empire or changed the world 977 01:05:34,244 --> 01:05:35,677 sat where you are now. 978 01:05:37,847 --> 01:05:41,749 And it's because they sat there that they were able to do it. 979 01:05:45,822 --> 01:05:49,883 There's a packet in front of you. I want you to take some time and review it. 980 01:05:51,761 --> 01:05:54,992 All the answers you're looking for are inside those pages. 981 01:05:58,635 --> 01:06:00,535 The sooner you trust the process, 982 01:06:00,603 --> 01:06:04,266 the sooner the next step of your life will unveil itself. 983 01:06:11,881 --> 01:06:13,246 I need you to go back to your office now 984 01:06:13,316 --> 01:06:16,410 and start putting together your personal things. 985 01:06:34,237 --> 01:06:37,206 Mr. Samuels, that's all we can discuss now. 986 01:06:41,511 --> 01:06:43,001 Mr. Samuels. 987 01:06:52,088 --> 01:06:53,612 Mr. Samuels. 988 01:06:57,527 --> 01:06:59,154 Mr. Samuels! 989 01:07:15,378 --> 01:07:17,005 You did good. 990 01:07:19,315 --> 01:07:21,875 You okay? You want me to take over? 991 01:07:22,085 --> 01:07:23,882 No, I'm all right. 992 01:07:40,069 --> 01:07:41,696 No. Look, we just got here. 993 01:07:41,771 --> 01:07:44,535 That's one place. I think we need to try a few more. 994 01:07:45,742 --> 01:07:46,766 Maybe it doesn't make a difference, 995 01:07:46,843 --> 01:07:49,334 but it's comforting to know that we're in the next room. 996 01:07:49,412 --> 01:07:52,540 I know you don't give a shit about my comfort. 997 01:07:53,116 --> 01:07:56,210 I think we could try a few more, that's all I'm saying. 998 01:08:00,056 --> 01:08:01,216 Fine. 999 01:08:04,293 --> 01:08:06,818 All right. Okay. All right. 1000 01:08:13,703 --> 01:08:18,072 He thought you did a great job. You did. I'm real proud of you. 1001 01:08:19,242 --> 01:08:20,504 Thanks. 1002 01:08:23,112 --> 01:08:25,478 They're pulling us off the road. 1003 01:08:27,250 --> 01:08:28,808 We're going home. 1004 01:08:29,152 --> 01:08:31,620 Really? For good? 1005 01:08:32,688 --> 01:08:33,950 Yeah. 1006 01:08:36,259 --> 01:08:37,590 Good job. 1007 01:09:03,753 --> 01:09:07,280 I'm sorry about what I said about Alex. That was out of line. 1008 01:09:07,356 --> 01:09:09,324 It's all right. I understand. 1009 01:09:09,392 --> 01:09:12,953 I mean, who am I to be doling out relationship advice, right? 1010 01:09:13,029 --> 01:09:14,462 No kidding. 1011 01:09:18,868 --> 01:09:20,836 Are you gonna be okay? 1012 01:09:21,671 --> 01:09:23,866 -What do you mean? -In Omaha? 1013 01:09:27,176 --> 01:09:28,438 I don't know. 1014 01:09:30,613 --> 01:09:32,945 It's better than you'd think. 1015 01:09:42,325 --> 01:09:43,622 Ryan. 1016 01:09:44,060 --> 01:09:46,290 Ryan. Where are you going? 1017 01:09:46,362 --> 01:09:49,058 I'm grabbing another flight. Something I've got to take care of. 1018 01:09:49,131 --> 01:09:51,224 I'll see you back at home. 1019 01:10:10,653 --> 01:10:13,019 Okay, just walk it in a little. 1020 01:10:13,389 --> 01:10:14,947 A little more. 1021 01:10:15,591 --> 01:10:17,684 There you go. Yeah. 1022 01:10:21,430 --> 01:10:22,692 Got it. 1023 01:10:26,402 --> 01:10:28,302 They're a cute couple. 1024 01:10:28,571 --> 01:10:31,631 -You think so? -Yeah, they'll make cute kids. 1025 01:10:32,942 --> 01:10:35,604 How do you like Wisconsin in February? 1026 01:10:36,746 --> 01:10:38,611 I like it if you're there. 1027 01:10:38,681 --> 01:10:40,649 And I know a killer burger in Milwaukee. 1028 01:10:40,716 --> 01:10:42,581 Northern Wisconsin. 1029 01:10:44,887 --> 01:10:46,718 What are you doing this weekend? 1030 01:10:48,090 --> 01:10:50,149 -No. -What, I haven't... 1031 01:10:50,226 --> 01:10:54,026 -Well, you want me to be your date? -Yeah. Yeah. 1032 01:10:54,096 --> 01:10:58,032 -At your sister's wedding? -It's not like I know her that well. 1033 01:10:58,401 --> 01:11:01,199 Look, I'm not the wedding type, right? 1034 01:11:01,537 --> 01:11:04,597 But for the first time in my life, I don't want to be that guy alone at a bar. 1035 01:11:04,674 --> 01:11:07,472 I want a dance partner. I want a ''plus one.'' 1036 01:11:07,543 --> 01:11:10,876 And if you can stomach it, I'd like it to be you. 1037 01:11:36,005 --> 01:11:38,337 Excuse me. Are you available? 1038 01:11:38,808 --> 01:11:42,141 This line's for members of our Matterhorn Program. 1039 01:11:47,683 --> 01:11:49,150 Hey. Ryan. 1040 01:11:50,486 --> 01:11:53,148 -Hey. -Kara. Hi. 1041 01:11:53,222 --> 01:11:55,486 -Hi. -Hey. Hi. 1042 01:11:55,658 --> 01:11:57,148 Alex, this is my sister Kara. 1043 01:11:57,226 --> 01:11:58,853 -Hi. -Well, hello. 1044 01:12:00,296 --> 01:12:03,026 Ryan's told me nothing about you. 1045 01:12:04,600 --> 01:12:06,534 So, you two are dating? 1046 01:12:09,005 --> 01:12:11,599 -Not exactly. -Well, hey, don't worry about it. 1047 01:12:11,674 --> 01:12:14,939 We're all getting a little old to be calling someone girlfriend. 1048 01:12:15,011 --> 01:12:17,479 I remember when Mom used to call Jack her boyfriend. 1049 01:12:17,546 --> 01:12:21,482 God. Drove me up the wall. Boyfriends are for kids, right? 1050 01:12:23,119 --> 01:12:25,212 So, what are you doing at the hotel? 1051 01:12:25,287 --> 01:12:30,850 Yeah. Okay, Frank and I are trying out a trial separation. 1052 01:12:31,360 --> 01:12:32,987 I'm sorry. So, you're not staying at the house? 1053 01:12:33,062 --> 01:12:35,087 No, there was a room on hold here, 1054 01:12:35,164 --> 01:12:37,997 so I thought I'd just take it for the weekend. 1055 01:12:40,703 --> 01:12:43,797 -So, the rehearsal dinner. -Yeah, tonight. I'll see you two there. 1056 01:12:48,244 --> 01:12:49,677 Nice digs. 1057 01:12:52,815 --> 01:12:54,510 There's a packet. 1058 01:13:00,856 --> 01:13:02,721 Hey, look who's here. 1059 01:13:03,325 --> 01:13:04,815 -My God! -He finally made it. 1060 01:13:04,894 --> 01:13:07,021 -My God! Ryan! -Hey. 1061 01:13:08,898 --> 01:13:10,092 Hi. 1062 01:13:11,267 --> 01:13:14,725 -You must be Alex. -Yes, I am. Hi. How are you? 1063 01:13:14,804 --> 01:13:17,739 -You are so beautiful. Kara was right. -Thank you. 1064 01:13:19,875 --> 01:13:24,073 Gosh. You look so grown-up. 1065 01:13:24,313 --> 01:13:26,372 I do? You're the one that's getting married. 1066 01:13:26,449 --> 01:13:28,212 I know, right? 1067 01:13:29,151 --> 01:13:31,745 You haven't even seen my ring. 1068 01:13:33,189 --> 01:13:35,089 -Look at that. -It's lovely. 1069 01:13:35,157 --> 01:13:37,785 -Jim designed it. -That's... 1070 01:13:37,860 --> 01:13:39,350 Hey, Jim. 1071 01:13:41,597 --> 01:13:43,656 -Hey. -How's it going? 1072 01:13:43,733 --> 01:13:46,293 -Hey. I'm Ryan. -Jim. Good to meet you. 1073 01:13:46,368 --> 01:13:48,461 -Alex. Pleasure. -Pleasure. 1074 01:13:49,472 --> 01:13:51,736 Thank you, guys, for coming. 1075 01:13:52,141 --> 01:13:53,540 Brother! 1076 01:13:55,611 --> 01:13:58,239 -It's true, though. -Yeah, it's crazy. 1077 01:13:59,448 --> 01:14:01,416 I got the pictures you asked me to get. 1078 01:14:01,484 --> 01:14:03,975 You can just put them right there. 1079 01:14:06,188 --> 01:14:07,678 Yeah, okay. 1080 01:14:37,319 --> 01:14:39,184 You got so many of them up there, I almost didn't have room. 1081 01:14:39,255 --> 01:14:42,452 I know. It's so great. Everyone just chipped in. 1082 01:14:43,392 --> 01:14:46,293 What gave you the idea to do something so... 1083 01:14:46,362 --> 01:14:47,386 Substantial. 1084 01:14:47,463 --> 01:14:53,424 Well, Jim has a lot of our nest egg invested in this real estate venture. 1085 01:14:53,969 --> 01:14:56,199 It's a real estate investment. 1086 01:14:56,272 --> 01:14:59,241 It's exciting, but we went over our finances and... 1087 01:14:59,308 --> 01:15:01,242 A honeymoon just kind of at this state in the game 1088 01:15:01,310 --> 01:15:03,335 just doesn't really seem affordable. 1089 01:15:03,412 --> 01:15:05,573 So, you know, we just thought, 1090 01:15:05,648 --> 01:15:09,243 ''Just because we can't travel doesn't mean we can't have pictures.'' 1091 01:15:09,318 --> 01:15:11,946 -No, I think that's a fabulous idea. -Yeah, it's a good one. 1092 01:15:12,021 --> 01:15:14,785 I mean, the concept is turnkey everything. 1093 01:15:14,857 --> 01:15:17,382 Okay? You buy a maintenance contract when you get the home. 1094 01:15:17,459 --> 01:15:19,791 You know, we'll whack your weeds, we'll change your light bulbs. 1095 01:15:19,862 --> 01:15:21,261 Furniture, you can bring your own 1096 01:15:21,330 --> 01:15:23,560 or else you can pick one of our beautiful packages. 1097 01:15:23,632 --> 01:15:26,362 Seamless traditionalism, yet all the perks. 1098 01:15:26,435 --> 01:15:27,697 Nice. 1099 01:15:27,770 --> 01:15:29,533 And we all need a place to call our own. 1100 01:15:29,605 --> 01:15:32,699 This is America. This is what we were promised. 1101 01:15:33,309 --> 01:15:35,504 -It's a nice touch. -What? 1102 01:15:35,778 --> 01:15:38,872 The bit at the end about the promise. I like that part. 1103 01:15:38,948 --> 01:15:40,609 Thanks. 1104 01:15:43,219 --> 01:15:46,552 You... You still renting that one-bedroom? 1105 01:15:47,289 --> 01:15:50,190 -No. I gave it up. -So, you own now? 1106 01:15:50,259 --> 01:15:52,386 -No. -But you're looking? 1107 01:15:53,596 --> 01:15:55,188 No, not really. 1108 01:15:56,599 --> 01:15:58,464 So, you're just good? 1109 01:15:59,168 --> 01:16:00,533 I'm good. 1110 01:16:00,936 --> 01:16:02,631 Well, that's good. 1111 01:16:02,705 --> 01:16:06,038 Can you believe it's tomorrow? How are you gonna sleep? 1112 01:16:06,108 --> 01:16:07,632 I don't know. 1113 01:16:08,310 --> 01:16:11,643 -Well, do you want some Xanax? -I don't think that's for sleeping. 1114 01:16:11,714 --> 01:16:15,480 Yeah. No, I think I'll just have a glass of warm milk. 1115 01:16:15,551 --> 01:16:18,349 -That'll do the trick. -Okay. See you tomorrow. 1116 01:16:18,420 --> 01:16:19,751 -Okay. -Bye. 1117 01:16:19,822 --> 01:16:20,811 Bye. 1118 01:16:20,923 --> 01:16:23,221 Hey. There's another box inside. 1119 01:16:23,292 --> 01:16:25,021 -I'll grab it. -You sure? 1120 01:16:25,094 --> 01:16:26,823 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 1121 01:16:36,305 --> 01:16:39,274 -Jim seems like a good guy. -Yeah, isn't he great? 1122 01:16:39,341 --> 01:16:42,003 He's going to make a great husband. 1123 01:16:43,712 --> 01:16:45,612 You know, Julie, I was thinking, 1124 01:16:45,681 --> 01:16:48,411 you know, with Dad not being here, 1125 01:16:50,085 --> 01:16:53,987 I was wondering if you had anybody to walk you down the aisle. 1126 01:16:55,824 --> 01:16:56,984 Yeah. 1127 01:16:58,527 --> 01:17:00,859 No, Jim's uncle is gonna do it. 1128 01:17:01,263 --> 01:17:03,458 He's been really supportive. 1129 01:17:03,933 --> 01:17:05,423 He's been great. 1130 01:17:05,501 --> 01:17:08,629 Well, good. That's great. I just wanted to make sure that you... 1131 01:17:09,571 --> 01:17:12,369 I wanted you to be covered, that's all. 1132 01:17:15,611 --> 01:17:17,943 So, I should be there, what? 1133 01:17:18,013 --> 01:17:20,481 Yeah, the guests are arriving around 5:00, 1134 01:17:20,549 --> 01:17:24,610 and things get going at 5:30, so around then. 1135 01:17:24,687 --> 01:17:26,086 Okay. 1136 01:17:29,725 --> 01:17:32,888 Let me... I'm gonna help you with those. 1137 01:17:33,595 --> 01:17:34,857 Got it. 1138 01:17:35,931 --> 01:17:38,399 It's okay. It's okay. It's okay. 1139 01:17:48,377 --> 01:17:50,470 None of that was here. 1140 01:17:50,546 --> 01:17:52,309 This is all new. 1141 01:18:03,425 --> 01:18:04,824 Really? 1142 01:18:05,861 --> 01:18:08,159 -Is that all you got? -What? 1143 01:18:15,771 --> 01:18:17,432 Give me a boost. 1144 01:18:19,408 --> 01:18:20,739 Watch... 1145 01:18:21,877 --> 01:18:23,174 Hang on. 1146 01:18:30,486 --> 01:18:32,147 I took Geography in here. 1147 01:18:33,322 --> 01:18:35,813 You ever fool around with one of your teachers? 1148 01:18:35,891 --> 01:18:38,917 -No. Did you? -No. Not until college. 1149 01:18:44,600 --> 01:18:46,591 That's me on the right. 1150 01:18:48,670 --> 01:18:50,604 It's kind of hard to tell. 1151 01:18:50,672 --> 01:18:53,140 You can tell by the eyebrows. 1152 01:18:53,208 --> 01:18:56,336 -You played basketball? -I was a point guard. 1153 01:18:56,412 --> 01:18:57,879 Don't act so surprised. 1154 01:18:57,946 --> 01:19:00,540 I didn't know you were such a jock. 1155 01:19:01,383 --> 01:19:03,010 That's me, too. 1156 01:19:04,253 --> 01:19:05,652 And that. 1157 01:19:08,190 --> 01:19:10,590 -My first fight. -How'd it go? 1158 01:19:10,659 --> 01:19:12,388 Got my ass kicked. 1159 01:19:12,728 --> 01:19:15,959 This is where we used to go to make out. 1160 01:19:16,698 --> 01:19:19,895 Yes. Yeah. This is very romantic. 1161 01:19:26,442 --> 01:19:27,909 Go, Cougars! 1162 01:19:33,615 --> 01:19:35,879 I'm really happy I came here. 1163 01:19:36,051 --> 01:19:37,575 So am I. 1164 01:19:43,358 --> 01:19:44,757 It's Kara. 1165 01:19:46,028 --> 01:19:47,859 -Hey. -Ryan, where are you? 1166 01:19:47,930 --> 01:19:49,557 We're having a meltdown here. 1167 01:19:49,665 --> 01:19:50,723 What's going on? What happened? 1168 01:19:50,799 --> 01:19:53,233 It's Jim. Can you get back here? We need your help. 1169 01:19:53,302 --> 01:19:54,599 Okay. 1170 01:19:56,305 --> 01:19:57,863 We got to go. 1171 01:20:01,110 --> 01:20:03,305 -I'll grab your suit. -Thanks. 1172 01:20:23,065 --> 01:20:25,829 -What happened? -Jim's got cold feet. 1173 01:20:25,901 --> 01:20:28,768 -Today? -Yeah, that's how cold feet work. 1174 01:20:28,837 --> 01:20:31,431 -What do you want me to do? -Talk to him. 1175 01:20:31,507 --> 01:20:34,567 -You want me to talk to him? -Hey, it's either you or me. 1176 01:20:34,643 --> 01:20:37,305 You know my track record. I've already struck out once. 1177 01:20:37,379 --> 01:20:39,643 I haven't been to bat. I haven't been in the dugout. 1178 01:20:39,715 --> 01:20:42,115 Don't you talk for a living? Motivational-type stuff? 1179 01:20:42,184 --> 01:20:44,379 I tell people how to avoid commitment. 1180 01:20:45,120 --> 01:20:46,644 What kind of fucked-up message is that? 1181 01:20:46,722 --> 01:20:48,212 -It's a philosophy. -It's stupid. 1182 01:20:48,290 --> 01:20:50,087 Hey, it could have helped you. 1183 01:20:50,159 --> 01:20:56,029 Ryan, you haven't been around much. Fuck, basically, you don't exist to us. 1184 01:20:57,232 --> 01:20:59,291 I know you wanna be there for her. 1185 01:21:00,102 --> 01:21:03,128 Well, here it is. This is your chance. 1186 01:21:24,993 --> 01:21:26,984 Hey. What's up, Ryan? 1187 01:21:28,597 --> 01:21:31,031 -Jim. -You ever read this before? 1188 01:21:32,301 --> 01:21:35,793 -Yeah, it's pretty powerful stuff. -Yeah, I'll say. 1189 01:21:40,742 --> 01:21:44,269 Kara mentioned that you were having some thoughts. 1190 01:21:45,480 --> 01:21:49,109 I don't think I'm gonna be able to do this. 1191 01:21:50,385 --> 01:21:52,876 And why would you say that today? 1192 01:21:54,523 --> 01:21:58,721 Well, last night I was kind of laying in bed and I couldn't get to sleep, 1193 01:21:58,794 --> 01:22:01,126 so I started thinking about the wedding and the ceremony, 1194 01:22:01,196 --> 01:22:05,132 and about our buying a house and moving in together, 1195 01:22:05,200 --> 01:22:08,067 and having a kid and then having another kid. 1196 01:22:08,136 --> 01:22:12,072 And then Christmas and Thanksgiving and spring break 1197 01:22:12,140 --> 01:22:15,507 and going to football games. And then, all of a sudden, they're graduating, 1198 01:22:15,577 --> 01:22:17,408 they're getting jobs, and they're getting married, 1199 01:22:17,479 --> 01:22:19,777 and, you know, I'm a grandparent. 1200 01:22:19,848 --> 01:22:23,340 And then I'm retired. I'm losing my hair. I'm getting fat. 1201 01:22:23,418 --> 01:22:25,648 And then the next thing you know, I'm dead. 1202 01:22:25,721 --> 01:22:29,657 I'm just, like... I can't stop from thinking, ''What's the point?'' 1203 01:22:33,395 --> 01:22:37,229 -I mean, what is the point? -The point? 1204 01:22:37,299 --> 01:22:39,961 Yeah, I mean, what am I starting here? 1205 01:22:41,903 --> 01:22:44,463 Jim, it's marriage. 1206 01:22:44,539 --> 01:22:50,205 It's one of the most beautiful things on earth. It's what people aspire to. 1207 01:22:50,279 --> 01:22:53,476 -You never got married. -That's true. 1208 01:22:53,548 --> 01:22:57,416 -I mean, you never even tried. -Well, it's hard to define try. 1209 01:22:57,486 --> 01:22:58,976 I don't know, just... 1210 01:22:59,054 --> 01:23:01,215 You seem happier than all my married friends. 1211 01:23:03,425 --> 01:23:07,521 Look, Jim, I'm not gonna lie to you. Marriage can be a pain in the ass. 1212 01:23:07,596 --> 01:23:12,499 And you're kind of right. This all is just stuff that leads to your eventual demise. 1213 01:23:12,567 --> 01:23:14,660 -Yes. -And we're all on running clocks, 1214 01:23:14,736 --> 01:23:16,863 and they can't be slowed down or paused, 1215 01:23:16,972 --> 01:23:20,464 and, you know, we all end up in the same place. 1216 01:23:20,542 --> 01:23:21,907 Yeah. 1217 01:23:23,679 --> 01:23:24,941 There is no point. 1218 01:23:25,013 --> 01:23:27,743 There is no point. That's what I'm saying. 1219 01:23:32,921 --> 01:23:34,445 You know, 1220 01:23:35,857 --> 01:23:38,985 I'm not normally the guy you would talk to about stuff like this. 1221 01:23:43,131 --> 01:23:45,122 If you think about it, 1222 01:23:46,868 --> 01:23:51,305 your favorite memories, the most important moments in your life, 1223 01:23:51,373 --> 01:23:52,931 were you alone? 1224 01:23:54,976 --> 01:23:56,500 No, I guess not. 1225 01:23:57,779 --> 01:24:01,510 Hey, come to think of it, last night, the night before your wedding, 1226 01:24:01,583 --> 01:24:03,551 when all this shit is swirling around in your head, 1227 01:24:03,618 --> 01:24:05,882 weren't you guys sleeping in separate bedrooms? 1228 01:24:05,954 --> 01:24:07,785 Yeah, Julie went back to the apartment, 1229 01:24:07,856 --> 01:24:10,950 and I was just by myself in the honeymoon suite. 1230 01:24:11,026 --> 01:24:14,223 -Kind of lonely? -Yes, it was pretty lonely. 1231 01:24:16,064 --> 01:24:20,262 -Life's better with company. -Yeah. 1232 01:24:21,370 --> 01:24:23,531 Everybody needs a co-pilot. 1233 01:24:25,607 --> 01:24:27,973 -That was a nice touch. -Thanks. 1234 01:24:30,846 --> 01:24:35,010 -So, what's the mood like out there? -It's not good. 1235 01:24:35,584 --> 01:24:38,178 -She's pretty pissed? -She's upset. 1236 01:24:41,022 --> 01:24:42,683 What should I do? 1237 01:24:44,593 --> 01:24:45,992 Go get her. 1238 01:25:01,209 --> 01:25:03,973 I'm such a fuck-up. I love you so much. 1239 01:25:04,679 --> 01:25:06,670 Will you be my co-pilot? 1240 01:25:08,884 --> 01:25:10,852 Yes. Yes. 1241 01:25:16,591 --> 01:25:18,081 Welcome home. 1242 01:27:53,248 --> 01:27:55,978 Okay, this is your stop. 1243 01:28:03,425 --> 01:28:07,384 -When am I gonna see you? -You're just gonna have to come visit. 1244 01:28:08,163 --> 01:28:09,755 So settled. 1245 01:28:11,466 --> 01:28:13,491 You're not gonna change on me, are you? 1246 01:28:13,568 --> 01:28:17,060 No. Same guy. Just one address. 1247 01:28:19,074 --> 01:28:20,371 This is your final boarding call 1248 01:28:20,442 --> 01:28:23,468 for American Airlines flight number 3972 to Chicago. 1249 01:28:25,547 --> 01:28:28,243 All right. Call me when you get lonely. 1250 01:28:31,519 --> 01:28:32,918 I'm lonely. 1251 01:29:06,521 --> 01:29:08,250 Some guy sits down in a conference room somewhere 1252 01:29:08,323 --> 01:29:11,884 and our server routes his session to one of our termination engineers. 1253 01:29:11,960 --> 01:29:13,791 ''Termination engineers''? Really? 1254 01:29:13,862 --> 01:29:16,353 I preferred ''terminators,'' but it bumped with Legal. 1255 01:29:16,431 --> 01:29:17,898 Can't imagine why. 1256 01:29:17,966 --> 01:29:19,957 They follow a workflow that takes them through anything 1257 01:29:20,035 --> 01:29:21,593 from a standard dismissal to a violent aggressor. 1258 01:29:21,670 --> 01:29:24,230 What are they doing now? Are they practicing? 1259 01:29:24,305 --> 01:29:27,706 Well, beta testing, role-playing. We go live at the end of the month. 1260 01:29:28,510 --> 01:29:30,705 Kyle, you're running through the events too quickly. 1261 01:29:30,779 --> 01:29:32,940 You need to give them time to acknowledge each statement, okay? 1262 01:29:33,014 --> 01:29:34,777 It's a legal thing. 1263 01:29:35,417 --> 01:29:37,749 -Ryan? -Yeah. There's more? 1264 01:29:45,427 --> 01:29:47,019 This is ridiculous. 1265 01:29:47,095 --> 01:29:49,120 But, you know, Legal's really starting to come hard at me 1266 01:29:49,197 --> 01:29:51,927 on this term ''terminate,'' so... 1267 01:30:30,405 --> 01:30:32,168 Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together 1268 01:30:32,240 --> 01:30:35,368 for today's challenge speaker, Mr. Ryan Bingham. 1269 01:30:37,679 --> 01:30:39,146 Go get them. 1270 01:30:49,591 --> 01:30:52,685 Last year, I flew 350,000 miles. 1271 01:30:54,362 --> 01:30:56,023 The moon is 250. 1272 01:30:59,267 --> 01:31:03,761 I want you to imagine for a second that you're carrying a backpack. 1273 01:31:03,838 --> 01:31:06,534 I want you to feel the straps on your shoulders. 1274 01:31:07,475 --> 01:31:08,965 You feel them? 1275 01:31:10,578 --> 01:31:15,140 Now I want you to pack it with all the stuff that you have in your life. 1276 01:31:16,651 --> 01:31:21,520 Start with the little things, the things on shelves and in drawers. 1277 01:31:41,643 --> 01:31:43,110 Excuse me. 1278 01:31:46,748 --> 01:31:48,545 What the fuck are you doing? 1279 01:31:48,616 --> 01:31:50,709 Okay, everyone, just relax. 1280 01:32:15,777 --> 01:32:18,371 -Hey, you gotta sign. -Thought I did that already. 1281 01:32:19,747 --> 01:32:21,806 -Okay, thank you. -All right. 1282 01:32:24,652 --> 01:32:28,019 Hey, you forgot to give me your Hertz No.1 Gold Card! 1283 01:33:03,458 --> 01:33:05,688 So, I was in the neighborhood. 1284 01:33:09,564 --> 01:33:11,725 Hey! Hey, wait! Wait, wait. 1285 01:33:20,742 --> 01:33:24,678 -Hey, honey, who's at the door? -It's just somebody who's lost. 1286 01:34:23,638 --> 01:34:25,003 Alex? 1287 01:34:25,073 --> 01:34:28,042 What were you thinking, showing up at my door like that? 1288 01:34:28,109 --> 01:34:30,270 What do you mean? I... I wanted to see you. 1289 01:34:30,345 --> 01:34:33,314 I didn't know you had a family. Why wouldn't you tell me that? 1290 01:34:33,381 --> 01:34:34,643 Look, I'm sorry I ruined your evening, 1291 01:34:34,716 --> 01:34:36,980 but, I mean, you could have seriously screwed things up for me. 1292 01:34:37,051 --> 01:34:40,578 That's my family. That's my real life. 1293 01:34:43,691 --> 01:34:45,625 I thought I was a part of your real life. 1294 01:34:47,295 --> 01:34:49,422 I thought we signed up for the same thing. 1295 01:34:51,499 --> 01:34:55,401 Try and help me understand exactly what it is that you signed up for. 1296 01:34:56,771 --> 01:34:59,763 I thought our relationship was perfectly clear. 1297 01:34:59,841 --> 01:35:03,743 I mean, you are an escape. 1298 01:35:06,381 --> 01:35:10,442 You're a break from our normal lives. You're a parenthesis. 1299 01:35:14,255 --> 01:35:16,155 I'm a parenthesis? 1300 01:35:16,224 --> 01:35:17,452 I mean... 1301 01:35:18,326 --> 01:35:22,558 What do you want? Tell me what you want. 1302 01:35:28,603 --> 01:35:30,594 You don't even know what you want. 1303 01:35:33,307 --> 01:35:35,298 I'm a grown-up, okay? 1304 01:35:35,710 --> 01:35:39,806 So, if you would like to see me again, then give me a call. 1305 01:35:41,883 --> 01:35:42,975 Okay? 1306 01:35:59,434 --> 01:36:02,403 Ladies and gentlemen, we have a special announcement to make. 1307 01:36:02,470 --> 01:36:06,907 Our pilot has just informed me that we are passing over the city of Dubuque, 1308 01:36:06,974 --> 01:36:09,534 which might not mean much to most of you, 1309 01:36:09,610 --> 01:36:12,170 but means a lot to one of our flyers today. 1310 01:36:12,246 --> 01:36:17,149 -No. -Because he just hit 10 million miles! 1311 01:36:20,855 --> 01:36:22,413 Congratulations. 1312 01:36:22,490 --> 01:36:26,017 -Such an amazing accomplishment. -You must be very, very excited. 1313 01:36:26,727 --> 01:36:29,287 -Hi, Captain. -Captain. 1314 01:36:29,397 --> 01:36:31,092 That seat taken? 1315 01:36:32,066 --> 01:36:33,397 No. No. 1316 01:36:40,608 --> 01:36:42,701 You're the youngest yet to hit 10 mil. 1317 01:36:44,045 --> 01:36:49,108 -Don't know where you found the time. -Yeah. I don't know. 1318 01:36:50,818 --> 01:36:52,251 Yeah. 1319 01:36:55,389 --> 01:36:56,856 Here you go. 1320 01:36:59,160 --> 01:37:02,994 7th card we've made. Small club. 1321 01:37:06,467 --> 01:37:08,935 We really appreciate your loyalty. 1322 01:37:12,206 --> 01:37:15,107 You know how many times I thought about this moment? 1323 01:37:17,478 --> 01:37:20,777 Played out the conversation that you and I would have right here. 1324 01:37:20,882 --> 01:37:22,144 Really? 1325 01:37:25,219 --> 01:37:27,210 What did you want to say? 1326 01:37:32,226 --> 01:37:34,160 You know, I don't remember. 1327 01:37:36,564 --> 01:37:39,556 That's all right. It happens to all of us. 1328 01:37:44,038 --> 01:37:46,029 So, where are you from? 1329 01:37:52,180 --> 01:37:53,772 I'm from here. 1330 01:38:12,433 --> 01:38:14,128 Hello, Mr. Bingham. 1331 01:38:15,469 --> 01:38:18,597 -How did you know it was me? -This is your dedicated line. 1332 01:38:18,673 --> 01:38:22,040 We reserve them for our most loyal and appreciated flyers. 1333 01:38:22,109 --> 01:38:23,906 I'd like to transfer some of my miles. 1334 01:38:23,978 --> 01:38:27,141 Can I open up an account to Jim and Julie Miller? 1335 01:38:27,782 --> 01:38:30,250 Certainly. How many miles would you like to transfer? 1336 01:38:30,318 --> 01:38:32,980 How many miles does it take to circle the globe? 1337 01:38:33,054 --> 01:38:37,184 We have our round-the-world tickets. They're 500,000 miles each. 1338 01:38:37,258 --> 01:38:38,953 -That'd be fine. -Got a second? 1339 01:38:39,026 --> 01:38:40,323 I'll call you back. 1340 01:38:40,394 --> 01:38:41,452 What the hell happened to you yesterday? 1341 01:38:41,529 --> 01:38:43,190 I was trying to get hold of you all day. 1342 01:38:43,264 --> 01:38:46,700 I was... Some personal stuff. What's going on? 1343 01:38:46,767 --> 01:38:49,065 Do you remember Karen Barnes, 1344 01:38:50,071 --> 01:38:53,666 part of a 30-person reduction a few weeks back in Wichita? 1345 01:38:53,741 --> 01:38:55,504 Natalie fired her. 1346 01:38:56,077 --> 01:38:58,307 I fire dozens of people a day. I... 1347 01:38:58,379 --> 01:39:01,109 She killed herself, jumped off a bridge. 1348 01:39:03,184 --> 01:39:04,378 Fuck. 1349 01:39:04,852 --> 01:39:06,342 I need to know 1350 01:39:06,420 --> 01:39:10,413 if you remember any woman that gave you any signals, depression... 1351 01:39:10,491 --> 01:39:12,049 They're all depressed. We're firing them. 1352 01:39:12,126 --> 01:39:14,993 Hey, I need to ask you this stuff, okay? 1353 01:39:15,062 --> 01:39:19,158 No, I don't remember anything. You never think that they're... 1354 01:39:21,769 --> 01:39:23,498 You don't remember any woman that gave you any signals? 1355 01:39:23,571 --> 01:39:26,836 -Anything at all, Ryan? -No, nothing stands out. 1356 01:39:30,611 --> 01:39:33,239 -Natalie all right? -Natalie quit. 1357 01:39:37,518 --> 01:39:40,316 -She quit? -Text message. 1358 01:39:42,056 --> 01:39:44,923 Yeah, fucking nice, right? No one's got any manners anymore. 1359 01:39:46,027 --> 01:39:49,656 -She say where she was going? -No. She was a little upset. 1360 01:39:52,066 --> 01:39:54,159 I should give her a call. 1361 01:39:57,271 --> 01:39:59,432 I need you back in the air. 1362 01:40:03,010 --> 01:40:06,537 Hey, did you hear what I said? I thought you'd be thrilled about that. 1363 01:40:06,614 --> 01:40:09,174 It's fine. What about the videoconferencing? 1364 01:40:09,250 --> 01:40:12,913 CTC is going to pause the new-media front. 1365 01:40:12,987 --> 01:40:15,421 They're gonna give it some more thought. 1366 01:40:15,489 --> 01:40:17,423 We are gonna get our workhorses back in the air, 1367 01:40:17,491 --> 01:40:19,823 doing what they do best, okay? 1368 01:40:21,262 --> 01:40:25,426 -How long are you sending me out? -We're gonna let you sail and sail. 1369 01:40:25,499 --> 01:40:28,491 You send us a postcard if you ever get there. 1370 01:40:30,000 --> 01:40:35,800 Subtitles: Arigon 1371 01:40:42,583 --> 01:40:44,574 So, what happened? 1372 01:40:46,187 --> 01:40:50,146 -How exactly do you mean? -You graduated top of your class. 1373 01:40:50,791 --> 01:40:53,487 You seemed to have your pick of employment, including right here. 1374 01:40:53,561 --> 01:40:56,997 Instead you went to Omaha to fire people for a living? 1375 01:40:59,100 --> 01:41:01,364 -It's challenging work. -I'll say. 1376 01:41:02,536 --> 01:41:05,505 I can't imagine doing that day in, day out. 1377 01:41:05,573 --> 01:41:07,336 Not in this climate. 1378 01:41:09,777 --> 01:41:11,438 I followed a boy. 1379 01:41:15,750 --> 01:41:18,412 Well, I guess everybody does that at one point or another. 1380 01:41:24,792 --> 01:41:26,817 This guy says I'd be lucky to have you. 1381 01:41:27,294 --> 01:41:29,421 To whom it may concern, 1382 01:41:29,497 --> 01:41:32,728 I can't even count the number of people I've fired in my lifetime. 1383 01:41:32,800 --> 01:41:36,634 So many that I've actually forgotten what it's like to hire somebody. 1384 01:41:36,704 --> 01:41:40,663 We've never met, but I know you'd be lucky to have Natalie Keener. 1385 01:41:41,542 --> 01:41:44,477 My advice? Take her and don't look back. 1386 01:41:44,545 --> 01:41:47,412 She'll be the best decision you've made in a long time. 1387 01:41:51,952 --> 01:41:53,920 I sure hope he's right. 1388 01:42:05,332 --> 01:42:07,425 Well, I don't have a lot of hope, 1389 01:42:07,501 --> 01:42:10,231 and I really don't know when it's gonna get better. 1390 01:42:10,304 --> 01:42:13,102 There's a lot of people unemployed, 1391 01:42:13,174 --> 01:42:17,270 and I really don't know when there's gonna be light at the end of the tunnel. 1392 01:42:17,812 --> 01:42:20,076 I can't find much to talk about. 1393 01:42:20,147 --> 01:42:22,513 Talk about being proud. I'm proud of my kids. 1394 01:42:22,583 --> 01:42:28,044 I think the anger comes from the fact that I just wasn't needed anymore. 1395 01:42:28,122 --> 01:42:30,056 I would say, you know, 1396 01:42:30,758 --> 01:42:34,854 without my friends and my family, I wouldn't have made it. 1397 01:42:34,929 --> 01:42:37,727 It would have been a lot tougher if I would have had to make it on my own. 1398 01:42:37,798 --> 01:42:41,791 When I wake up in the morning and I look over and I see my wife, 1399 01:42:43,304 --> 01:42:44,862 that gives me the sense of purpose. 1400 01:42:44,939 --> 01:42:48,067 It's not all about the money. Money can keep you warm. 1401 01:42:48,142 --> 01:42:51,543 It pays your heating bills, you know. It can buy you a blanket. 1402 01:42:53,080 --> 01:42:57,107 But it's not as... Doesn't keep you as warm as when my husband holds me. 1403 01:42:57,885 --> 01:43:01,548 Let me get up. Let me get out. Let me find something. 1404 01:43:03,190 --> 01:43:06,318 So, my kids are my purpose, my family. 1405 01:43:36,457 --> 01:43:38,482 Tonight most people will be welcomed home 1406 01:43:38,559 --> 01:43:41,084 by jumping dogs and squealing kids. 1407 01:43:42,229 --> 01:43:46,131 Their spouses will ask about their day, and tonight they'll sleep. 1408 01:43:47,134 --> 01:43:50,934 The stars will wheel forth from their daytime hiding places. 1409 01:43:52,606 --> 01:43:56,269 And one of those lights, slightly brighter than the rest, 1410 01:43:56,343 --> 01:43:58,777 will be my wingtip passing over. 1411 01:46:09,677 --> 01:46:11,645 Hi, Jason. My name is Kevin, 1412 01:46:11,712 --> 01:46:14,112 and I recently lost my job. 1413 01:46:15,182 --> 01:46:20,051 I wrote this song as sort of a statement about uncertainty 1414 01:46:20,120 --> 01:46:23,647 and having a certain amount of anxiety about the future. 1415 01:46:25,225 --> 01:46:27,921 So, maybe you can use it in your movie.