They Forced Me Out, Then Begged Me Back · Episode 1 — Episode 1

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1. [00:00] I'm Ethan Reed. I've been with Kelvin Industries for eight years, securing half
2. [00:04] the company's credit lines. Last year I got a $200,000 year-end bonus.
3. [00:16] This year? 2000? I thought it had to be a system error so I went to finance.
4. [00:23] That's right, that's all you're getting. Got a problem? Take it up with management.
5. [00:31] I didn't. I just started clearing out my desk.
6. [00:35] You're really leaving?
7. [00:37] Screw this. I quit.
8. [00:40] I wrapped up my resignation cleanly.
9. [00:42] Not one executive showed up.
10. [00:44] Three days later, when the bank came knocking for its money,
11. [00:48] Chairman Marcus finally remembered to call me.
12. [00:51] Ethan, when did you quit? Why didn't anyone tell us?
13. [00:55] It started the day my bonus came in.
14. [00:57] Last year, I got $200,000. I earned every dollar by pulling Kelvin through three cash flow crisis.
15. [01:05] When I joined eight years ago, Kelvin had just two floors of office space.
16. [01:09] Now it fills the whole building and makes nearly $300 million a year.
17. [01:14] I won't take all the credit. But half of Kelvin's bank financing, I brought it in.
18. [01:26] So Ethan, how'd you do?
19. [01:28] You got 200 grand last year.
20. [01:29] Must be even more this year, right?
21. [01:31] Not bad.
22. [01:31] I got 10 grand.
23. [01:33] Think about a ski trip.
24. [01:34] You?
25. [01:34] I had a pretty good year.
26. [01:35] 30 grand.
27. [01:36] Might finally upgrade my car.
28. [01:37] A neppy hire who'd been here six months got 10 grand.
29. [01:40] I got two less than a new hire.
30. [01:56] Can you check this for me?
31. [01:59] 2000, it's correct.
32. [02:03] Who set my bonus?