You're all getting fired
5:50On a conference call, manager Sherman thinks Hannah, Frank, and David are on hold while he discusses firing them with a thin severance. They hear everything, talk lawyers, and then learn coworker Barry set up the prank.
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121 linesHello, this is Sherman, Sherman Davis, General Manager's Assistant.
How you guys doing?
Everybody here?
Hey, Sherman.
Yeah.
Hi.
Doing fine.
Hello, Sherman.
Let me make sure we got everybody here.
Is Hannah here?
Yep, Hannah's here.
How's it going?
All right.
Frank?
Yep, I'm on the line.
Thank you.
All right.
Good, good, good.
And David?
Yep.
Hey, Sherman.
I'm here.
All right, my man.
Good deal, good deal.
All right.
Got some news for you guys.
I need you guys to give me a second.
put you guys on hold for a second and I'll be back probably less than 30
seconds okay all right we'll do thank you Cynthia can you bring me all of the
stuff on these three guys I mean today is supposed to be there on hold right
now but today's data we're giving them their severance packages and let them go
and they'll be out of here probably about tomorrow morning they're clearing
their things out they don't know it yet but we're gonna at least give them their
did you guys all right guys hello Sherman hello yeah this I'm here guys
yeah you never put us on hold no so are you about to fire what do you
talk wait a minute okay hang on hang on hang on guys what what's going on what
are you guys talking about we're asking you what's going on we just hurt you
didn't put us on hold we just heard all that yes separate packages what I heard
Oh, Sherman, maybe you're talking about some other people, but we just heard.
Hey, guys, hang on.
Everybody just calm down.
Just give me give me a second here.
Hang on.
I just let me I'll be right back.
Hang on.
Hello.
Hey, what is going on?
Did you hear that?
OK, you all heard the same thing.
I don't know what he's talking about.
Did I put, is this, is this the whole button here? This is it. There we go. They heard everything. No, they just, they sit asking me right now. I'm doing what he's telling me to do. This, these three are supposed to be let go by the end of the day. I mean, I got to do it, but it looks like the severance is nobody can live off of this for even three freaking months. I already know that this, this is really fucked up.
all right so look bring me everybody's stuff let me at least after lunch they all come in here and
pick up their things that's all I can do okay is this the right button here okay hello it's not the
right button we can I Sherman I really don't believe what I'm hearing so we might have to
be kidding me I've been with this I've been with this for five years all right I've not I've not
let you down for a quarter the company down for a quarter this is this is ridiculous I cannot
And I'm on travel right now, so how am I going to come and get my things by the end of the day?
This is ridiculous.
This is how you're going to let us know?
This is unprofessional.
This is trash.
I cannot believe it.
If you don't need a lawyer, I have someone.
I have contacts.
We can talk.
But honestly, Sherman, this is unacceptable.
Let's not do the whole lawyer thing, guys, okay?
Let's not do that, all right?
Now, people get let go from companies.
People get let go all the time, and you guys know this.
Let's just let go on a conference call with other people.
What are you doing?
This is ridiculous.
You're giving a personal business.
Yes, yes, that's true.
You're giving a personal business to another.
Exactly.
It's not on hold.
Yeah, you cannot be doing this.
Yeah, email me that lawyer's number for sure.
Yes, I will.
I will.
I got you on it too, David.
Thank you.
I didn't try for you guys to learn it this way, all right?
Okay, let's just say I'm not good at the conference button.
I don't know how to put anybody.
You're not good at the conference call.
this is not a good message it's not it's not appropriate professional messaging in fact this
is i i'm mortified i cannot believe this i put five years of my life in this company
this is beside your best employees so it is it is it is and it's absolutely right it is illegal
this is illegal yep yep i i will i'm writing this wait wait wait come on hey hey call now
what do you mean you're recording it what are you recording for what yeah i'm letting you know
Can you send me that recording, David?
I will do it.
Listen, I don't consent on being recorded.
I want that known now.
You just consent on not being on hold, Sherman.
Exactly.
Okay, okay.
Can I ask you guys something?
Do you guys, are you familiar with your co-worker named Barry Dillard?
Yes.
You don't have to answer that.
Oh, Barry fired too?
How are you going to tell him?
Let me tell you what's going on.
Barry told me to call you.
This is Nephew Tommy from the Steve Harvey Morning Show.
by your co-worker, Barry Dillon.
Are you kidding me?
Oh, my God.
I'm about to have a heart attack.
Can you kill a co-worker?
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God.
Hey, y'all, nobody has lost their job.
Hannah, Frank, David, nobody has lost their job.
got me to prank phone call y'all right so everybody's got the job we good okay
okay I'm good I'm good now y'all got to tell me this what is the baddest radio
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