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Not So Fast

Date: Sep 29 2009

Themes: Soap Opera, Work

Grammar: Zero Conditional

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Last week, Ella gave everyone the good news. Devan is going to give everyone jobs at the company she has started with the fortune she inherited. This is especially helpful since Dale and Ella recently quit their jobs.

But as you may recall, Ella’s information may not have been totally accurate. It was only a matter of time until everyone showed up at Devan’s new office to find out when they can start. Watch as Devan tells them, “Not so fast.”

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Dialog

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Mason: Devan! My new favorite person. Right there, right there.

Ella: When do we start working?

Devan: Start working?

Ella: Our new jobs!

Devan: Yeah.

Mason: Oh! You got us phones already. That’s awesome! Wait, check this out. Yeah, I’ll clean that right up.

Devan: Can you please…

Mason: Tell them I’m on it. I got the mop out right already.

Devan: Can you guys not touch those? I need to keep my lines open. I’ve been getting a lot of calls.

Mason: So we probably need to start, like, right now. We’re just…

Devan: You can…

Mason: Where’s the broom closet?

Devan: You guys can start by filling out these applications.

Ella: Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Beren: What’s an application?

Devan: You know, you apply for a job. Just, like, write what kind of job you’re applying for and I can start conducting interviews next week.

Ella: You told us that these were completely guaranteed jobs.

Jason: Yeah, like my job.

Ella: Verbal contract.

Devan: Jason, you have to apply too.

Jason: I have to apply?

Devan: Ah, yeah.

Jason: But I’m your boyfriend!

Devan: Um, when I said that I would love for you guys to work here, including you…

Mason: Yeah?

Devan: I meant I would love it if you guys were the most qualified candidates. But I just don’t know that yet. You don’t know how a business works, you guys.

Jason: Uh.

Beren: I don’t know how our friendship works anymore apparently.

Devan: Look, you have to keep your business life and your social life separate. I love you guys, but if you’re not the most qualified people to do these jobs, I can’t go with you. I’m investing all my money in this. I hope you guys get the job, I really do. But you gotta apply like everyone else.

Jason: We’ll show you we’re the best applicants. We’ll show you.

Mason: Fine!

Devan: Alright. Mason, you got the janitor job, but don’t tell the rest of them, OK?

Mason: Yes!

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Discussion

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All of Devan’s friends show up at her office at the same time and ask when they can start their new jobs. They start picking up phones and acting like they already work there.

Devan tells them they’ll have to apply for their jobs and compete against others. Even Jason, who is Devan’s boyfriend, will have to apply for his job and will only get it if he’s the most qualified person. Funny, because it was his idea to start a company in the first place!

But Devan has a point. If her company is going to succeed she’ll need to hire the best people she can find, not just her friends. But Jason says he’ll just have to prove to her that he’s the best. As everyone is leaving, Devan tells Mason he can have the job he wants as janitor.

Has your professional life ever come in to conflict with your personal life?

Comments

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ridz

Pakistan

well if i wud b at da place ov devan.than i wud do da same,bcus when we need to start a business we need qualified ppl as well othrwise thers np use tp strat a business with illiterate ppl.

jgbruno

Ecuador

It's a little bit complicated becuase in one hand is friendship, but in the other hand is business… But I agree with Devan because she has to choose right people for the job, I mean qualified people as she said.

meddusa

Mexico

the relationship in work is very important, is easier to work

koxa

Ukraine

I think Devan has a good approach for hiring people even so that they are his friends.Why must he employ friends only because of they are his friends and not qualifed as much?It's a normal position and noone doesn't have to offend on him…if you are good at work.at what you do you will be hired and all will be happy!

rosendo

Mexico

so do i !!! i agree with devan.

saludos !!!

~MemoTheHun~

Germany

haha 00:30 is funny

Shinichi Lover

Bahrain

I agree with what Devan's do to their friends , because in our real life we need to seperate business from our personal life , if we're want to be successful!

thx ebaby for that lessons I think it's a hard lessons for me ..