Awkward Tuesday: Operation Take Back

Summary

Podcast Summary: Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update
Episode: Awkward Tuesday: Operation Take Back
Release Date: January 21, 2025

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Introduction

In the episode titled "Awkward Tuesday: Operation Take Back," hosts Brooke and Jeffrey delve into the complexities of managing emotions in the workplace. The episode begins with a brief discussion about shifting their "Awkward Tuesdays" segment to Sundays based on audience feedback, highlighting the show's evolving format to better engage listeners.

Segment 1: The Emotional Workplace Dilemma

Guest Introduction: Allison's Predicament

The episode introduces Allison, a guest who reaches out for help after experiencing a tumultuous incident at her job. Allison shares her story of being denied two days of paid time off (PTO) despite a stellar performance year in software sales.

• Allison's Struggle:

  • "I emailed my boss asking for two extra days PTO. They denied me, even though I made an astronomical amount for the company." [04:32]
  • Frustrated by the denial, Allison impulsively writes a harsh, resignation-like letter and slips it under her boss's door.

• Emotional Aftermath:

  • Believing her boss rejected her request, Allison decides to take drastic measures by breaking into his office to retrieve the letter, fearing she may lose her job.
  • "I busted down his door... but the letter was not there." [07:43]

Segment 2: Hosts Offer Advice

Brooke and Jeffrey Discuss Solutions

Brooke and Jeffrey provide Allison with advice on navigating her precarious situation, emphasizing the importance of handling emotions professionally to avoid burning bridges.

• Jeffrey's Advice:

  • "You need to be careful with your emotions in a professional setting. You don't want to burn bridges when you try to get a job later." [06:24]

• Brooke's Suggestions:

  • Proposes that Allison blame someone else, such as attributing the resignation letter to a prank or an external factor like technology mishaps.
  • "Blame it on Chat GPT. You are going to tell your boss that you quickly wrote a Chat GPT letter to him." [10:29]

• Healthcare Advocate's Input:

  • Encourages Allison to deflect responsibility, suggesting she fabricate a reason to mitigate the impact of her actions.
  • "Blame it on somebody else to avoid taking the heat for quitting impulsively." [12:07]

Segment 3: The Prank Unfolds

Revealing the Ambush

As Brooke and Jeffrey continue their discussion, they decide to assist Allison by actually calling her boss, Patrick, to gauge his response to the supposed resignation letter.

• The Call:

  • "Hey, this is Allison. I just wanted to let you know I'll be in shortly." [12:59]
  • Patrick notices signs of tampering with his office door and inquires about the broken lock, leading to confusion.

• The Revelation:

  • As Allison versucht explains the situation, she reveals that the entire scenario is a prank orchestrated by Brooke and Jeffrey.
  • "Patrick, you've just been pranked on the radio." [15:36]
  • The hosts admit to phone tapping and elaborate on the elaborate nature of the prank, highlighting their mischievous side.

• Patrick's Reaction:

  • Initially bewildered, Patrick realizes he has been the target of an on-air prank, leading to a mix of amusement and disbelief.
  • "I thought you quit for real... but you guys got me good." [16:22]

Segment 4: Hosts Reflect and Conclude

Brooke and Jeffrey Wrap Up the Episode

Following the prank, Brooke and Jeffrey discuss the ethical boundaries of their humor, reflecting on the success of the stunt and contemplating future pranks to keep their audience entertained.

• Brooke's Commentary:

  • "No, breaking and entering is not funny, Jeff." [15:28]
  • Though acknowledging the humor, Brooke raises concerns about the potential repercussions of their actions.

• Jeffrey's Response:

  • Displays a playful acknowledgment of their prank's success while considering the need for more impactful future antics.
  • "We really have to step up all of our pranks now that we are going to have this reputation out in the business world." [17:33]

• Final Thoughts:

  • The hosts conclude by emphasizing the blend of humor and real-life issues, showcasing their ability to entertain while addressing serious topics.
  • "We're gonna give you some advice on what to say to your boss to figure out if he saw the letter and if he did what to say to save your job." [08:35]

Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• "I emailed my boss asking for two extra days PTO. They denied me, even though I made an astronomical amount for the company." – Allison [04:32]
• "You need to be careful with your emotions in a professional setting. You don't want to burn bridges when you try to get a job later." – Jeffrey [06:24]
• "Blame it on Chat GPT. You are going to tell your boss that you quickly wrote a Chat GPT letter to him." – Healthcare Advocate [10:29]
• "Patrick, you've just been pranked on the radio." – Brooke [15:36]
• "I thought you quit for real... but you guys got me good." – Patrick [16:22]

Conclusion

"Awkward Tuesday: Operation Take Back" masterfully intertwines humor with relatable workplace struggles, highlighting the importance of emotional intelligence and professional conduct. Through Allison's story and the subsequent prank, Brooke and Jeffrey engage listeners with their signature blend of wit and practical advice, reinforcing the podcast's commitment to both entertainment and meaningful dialogue.

Transcript

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[Healthcare Advocate]

Welcome. My name is Paola Pedrosa, a medium and the host of the Ghost Therapy podcast where it's not just about connecting with deceased loved ones, it's about learning through them and their new perspective. I think God sent me this gift so I can show it to the world. And most of all, I help people every single day. Listen to the Ghost Therapy podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, you made it to the podcast. Welcome. And we tried a thing in December. Yeah, we did right what we do, Alexis. We started putting awkward Tuesdays on a Sunday. Totally makes sense of the Internet.

[Brooke]

It's not awkward for that day.

[Healthcare Advocate]

And we asked you, do you like it? Do you want us to keep doing it? Overwhelmingly, people commented on our Spotify page that yes, please keep doing them. Definitely keep it up. I could binge this all day. And one person even said that this is pretty mid. I love a pretty mid comment.

[Brooke]

Hey, Jeff is commenting.

[Healthcare Advocate]

I'm glad. So listen, you're stuck with your awkward Tuesdays on Sunday. Yeah. And if you want to hear a full hour of our show, we do a brand new show every day, Monday through Friday. Just go to the Brooke and Jeffrey main feed. But for now, let's make things a little weird and get awkward.

[Jeff]

It's awkward.

[Healthcare Advocate]

It's Tuesday.

[Jeff]

It's awkward Tuesday. Phone call. I don't know how my co hosts were regarding their emotions as children, but for me, I was always a big crier.

[Brooke]

Yeah, well, I think all of us.

[Jeff]

In the room are crying.

[Brooke]

Well, maybe not Alexis.

[Healthcare Advocate]

I don't know who is not shocked by that information. I see Jeffrey throwing tantrums at a grocery store.

[Jeff]

When there was a dessert that I couldn't have or a TV show I couldn't watch, I would let the emotions take over and launch into the ugliest, loudest cry I could. Especially if my housekeeper Lucy wouldn't change the channel for me.

[Brooke]

Oh, yeah, that's.

[Healthcare Advocate]

This is what we expected. Did you have a remote, Jeff?

[Jeff]

Yeah, well, she had the remote. And I was always a really big people's court fan watching blue collar families get the shaft. Okay, so funny.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Nothing like small claims court to bring a private school child.

[Jeff]

But luckily, my parents taught me how to bottle up those emotions. Deep, deep inside, I grew out of that. Now, unfortunately for one of our listeners, they didn't have parents like mine, so they reacted emotionally as an adult.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Oh, well, that's. Emotions are good now.

[Jeff]

They're in hot water because of it. So Allison has reached out for help. Allison, welcome to the show.

[Brooke]

Hey.

[Political Commentator]

Hi.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Oh, Allison, you sound like a real live wire. What could have happened?

[Political Commentator]

I made my work life really weird, and I hope you guys can help me fix it.

[Jeff]

Oh, I hope you're a blue collar worker. So this. This could be really funny.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Jeff.

[Jeff]

What?

[Political Commentator]

No, I'm not. I'm in software sales, and I had great year. Wonderful year. Like, oh, that's good.

[Healthcare Advocate]

That's great. How did you ruin it?

[Political Commentator]

So I emailed my boss and I was just asking for a couple extra days pto.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Okay.

[Political Commentator]

I mean, just two days, really. I just wanted to take a trip.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Is that usually met in your environment with, like, cool or.

[Political Commentator]

It's like you have to work really hard and it. Like, a lot of clients are really needy. So, like, sometimes it's hard, but it's worth it. And, you know, they do have this culture of vacation is necessary kind of thing. But he responded back and he denied me.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Oh, God, that's the worst feeling.

[Political Commentator]

And I'm like, I just want two days. And, like, does this company know how much money I make for them? Like, it's astronomical.

[Jeff]

By the way, that's what Brooke tells to our boss. All the time, too, so I can feel that emotion.

[Political Commentator]

Yeah, I just worked, like, so many hours, so many weekends, and I don't complain, and they just, like, wouldn't give me two measly days.

[Brooke]

That sucks.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Yeah, I mean, that's just kind of how sometimes corporate America is.

[Brooke]

Companies don't care about the software. What.

[Jeff]

How do you respond to that?

[Political Commentator]

I was so pissed. Like, I really just want to go on this trip and I give everything for this company. So, like, I'm like, forget it. I'm done with this. So I just typed up a letter.

[Jeff]

You what?

[Healthcare Advocate]

You wrote a letter?

[Political Commentator]

Oh, very harshly worded and I was insulting and I printed it out and I just slipped it under my boss's door on Friday.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Wasn't even an email. Was it like a resignation letter or was it just an angry letter?

[Political Commentator]

Yeah, it was like, you don't give me time off, so, like, I'm done with this. Like, I was really pissed.

[Healthcare Advocate]

So you were quitting? You quit? Okay.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Quit your job, you know, go out in blazes. You're not happy.

[Jeff]

Well, I mean, okay, I. I understand your sentiment, but you got to be careful with your emotions in a professional setting.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Not only that, you don't want to burn bridges. Like, you have to have references when you try to get a job later.

[Brooke]

Hey, if you're out of technology, burn every bridge, though. You're right.

[Jeff]

You want to stay. Cross the bridge to the other side.

[Political Commentator]

And then you can burn it. Okay.

[Brooke]

Okay. I'm not allowed with matches, so I didn't know how this works.

[Jeff]

Yeah, so it sounds like we're. We're too late for that.

[Political Commentator]

Yeah. Well, okay, so the weekend happens. And then I went back and I read my email and I realized that I didn't actually fully read it because he didn't outright deny me. And, like, he basically said it. Yeah, he said no for this week, but let's work together and see if we can get you off some. Get you some more time off next week afterwards.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Okay, so he's giving you.

[Jeff]

So you stopped after? No. And you went into a full on rage?

[Political Commentator]

Yeah, yeah, I really went in. A full on rage.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Okay, so have you broken into his office and taken the letter back before he.

[Political Commentator]

I went back and I tried to see if I could get it, like, before he saw it. And I, like, his door was locked and I'm desperate at this point. I cannot lose my job. So, like, I busted down his door.

[Jeff]

What?

[Political Commentator]

I busted his door down. And like, what?

[Healthcare Advocate]

How are you laughing?

[Jeff]

Oh, my God.

[Brooke]

You broke the lock.

[Political Commentator]

It's a pretty weak door. I mean, the door's fault. I had it coming, but the letter was not there.

[Healthcare Advocate]

I was gonn say it's worth it if you get the letter, but.

[Jeff]

Yeah.

[Political Commentator]

Oh, man. I was, like, praying that the janitorial staff, like, saw it on the floor, just threw it away, but I guess I maybe could have come in over the weekend and saw it, but I guess, like, I'm 50. 50 on what happened.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Oh, you think that maybe he still didn't get it?

[Political Commentator]

I don't know. I just need to figure out if he knows and if I need to actually do a ton of damage control.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Because the cleaner could have came and just, oh, there's a paper on the ground and throwing it away or something. Who knows?

[Political Commentator]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

So you're.

[Political Commentator]

Hopefully.

[Jeff]

You want us to call your boss then, and try and figure out how much information he has, if he got the letter or not?

[Political Commentator]

I need to know what I need to do, I guess, because, I mean, I don't. I don't want to lose my job.

[Jeff]

Okay. You sound really nervous, right?

[Healthcare Advocate]

And desperate. I mean, like, how can you not lose your job over this?

[Political Commentator]

This is like.

[Healthcare Advocate]

He might not have seen it.

[Political Commentator]

He might not. I just. I wanted two days off. I just wanted two days off.

[Jeff]

Well, you might get 200 days off if you actually saw the letter, but we're gonna. And we're going to give you some advice on what to say to your boss to figure out if he saw the letter and if he did what to say to save your job.

[Brooke]

Oh, man, this is a tough one.

[Jeff]

Oh, I thought this was gonna be easy. We'll see how it goes with your awkward Tuesday phone call right after this. It's awkward.

[Healthcare Advocate]

It's Tuesday.

[Jeff]

It's awkward Tuesday phone call. Emotions can be a good thing and a bad thing.

[Brooke]

Yeah. It's true.

[Jeff]

Good, because they can help you do stuff like fall in love.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

Cheer on your favorite sports team. Yeah. Bad because they can make you overreact to an email and quit your job with an angry letter to your boss. Yeah.

[Brooke]

It's about controlling the emotions.

[Jeff]

Yes. Or just burying them deep, deep, deep.

[Brooke]

That's what you do.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Or just reading the full work email, for God's sake. Like, that's all she had to have done.

[Jeff]

That's why Allison turned to us for help. Because she just quit her job in an emotional letter that she slipped underneath her boss's door.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Kind of a middle finger.

[Jeff]

Doesn't know if he's seen it yet or not. Funny side note, she did break into his office to retrieve the letter, but it was not there. Yeah, that's kind of funny.

[Brooke]

No, breaking and entering is not funny, Jeff.

[Jeff]

Well, she works there, so it's okay. But we need to help her out with some advice. That's what Awkward Tuesday is all about. So, Brooke, you're up. What do you think Allison should do?

[Healthcare Advocate]

Okay, first, I'm just gonna assume the worst here, Alison, because, I mean, if he hasn't seen it, then you're not going to need any of our advice. We'll just hang up on him. Right. So here's the thing. You need to pin it on somebody else. Right.

[Political Commentator]

Go on.

[Healthcare Advocate]

And that someone else is Chat GPT. You are going to tell your boss that you quickly wrote a chat GPT letter to him. Maybe you were even thanking him. Just printed it out thoughtlessly, slipped in under his door, got back to your computer and actually read what Chat GPT had written.

[Jeff]

Elaborate.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Yeah, you're horrified. That wasn't you. You. That was AI.

[Jeff]

So she should lie to her boss.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Yeah. You should always lie to your boss, Jeff. Especially now, Allison.

[Jeff]

Is that something you're comfortable doing?

[Political Commentator]

I mean, to keep my job? Maybe, I guess. What? How am I gonna lie? Being just like, blame it on Chat GPT.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Yeah. You can't blame it on another employee because then you're taking that employee down.

[Political Commentator]

Oh, yeah. Okay.

[Brooke]

To my advice, which is blame it on an employee.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Blame it on somebody else and get them fired.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Oh, man. Like, if it was here office, I'd be like, oh, Brooke is playing a prank on me, boss. She typed that up and she put I would never quit like that. That's so unprofessional.

[Jeff]

Okay.

[Brooke]

That way he's like, oh, that makes more sense.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Would throw me under the bus.

[Brooke]

When I quit, everyone's going.

[Jeff]

But it's not just throwing them under the bus in a playful way. Say it was a joke from an employee.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Oh, maybe say, oh, and I'm gonna get him back. So don't you worry, boss. More pranks are happening.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Yeah, because bosses love pranks.

[Brooke]

Okay, maybe don't say that.

[Political Commentator]

Yeah, that was rough. I can't blame an employee.

[Jeff]

Well, you can blame somebody else. You got two pieces of advice here. You're either going to blame technology for letting you down or an employee for setting you up.

[Political Commentator]

Really good options.

[Jeff]

Or somebody else. Pick anybody from your life. Blame your mom. I certainly do. And it's worked out great for me.

[Political Commentator]

I know.

[Healthcare Advocate]

We hear about it all the time.

[Political Commentator]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

So we're running out of time, Alison. It's really up to you. This is your phone call. We're going to step away and let you call your boss, see how much he knows. If he saw your resignation.

[Brooke]

I keep forgetting. He may not have even seen it. This is short. And we'll never air this.

[Jeff]

That's what we're hoping for, but let's find out. I'm dialing his number right now. Good luck. Okay.

[Political Commentator]

Okay. Okay. All right.

[Jeff]

Yeah, we're here. We got your back.

[Healthcare Advocate]

She's not gonna be okay. Stop telling her that.

[Jeff]

Here you go.

[Patrick]

Hello?

[Political Commentator]

Patrick?

[Patrick]

Yeah? Nancy's calling.

[Political Commentator]

Hey. Hey, this is Allison. I'm really sorry to bother you.

[Patrick]

Oh, yeah, hi. Strange that you're calling me.

[Political Commentator]

Oh, I mean, well, yeah. I mean, I texted you, like, saying that I was going to be late to work because I had something come up, and I just want to let you know that I'll be in shortly.

[Patrick]

What? Wait, what? Why?

[Political Commentator]

Why? Why what? Like, why am I. Why am I coming in late? Or why am I coming in at all? Or.

[Patrick]

Yeah, yeah. Actually, since I have you here, do you know anything about this broken lock on the door to my office?

[Political Commentator]

What? Your lock. Your lock was broken?

[Patrick]

Yeah, I came in and the door handle was all scratched and everything. It looks like it was tampered with. Do you know anything about that?

[Jeff]

No.

[Political Commentator]

I mean, no. I mean, like, with all the money we made, we should totally be able to get you a better door. Yeah, that's terrible. Was anything missing?

[Patrick]

I don't know.

[Political Commentator]

Okay. Wow. Would this, like, maybe, like, have been, like, the janitorial people? Like, maybe they have this one really big guy. Maybe he, like, leaned in on the door and broke it.

[Patrick]

I don't know. I don't know of any big janitorial guy. Look. Okay, Allison, why are you calling?

[Political Commentator]

So my request about a couple days off. You. You said you wanted to work with me on it.

[Patrick]

Yeah, yeah, I did, but we don't have to do that now because we got your letter.

[Political Commentator]

Oh, you saw that.

[Patrick]

Okay, yeah, I saw that. We all saw that. It was pretty harsh. And, you know, based on what you're saying, obviously you reacted without reading the whole thing, so.

[Political Commentator]

Yeah, well, okay. All right, Patrick, I have a very good reason for this whole thing. And. But hang on. Before I tell you, I want you to know that I respect you so much. I would never hurt you intentionally. But I, I would pull a joke on you. I, I. It's a brook. It's a brook. And. Jeffrey. Phone tap. Yay.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Wait, What?

[Brooke]

A phone tap.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Okay, gotcha. Yep. We phone tapped him.

[Jeff]

Oh, yeah.

[Brooke]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Healthcare Advocate]

The whole show's here.

[Brooke]

Oh, James said I am a phone top character. I am also here.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Hey, so funny that we're so funny.

[Jeff]

Patrick, you've just been pranked on the radio.

[Brooke]

That's how you phone tap a silly person.

[Political Commentator]

Oh, you're on the radio right now. Oh, my God, you're on it right now. Wow.

[Healthcare Advocate]

So all part of our new phone tap letters that we have people sneak under. I personally deliver that.

[Jeff]

Very elaborate.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Yeah, Alexis delivered it.

[Patrick]

Oh, my God. I thought you quit for real. I.

[Jeff]

Never do that, you sucker.

[Patrick]

All right.

[Political Commentator]

They are so funny. You know, they told me to write this letter and put it in your office and then call you and then. But they just took it like way too far.

[Healthcare Advocate]

I know. Sorry.

[Patrick]

Clearly.

[Political Commentator]

I don't know.

[Patrick]

But like, you guys got me good.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Oh, you liked it?

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

You thought it was funny.

[Brooke]

Patrick, I said smash all the windows and break the desk.

[Jeff]

It was elaborate. It was.

[Brooke]

Oh, man.

[Patrick]

Wait, so you were the one who broke the door?

[Political Commentator]

No, no, no, no, no. You know, no, I. I don't know.

[Healthcare Advocate]

That was just a funny, weird coincidence.

[Political Commentator]

This is super weird. Yeah. I don't know. There was somebody going around with like a hammer or something. I don't know.

[Brooke]

It's the. It's the big janitor with the hammer. That's got to be him.

[Patrick]

Oh.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Or somebody in it.

[Jeff]

So I don't.

[Political Commentator]

Wow. You know what?

[Patrick]

That was pretty funny. I'll. I'll give you credit there.

[Jeff]

Okay.

[Patrick]

Okay, well, I gotta run, but take care, everyone.

[Political Commentator]

It was first idea.

[Jeff]

Okay.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Okay.

[Brooke]

What the.

[Jeff]

Okay, he hung up. Wow.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Oh my God. That was actually genius. Why didn't we think of that advice so.

[Political Commentator]

Well, Jeff is the one that said to blame anybody, anybody, so I blame you. Thank you.

[Jeff]

I wasn't. I wasn't meaning us, but sure, I guess it worked out.

[Healthcare Advocate]

It's going to be a really strange story that he is going to be retelling. Man, I got pranked on the radio with this letter.

[Brooke]

Yeah, yeah.

[Jeff]

We really have to step up all of our pranks now that we are going to have this reputation out in the business world.

[Brooke]

We need to do more property damage.

[Healthcare Advocate]

We did try fax taps for a while.

[Jeff]

We need to bring that back.

[Healthcare Advocate]

I cannot believe that you have a job still.

[Political Commentator]

I can't either. Next time, can you help me get a raise?

[Healthcare Advocate]

Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

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[NPR Host]

Consider this is a daily news podcast, and lately the news is about a big question. How much can one guy change?

[Political Commentator]

They want change.

[NPR Host]

What will change look like for energy?

[Political Commentator]

Drill baby Drill schools.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Take the Department of Education.

[Political Commentator]

Close it.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Health care better and less expensive.

[NPR Host]

Follow coverage of a changing country.

[Healthcare Advocate]

Promises made, promises kept.

[NPR Host]

We're gonna keep our promises on consider this from NPR. Listen on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Jon Stewart]

Jon Stewart is back in the host chair at the Daily show, which means he's also back in our ears on the Daily Show Ears Edition podcast. Join late night legend Jon Stewart and the best news team for today's biggest headlines, exclusive, exclusive, extended interviews and more. Now this is a second term we can all get behind. Listen to the Daily Show Ears edition on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Emilia Olea]

I'm Emilia, host of the podcast Crumbs. For years I had to rely on other people to tell me my story, and what I heard wasn't good. You really? Last night it felt like I lived most of my life in a blackout. I was trapped in addiction. I had to grab the lamp and smashed it against the walls. And then I decided I wanted to tell my own story. Listen to crumbs on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.