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We’re Taking Back Your Bonus

Released Monday, 15th April 2024
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We’re Taking Back Your Bonus

We’re Taking Back Your Bonus

Monday, 15th April 2024
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0:00

It's another jewbile phone frame twenties.

0:10

Hello.

0:11

Hey there, this is Pete Eakins calling

0:13

from corporate HR for I

0:15

was looking for Tina.

0:17

Hi, this is Tina.

0:19

Tina. Hey, how are you? I'm so sorry about you on

0:21

your cell phone? Do you have a moment?

0:24

Yeah?

0:24

Sure, you said that you were calling from

0:26

HR.

0:27

Yes, I needed to speak with

0:29

you about a situation

0:32

that we just were informed

0:34

of.

0:35

And like another coworker

0:37

like complained about.

0:38

Oh no, I'm so sorry. Yeah,

0:42

duh, Pete, I didn't even

0:44

think about that. Yeah, of course, whenever HR calls,

0:46

that's always the first thing that goes to is there's nothing

0:48

with another employee. It's just that we noticed

0:50

we made a mistake actually with

0:52

a bonus that you received six

0:54

months ago.

0:57

Yeah. I remember getting the bonus. What do

0:59

you mean mistake?

1:01

Yeah, so you received a five thousand

1:03

dollars performance bonus.

1:07

Yeah, unfortunately we

1:09

actually have to take that. We actually need that money back.

1:11

We weren't supposed to give you five thousand dollars at all. Wait,

1:17

wait, what if you don't

1:19

have the cash directly, We'll just have

1:21

to go ahead and take it out of your next paycheck

1:23

or paychecks until we get the five thousand

1:26

dollars back because we were not supposed to give you a five thousand

1:28

dollars bonus. I'm so sorry our mistake.

1:32

I'm sorry. I'm probably like a hard time understand. Okay,

1:35

So you gave me a bonus, yes,

1:37

and now six months later you're

1:40

saying that I didn't get that

1:42

bonus, and now I owe you

1:44

that money and you're gonna take it out

1:47

of.

1:47

My check unless you can just give us

1:49

the full lump sum back. We'll have no choice

1:51

but to do that, you know, as our mistake. I'm so sorry

1:53

about that. So, yes, we need the five thousand

1:55

dollars back, basically, and.

1:57

It hit six months

1:59

for you.

2:00

Things move kind of slow, but I'm sure

2:03

you still have it right.

2:04

No, honestly, I don't. I

2:06

have a lot of student debt and.

2:08

I just put it right towards that we can work

2:10

it out, you know. But we do need the five thousand

2:12

dollars back. So this is just to let you know. We can figure

2:15

out all the details, but we're going to need that bonus

2:17

back. We weren't supposed to give you that as a bonus. I'm

2:19

so sorry.

2:21

I'm sorry. I'm just having a really hard

2:23

time understand, like I get a bonus

2:25

every year. I'm one of the top sales.

2:27

Performers, still get a bonus, a performance

2:29

bonus. It's just as a company,

2:32

we are owning this mistake. I want to let you

2:34

know that it was a miscalculation on our

2:36

part. We are very sorry about it. Unfortunately,

2:38

though tough economic times, we need to get that

2:40

five thousand dollars back from you.

2:42

I don't think that what you're doing is even legal. I

2:44

really don't feel comfortable with this conversation. You still haven't

2:46

even told me what my actual bonus

2:49

was supposed to be and what the difference is.

2:51

Oh, that's the exciting part. That's why I

2:53

wanted to say. It's actually better. We're supposed

2:55

to have done away with all the cash bonuses. Your

2:57

bonus this year was supposed to be a year

2:59

subscription into the Fruit Salad of the Month Club,

3:01

A new fruit salad every single month.

3:05

Fruit Salad of a month.

3:07

Yes, what is

3:09

that fruit

3:11

salad? A new fruit salad from all

3:13

kinds of exotic fruits. It's a really great club.

3:15

Okay are you are you taking

3:18

notes on this conversation? You said you're an r

3:20

r yes. Okay. I want you to guard your

3:22

pant and I want you to write this down.

3:24

Okay, got my pen and

3:26

it's ready to go.

3:28

I want you to write you

3:31

this company, this situation,

3:33

I quit. You could take your fruit salad

3:36

and shove it.

3:39

Okay.

3:40

Well, then at this point, I'll just tell you

3:42

that this is actually Jubil from the Jubel Show doing

3:44

a phone prank on you and your manager Charles site

3:46

you up. He

3:51

said that that you do a really good job

3:53

and you got a big bonus this year, and you wanted to mess

3:55

with you and take it back.

3:57

See what to.

4:04

Oh my god, okay, take it back. You're gonna

4:07

Charles wake

4:10

up every morning with Jubile phone Franks

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