After 12 Years of Loyalty, They Just Fired Him, Losing Everything, He Found What’s Priceless

a news announcement revealed the closing of California's Indie mcbank and how it was a grand failure last night there was an emergency meeting in Washington the leaders in GTX Bobby Walker gets into an office Nan his office assistant followed him in and told him Sally will Cox was waiting for him in the conference room Bobby then went to the staff room and saw everyone was looking sad he asked them what was wrong but no one could tell him so he got up and went to connell's office what happened somebody die Bobby asked Connell what had

happened Connell told him that they had closed the mobile phone division in Newport News He also mentioned that they had integrated the ship system with a rail product corporate speak for we're cutting jobs but making it sound Innovative Bobby then went to Sally's office and asked her what had happened Sally introduced him to Dick Landry from the legal department Landry explained to Bobby that the company had made a division change and that they would provide him with benefits to compensate for the 12 years they had worked together you you're 12 years with us entit 12

weeks full pay and benefits Bobby asked if they were firing him Sally assured him that they would also provide opportunities for further Employment Services he angrily asked if Jee knew about their decision Sally asked him to sit down but he refused and left the room you know what Sally off one day he's Bruce Wayne controlling Wayne Enterprises the next he's Bobby Walker standing outside GTX with a cardboard box from billionaire to broke guess even Batman can escape corporate downsizing Bobby then started packing up to leave Bobby's secretary asked what they had said about her job

he told her he hadn't asked anything at Jean's office Phil was waiting for him Jean noticed Phil's demeanor and asked what was going on his assistant told him that Sally had fired some of the ship system Sales Group workers no but I've been hiding in here all day they closed Mobile in Newport News Jean asked Phil if Sally had fired him as well Phil replied that she hadn't and admitted that he had been hiding in the office all day Phil shouted saying he would never let anyone fire him after 30 years of service 30 years

of loyalty Gone in 30 seconds turns out dedication doesn't come with job security back at Bobby's house Maggie Walker Bobby's wife came Maggie went outside and saw Bobby cooking she asked him why he was home at that time and he told her that he was making dinner Maggie told him they were going to Jack's house that night but Bobby refused to go Maggie got upset and went back inside the house Bobby followed her they started arguing questioning why he wasn't going with them and asking why he hated Jack Bobby then told her that he had

been fired they fired me today annoyed Maggie asked about Jean reminding Bobby that he had promised to secure his job Bobby told her that Jean hadn't been in the office all day and that Sally Wilcox had made the decision amazing how fast we're in this together turns into sorry nothing I can do meanwhile Phil went to his house he asked his daughter Susan Rico where her mom was and she told him that she had a headache as Phil was about to go upstairs his daughter called him and told him that they had found out their

next trip would be to Italy she asked if she was going too Phil told her she would but he wasn't sure I can go right a vacation to Italy sounds great if you still have a job to come back to Phil went to the bedroom and when his wife saw him she asked if he had heard that Colin was fired and whether they were okay Phil assured her and told her that they needed to get ready for salinger's dinner because when your financial world is crumbling the best solution is a fancy dinner completely forgot you

don't have to come if you're not feeling up to it just give me a minute at the same time Jean is standing numbly in front of a table putting ice in his bottle his wife came up behind him and told him that they had to leave early reminding him that they shouldn't be late again Bobby Maggie and their children arrived at Jack's home they went inside and greeted everyone Jack asked Bobby how he was transitioning from his high-paying Africa job to another one while they were talking the birthday lady came in and Bobby told her

that she didn't look 35 but more like a 21-year-old they both laughed she invited Bobby to have a drink why don't you grab yourself a drink Bobby we got some margaritas in the blender we got at the Man of the Year celebration the host introduced Jean McClary Executive Vice President of GTX as one of its first employees Gan took the stage recalling his patience during tough times for the company and praising James for growing GTX into a massive organization Jean then invited James to the front James thanked the audience and acknowledged that building GTX wasn't

easy but it was made possible with Jean's help thank you ladies and gentlemen without a doubt you don't build a company like if handing out pink slips by the thousands and then awarding yourself for Visionary leadership isn't a corporate villain Arc then I don't know what is even Lex Luther would be taking notes the next day Bobby went to a job training when he got there Danny met him and asked where he was going he told him it was in orientation and then pointed him to the room inside a woman told them the requirements for

their work and that fear and anxiety were invaluable in a job neighbors dentists anybody and everybody back in GTX Jean and the rest of the staff discussed the merger of the ship systems and Rail Products divisions Phil and Nan joined them as the staff complained about handling the same number of accounts with half the workforce Phil responded that they were lucky to have jobs in such times then shifted the conversation to how they could regain the business tell them you're lucky you still have a job Bobby exited the orientation and looked for a place to

sit when he found one a worker told him the seat was taken Danny then called Bobby offered him the seat and Bobby thanked him before sitting down Danny told Bobby that everyone was frightened of him because he was a new employee yet you're not threatened yeah Bobby asked Danny why he wasn't afraid Danny told him that he was a confident person Danny asked Bobby how long he'd stay and Bobby explained it was a three months full salary and four months of outplacement Denny mentioned he had 9 months but had already used for it's like a

ticking Time Bomb how long can you stretch those months before the real Panic sets in later Jean and Bobby meet for lunch Jean asked Bobby how things were going for him and his family and Bobby told him that everything was fine Jean told him that they did it because the company was in a serious condition and they had to reduce the staff salinger's under a lot of pressure to boost the stock price before somebody buys it and makes you Jean told Bobby that he had called some marketers and called them by name and gave him

the paper Bobby got angry dropped the paper and left by telling them he would steal them once he started working with their competitors Bobby went from corporate loyalty to corporate revenge and record time hey hey how' it go great at home Maggie and Bobby talked about his time with Jean Bobby mentioned Jean was helping him connect with marketers and Maggie admired it holding unpaid bills Maggie suggested getting a job to help with expenses when Bobby's father Kevin called Maggie handed him the phone but Bobby refused not wanting to hear his advice what he read about

the laughs in the paper so what at the office James and Jean reminisced about Good Times James invited Jean and Cynthia to join them at Sun Valley for the new year but jean hesitated mentioning his grandkid would be visiting at home Jean lay outside when Cynthia approached and asked if everything was okay he mentioned having lunch with Bobby and expecting him to throw a drink in his face Cynthia then said she and Sue were planning a weekend trip to Palm Beach and asked for the corporate jet seeing Jean's reaction she quickly added they would take

commercial flights instead fine we'll fly commercial meanwhile Maggie brought up the idea of selling their house but he refused we're not going to get stuck he then headed to an interview driving separately while Maggie took the kids Bruce Wayne would just buy another mansion without blinking Bobby Walker he's clinging to a life he can no longer afford hoping no one notices the interviewer reviewed his experience in sales and asked about Regional sales which he confirmed she offered $65,000 per year for a position outside his area angry Bobby argued he made $120,000 at GTX and applied

for VP of marketing she replied they had highly qualified applicants to which he insisted he was one I'm a highly qualified applicant for that position after this Bobby went to the office and started calling marketers about job openings but all responses were negative Phil Knight built Nike from nothing into a billion dooll Empire Bobby Walker at this rate he'll be lucky to sell sneakers out of his trunk just to cover rent Bobby then kept calling Sally leaving voicemail when she didn't respond hi Sally Bob walker uh thanks for not returning any my phone Bobby then

went back home outside Drew was sitting alone Bobby asked what was wrong and Drew assured him he could handle things as he was growing up Bobby then told him he had lost his job but everything would be fine I lost my job at Jack's house for Thanksgiving the men discussed business while FR served food Jack asked Bobby about work and Bobby gave a vague answer Jack mentioned reading that Salinger made 700 times more than the average GTX worker a timely reminder that the ones at the top rarely feel the pain of those at the bottom

before eating Carson prayed thanking God for their health and asking for her dad to find a job exposing Bobby's unemployment to everyone Jack offered Bobby a job but he refused could always use some extra help this window hanging drywall meanwhile James and his business partner discussed Financial losses considering selling the new business or closing the existing business they ultimately decided on layoffs Jean privately told James he disagrees with the decision but James dismissed him I've always told you what I thought right or wrong and this is wrong of course the first solution is layoffs not

executive pay cuts or restructuring just cutting the workforce later in bed Maggie and Bobby discussed finances Maggie mentioned that if they lowered their house price they could sell it for for $850,000 she questioned why Bobby refused Jack's offer and Bobby insisted he wouldn't work under him at this point pride is the only thing Bobby has left and he's holding on to it for dear life Jean and Sally are also on the bed Jean asked her about the criteria for downsizing she then got annoyed and left him in the bed Sly Bobby and his teammate went

golfing but Bobby is told he didn't pay for his membership he then went to Maggie to ask what was going on Maggie explained they couldn't afford the upcoming month's payment and urged him to stop golfing and find work to pay the mortgage Bobby wanted to appear successful but Maggie reminded him of their reality and asked him to cancel the golf plans nothing says Fall From Grace like getting kicked off the golf course later Bobby and Maggie had a heartfelt conversation Bobby expressed hopelessness shouting that at 37 he couldn't afford to support his family Maggie reassured

him saying everything would be fine that his family was there for him offering a comforting hug Bobby attended the job interview the interview mentioned a great recommendation from Dan Mass the position has a $90,000 salary plus commission and bonuses the man told him that even though he can't promise him anything with Dan's recommendation and his resume he seems like the right person for the job finally a Lifeline more so it seems Dan's recommendation and your resume you seem like the righted fit for the job but when he called later to ask about the job he

was told that it was not available anymore later Bobby heartbroken watched as the person he sold his car to drive it off first the golf membership now the car Bobby is watching his old life disappear Peace by peace at a party Phil approached Jean and revealed that Sally had fired him Jean went to his office and confronted Sally who handed him a paper saying he was also fired [Music] Jean and Phil discussed their long dedication to the company feeling betrayed Jean went home but ignored his wife's calls to go upstairs meanwhile Phil started a new

job on the factory floor at Joanna's office surprising Bobby and the team Joanna asks Phil a question about whether he smokes or not when he tells her that he smokes sometimes she tells him to quit he then leaves for the office you're pushing 60 and you look like hell you're going to have a rough time out there Bobby goes to Phil's new office and talks to him about the separate office saying the company has to pay extra Phil replies that this is the least the company can do for him Phil then asks Bobby about the

dress code and Bobby tells him it is fine to wear casual clothes at home Bobby talks on the phone with a mortgage company he tells them that he spoke with someone from their office last week and they said he hadn't paid for this month however if they want he can write a check and send it to them Maggie joins him from upstairs and listens to the conversation while smiling after he finishes the call she asks him who he was talking talking to and Bobby tells her it was the mortgage company which one American Express Maggie

tells Bobby that IED ask her to work tomorrow night Bobby replies that it's New Year's Eve Drew joins them and asks Bobby if he can drive him over to Kyle's Bobby tells him he is busy disappointed Drew goes back upstairs Halo you play some Xbox okayy Bobby hang on a sec Maggie explains that Drew doesn't have an Xbox anymore he gave it back because he knew they couldn't afford it nothing hits it's harder than a kid quietly sacrificing something they love because they see their parents struggling Bobby then goes back to Jack's workplace and asks

if he can get a job I need a job Jack he then started working that same day Bobby starts carrying Timber as Jack Works in construction bobby gets tired and Jack tells him to carry two more he has played a billionaire and a business Mogul now he's a guy struggling to carry a 2x4 that's some real life character development they sit and eat their lunch in one of the rooms they are working on Bobby sits separately looking at his hands one of Jack's workers approaches him and tells him that the gloves he is using are

new which is why he got blisters he then gives Bobby an old pair of gloves a small but powerful moment Bobby isn't just learning the job he's learning humility the next morning Bobby goes to work where he is sand blasting they tell him to add another sack to the mix because it is too thin Jack looks at Bobby and sarcastically comments on how easy the job is like moving cost reports from the outbox insan on meanwhile Jean and Sally are at their house she asks him what his plan is for today and tells him that

Ed and Dana her old friends have invited them to dinner tonight Phil goes for an interview when he introduces himself at the reception the receptionist tells him to sign it and take a seat there are many applicants and the line is long Jack gives Bobby a paycheck Bobby sees that there is an extra $200 and asks Jack about it Jack replies that it may be a mistake tells him to keep it must to made a mistake Bob Jean goes to dinner with Sally and her old friends he seems unhappy but pretends to be enjoying himself

Jean still playing the role of a man who has control when in reality he has none Bobby and his family move into Bobby's parents house Bobby goes to Drew's bedroom where Drew is lying in bed with his earphones on Bobby takes off the earphones and asks if he's okay with sleeping in the same room as his sister for a while Drew says it's fine one he bought sneakers without looking at the price tag now he's deciding which ones to sell just to get by Phil Knight would be disappointed Liam Jean's son and his family come

to Jean's house Jean and Liam talk while Billy's family plays outside Jean tells Liam that he is trying to get a Vineyard in June and is also looking for a job Liam asks Jean if he has talked to his mother Liam then tells Jean that she is thinking of selling the house and is having a rough time she's having a pretty rough time she's talking about selling the house Bobby goes to work Mike isn't there and Bobby asks where he is he is told that Mike was busted again for assault and drunken and disorderly conduct

Bobby then told Jack that he knows someone who can work for him following this Dany joined the team and started working Dany another casualty of the job market now picking up a hammer instead of a briefcase Jean went to a bar and found Phil drinking he asked to drive him home but jean told him he couldn't go home because his wife doesn't want the neighbors to know he has been fired want to go to the movies meanwhile Bobby returned home and his mother told him someone named Fred Mund called and offered him a position even

though the job is in Boston Bobby decided to go Maggie is skeptical but Bobby told her the job is Vice President of sales and marketing and that is exactly the job he fits in this is it this is me this is my job I don't know what else I can look for a vice president title again sounds like a dream except dreams don't usually come with fine print like they say in Argo this is the best bad idea we have Bobby went to Boston and stayed in a motel in the morning he went into an

office for an interview but he is told his appointment is actually for next week and not this Friday you say you have an appointment yes at 10: I don't see it Phil meets James for lunch he brought up his job opening about foreign Executives and he was interested but James told him that he can't hire anyone above 30 for this job I wouldn't hire anyone over 30 for that job it's a killer apparently Decades of experience mean nothing if you're on the wrong side of 30 later that night Jean found Phil angry throwing stones at

the GTX building from afar Phil told him of his financial stresses but there is nothing they could do back at his house Phil washed the dishes he then went to his garage and smoked before getting in his car he closed the garage door started his car and un alived himself with carbon monoxide poisoning the next day Jean Bobby and the others attended Phil's funeral a devastating but all too common end for those who feel like they've lost everything after this Bobby and Jean walked in the first place they worked at Jee reminisced about the old

days but now everything is gone now everything I spent 30 years trying to build for myself and everybody else is Bobby then went back to his house and apologized to Maggie for letting her down but she told him everything would pass yeah I did the next day Jean went to GTX to talk to James and asked why he didn't attend Phil's funeral but James instead talks about Phil's wife Jean asked why he fired his employees if the company was good but James insisted what he did was for the good of the company of children we

did with the market required of us to survive back at his house Bobby received a call from Jean about a job later that day he went to see Jack and told him that Jean offered him a job but he is thinking of staying with him because he prefers this job Jack then told him that he better take the job because he is a bad Carpenter you should take that job you're shitty C Jean now who has opened his own company called mlar Maritime Associates is sitting in his office Sally walked into the office and congratulated

him she asked if they could have lunch but jean rejected the offer as she leaves she asks to consider her for possible Associates keep me in mind for a possible associate with new energy Bobby walked into his office and greeted the employees he then immediately started giving orders and got to work playing about the luxury accommodations here Bobby back in the corporate world but this time with a different perspective we work as hard in here every day as we did trying to get a job going to be all right