Vault: Who ended up getting the raise?

Summary

The Bert Show — "Vault: Who Ended Up Getting the Raise?"

Date: June 10, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this episode, The Bert Show cast revisits a workplace drama between two coworkers, Sally and Jenny, who attempted a joint negotiation for a raise — only for their boss to twist the scenario into a competitive face-off. Their story becomes the focus of a radio-led contest, with listeners ultimately voting on which woman deserves the raise. The episode chronicles the escalation, fallout, and final resolution, blending humor and workplace insights with the show’s trademark authenticity and banter.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Workplace Raise Standoff

• Background: Sally learns (from another coworker) that Jenny has just gotten a raise, despite both believing they deserved one. Feeling slighted, Sally and Jenny hatch a plan to demand raises together. (01:15)
• Boss’s Twist: Their boss concedes he only has enough money for one raise and proposes individual interviews to decide the recipient. (01:36)

  “He broke them up immediately!” (Co-host, 02:14) “I think it’s just the boss jacking with them… he knew what was going on.” (Co-host 2, 02:07)

2. From Office Drama to Radio Competition

• Revelation: Boss discovers Sally and Jenny's plan made it onto the radio when Jenny reveals Sally's involvement. He then suggests the decision be made via a listener vote after both plead their cases on-air. (02:50)

  "My idea was that both of the girls would appeal to your listeners on the radio and then have your listeners decide who gets the raise." (Boss/Producer, 02:50)

• Sally’s Pitch: Sally’s plea is notably ungracious; she criticizes Jenny’s status as a single mom and attacks smokers, undermining her own case. (03:13–04:08)

  “She hacked it. She ripped on single moms. She ripped on smokers.” (Host, 03:13) “And Ginny has kids and I don’t, and that’s such a big distraction to her at work.” (Sally, 03:53)

• Jenny’s Turn: While Jenny’s pitch was underwhelming, she avoided personal attacks, which works to her benefit.

  “All Jenny had to do was say hi… Sally was that bad.” (Co-host 4, 04:22)

3. Listener Reaction & Workplace Fallout

• Public Backlash: Listeners overwhelmingly react negatively to both, even questioning the boss’s professionalism. Calls and online voting ensue. (04:27)

  “Virtual listeners… saying nobody deserves a raise and they ought to fire the boss.” (Host, 04:27)

• Sally’s Sentiments: On air, Sally remains confident but increasingly defensive, highlighting her “110% effort, 90% of the time”.

  “I give 110%, 90% of the time.” (Sally, 06:10) "What do you give the other 10%?" (Co-host 2, 06:14)

• Work Relationship: The united front between Sally and Jenny quickly dissolves into rivalry; neither is being fired, but the new dynamic will be awkward. (07:00)

  “Within four days they walked into the boss’s office together...and within four days you got one on the air call the other one a whore.” (Host, 05:21) “Pretty much the person that gets the raise will stay and the other one eventually… will quit.” (Host, 07:15)

4. The Results

• Listener Vote: The online poll is overwhelmingly in Jenny’s favor — 85% versus 15%. (07:38)

  “It wasn’t even close... 85% to 15%. And Ginny won.” (Host, 07:38–07:59) “You lost.” (Host, 09:06)

• Sally’s Reaction & Denial: Sally contests the legitimacy of the poll, accuses the show of bias, and vows to take it up with her boss's boss.

  “I honestly, I don’t think my boss is gonna follow through with listening to these results. …I'll go to his boss then…” (Sally, 09:14–10:00)

• Show’s Take: The hosts critique Sally’s approach, emphasizing that her negative tactics and lack of self-awareness cost her, not the fairness of the process.

  “You started this drama by trying to take somebody else in…then you turned on her viciously, and thus you lost the pole.” (Co-host 1, 10:21) “Better worker or not, she’s getting paid more.” (Co-host 3, 09:08)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Memorable Quote | |-----------|--------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 01:36 | Host | “So he says, why don’t you guys...I’ll interview both of you...see who gets the job. Smart.”| | 03:13 | Host | “Sally comes on and she makes a plea, and she just totally hacks it...she ripped on single moms.”| | 04:22 | Co-host 4 | “All Jenny had to do was say hi. Like she didn’t even have to do anything. Cause Sally was that bad.”| | 06:10 | Sally | “I give 110%, 90% of the time.” | | 07:38 | Host | “After all weekend long in voting... 85% to 15%. And Ginny won.” | | 09:06 | Host | “Yeah, you lost.” | | 10:21 | Co-host 1 | “You started this drama by trying to take somebody else in...then you turned on her viciously, and thus you lost the pole.” | | 09:08 | Co-host 3 | “Better worker or not, she’s getting paid more.” |

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Significant Segments & Timestamps

• Beginnings of the Drama — 01:02–01:36
• Boss’s On-Air Challenge — 02:50–03:12
• Sally’s Catastrophic Pitch — 03:13–04:08
• Listener Backlash and Online Poll — 04:27–05:15
• Fallout and On-Air Banter — 05:33–06:23
• Revealing the Results — 07:38–08:34
• Sally’s Denial and Final Arguments — 08:34–10:36
• Show’s Wrap-Up and Critique — 10:21–11:16

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Takeaways

• Workplace Politics: Joint demands for a raise can backfire, especially under manipulative or creative management.
• Public Exposure: Airing workplace disputes publicly can damage professional relationships and reputations.
• Approach Matters: Competence is often overshadowed by attitude; Sally’s attacks were more damaging to her chances than her work record.
• Listener Influence: Involving the public in sensitive office decisions is unconventional, and in this case, highly influential in the final outcome.

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This episode is a blend of real-world office drama and the show’s irreverent humor, ultimately illustrating the perils of both public airing of grievances and negative campaigning — with lasting impacts for everyone involved.

Transcript

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[Host]

about a week ago when Sally called us initially and her idea was to go into the boss's office with her co worker and they were both gonna demand a raise.

[Co-host 1]

I do remember that one of my

[Sally]

co workers had mentioned that she's buying a house. And when asked how she's able to do that, she mentioned that she just got a raise. And my other co worker and I, she and I did not get a raise. And so, you know, we were out in the parking lot and we devised a plan that we're going to go into the boss's office today and demand a raise.

[Host]

So they did that. They walked in there hand in hand and were you here when the boss broke them up? Basically. Okay, so Sally and the co worker, who we found out later, his name was Jenny, walk into the boss's office and they demand their raise. And the boss says, well, you know what, guys, you're half right. I've got money, but I only have money for one of you guys. So he says, why don't you guys, you know, come up with, you know, I'll interview both of you guys in a couple of days and we'll See who gets the job. Smart. And I think it's really smart.

[Co-host 2]

Yeah. And I think it's just the boss jacking with them like he fully knew that, you know, what was going on. So.

[Co-host 1]

But that's a great response.

[Co-host 3]

Brilliant.

[Co-host 1]

Broke him up immediately.

[Co-host 3]

So then they come in Monday to individually pitch for the jobs, and that's when he found out she had been on the radio.

[Host]

Yeah. Yes. So Jenny goes in for her interview first, and then Sally walks in with the boss, and the boss says, hey, before we start this whole interview thing, have you been on Q100 talking about this? Because Jenny sold her out. And Sally had to say, yeah, yeah, I've been on the radio. So the boss says, you know what? Rather than us do the interview, why don't you just, you know, forget about this today? So Sally leaves his office, and she's all insecure. She has no idea what's going on. And he calls us and says this.

[Producer/Caller]

She seemed like she was having so much fun with this. I. I thought I would try to appeal to Atlanta. My idea was that both of the girls would appeal to your listeners on the radio and then have your listeners decide who hits the rage.

[Sally]

That's great.

[Host]

So we were totally into that.

[Co-host 1]

That's great.

[Co-host 3]

She was like, you're gonna have fun with the radio. No, I'm gonna have fun with the radio.

[Co-host 1]

Still the boss.

[Host]

So Sally comes on and she makes a plea, and she just totally hacks it in her on air interview. She hacked it. She ripped on single moms. She ripped on smokers.

[Co-host 3]

What?

[Host]

And, yeah, what does that have to

[Co-host 1]

do with the job?

[Co-host 2]

Ginny, the girl she's competing with, has kids. So Sally starts off strong, like, once or twice, you know, one or two good lines where she's like, there are people in the office who will vouch that I've contributed to making the company money by supporting them with blah, blah, blah. So that's good. And then about 90 seconds into it, she goes, and Ginny has kids, and I don't. And there's such a big distraction to her at work

[Co-host 3]

talking about her. She's like, well, I don't take sick days because I don't have kids that are out sick, and I don't talk to my kids. What's on the phone? Oh, wow. And we asked her how much time she spent on Facebook and, you know, social networking sites and all that kind of stuff.

[Sally]

It got ugly.

[Co-host 3]

She hacked it bad.

[Host]

So she comes on and she messes it up. And then Jenny comes on the next day and does okay.

[Co-host 1]

She's doing all that much better. Did she rip on Sally a little.

[Sally]

A little bit.

[Co-host 1]

I mean, cause that. Yeah, that's kind of uncool to rip on the other candidate.

[Co-host 4]

But all Jenny had to do was say hi. Like she didn't even have to do anything. Cause Sally was that bad.

[Host]

Less was definitely more. Right. But by the time she got off the phone, it was almost unanimous. Virtual listeners calling up saying nobody deserves a raise and they ought to fire the boss because this is totally unprofessional. So we haven't talked to the boss about it, but we do have results. So we put the poll up online and people have been voting all weekend long. Hey, Sally.

[Sally]

Hi. Good morning.

[Host]

How are you?

[Sally]

I'm good, I'm good, you know, glad to get back to work.

[Host]

All right. You're feeling good about your pitch last week and what did you think when you heard Jenny on with us?

[Sally]

I just thought she was ridiculous and, you know, I mean, we'll see what she says, but she sounded awful and she even admitted that it's not her priority.

[Co-host 4]

Have you two spoke? Have you guys spoken since you both were on the radio?

[Sally]

No, not really.

[Co-host 1]

I love how this united front has

[Host]

turned into a war. I mean, within four days they walked into the boss's office together because they knew that there were strength in numbers. And within four days you got one on the air call and the other one a whore.

[Co-host 1]

That's horrible.

[Host]

You know, Anyway, totally broken at this point. Alright, so are you fairly confident, insecure, or think that Jenny's gonna get the job at this point?

[Sally]

Well, I'm pretty confident only because, you know, like, she admitted that it's not our priority. And here I am, like I said, an employee that gives 110%, you know, 90% of the time. So, I mean, I think it's pretty clear that I deserve it.

[Co-host 2]

So you give 100%, 90% of the time.

[Sally]

I give 110%, 90% of the time.

[Co-host 2]

And what do you give the other 10%?

[Co-host 4]

Well, good thing this is not your selling.

[Host]

You know what?

[Co-host 3]

That's inspirational. I'm gonna put that on a T shirt. We should put that on a plastic.

[Co-host 2]

I give 110%, 90% of the time. So when you average it out, give 100%, 100% of the time. So that's good. That's brilliant.

[Host]

Wow. All right, now, and do I have this a little twisted. One of you gets the raise. That doesn't necessarily mean the other one is leaving the job. Right?

[Co-host 3]

Right.

[Sally]

Yeah, he Didn't.

[Co-host 2]

Nobody's getting fired.

[Sally]

Yeah, no one's getting fired.

[Co-host 1]

Now, does whoever gets the job, does the other one have to answer directly to you or her?

[Sally]

You know what I mean? It's a raise.

[Co-host 4]

Oh.

[Co-host 1]

It's not a. It's not a promotion. It's just a race. Okay, that's right.

[Narrator/Advertiser]

That's right.

[Co-host 1]

Okay.

[Host]

They'll have to walk, you know, work side by side next to each other, knowing that the other one is making $5,000 more than the other.

[Sally]

Yeah, pretty much the same thing. Except, like I said, I do more work, but whatever.

[Host]

I think pretty much the person that gets the raise will stay and the other one eventually here pretty quickly will quit.

[Sally]

Right.

[Co-host 1]

Cause the fact it's a work environment, I mean, the boss has been in on this, but it's not a great

[Co-host 3]

job market to be quitting anything.

[Host]

Right.

[Co-host 3]

You know, Totally. Might want to just hang on to it.

[Host]

Okay. You want the. You want the official results?

[Sally]

Okay. Yeah, I do.

[Co-host 3]

All right.

[Host]

After all weekend long in voting. Well, I will tell you this. It wasn't even close. The final online. Online poll was 85% to 15%.

[Sally]

Okay. Yeah.

[Host]

And Ginny won.

[Sally]

What? Shocking.

[Co-host 4]

I don't.

[Sally]

I don't see why. How could she won? I think that's ridiculous.

[Host]

It wasn't even close.

[Co-host 2]

You knew you weren't gonna. You knew you weren't gonna win this.

[Sally]

Hey, I just built a strong case, and hopefully my thoughts will be smart enough to not even pay attention to these results.

[Co-host 4]

But that's what. That's what he was basing his decision on. So you're not getting a raise?

[Co-host 2]

You're not surprised?

[Co-host 4]

You cannot be shocked by the results.

[Host]

And I will say our listeners gave 110% in this voting at least 90% of the weekend.

[Sally]

Hey, I have to tell you. No, I think it's ridiculous because what makes this official? Who did the. The counting of this? I mean, come on. How do I know that you guys didn't do something funny with this?

[Host]

So you think we have something personal against you and that's why we manipulated the results for Jenny to win?

[Sally]

Yeah, I think you got a little defended about, defensive about some of my comments. And like I said, all I was doing was building a stronger case that I'm a better worker.

[Host]

Yeah, you lost.

[Sally]

Yeah.

[Co-host 3]

Better worker or not, she's getting paid more.

[Co-host 1]

Yeah, we don't care enough to spend the time to manipulate the.

[Sally]

You know, I have to say, I honestly, I don't think my boss is gonna follow through with listening to These results, I just don't. I just don't think there's any. You know, how can he not back it up officially?

[Host]

Yeah. This was his idea.

[Co-host 2]

Yeah. How can he not?

[Sally]

Because, I mean, I'll go to his boss then and just say, this is. It's completely not justified that she would get a raise. How can somebody come in and just say, I really don't care two bits about this job, that my priority is something else and somewhere else. And then here I'm saying, I'm a better employee, fully, obviously. And then she gets more money for doing less of a job. That's ridiculous.

[Host]

Your debate is inconsequential at this point. I mean, your boss said, put the poll up. We did that. You made your pitch. She made her pitch. If you think it's fair or not, you got smoked.

[Sally]

Well, I think maybe your poll might be inconsequential at this point. To this. Right.

[Host]

Okay.

[Co-host 1]

Desperate.

[Co-host 3]

Okay.

[Host]

I'm on painkillers, and I don't really care.

[Co-host 1]

What I find fascinating is that you start. What I find fascinating is that you're defending your job performance when that's all you had to do in the beginning by yourself is walk in and tell the boss that in order to get a right. You started this drama by trying to take somebody else in.

[Sally]

We did it together.

[Co-host 1]

And then you turned on her viciously, and thus you lost the pole.

[Sally]

I was just building myself a stronger case. And actually, she's the one that kind of got very. And right.

[Host]

We got to get your boss back on, but you got to take it up with him. I mean, because at this point, we played by the rules that he gave us, and you lost, and so you didn't get the.

[Sally]

I'll take it out with his boss.

[Host]

Okay, you do that.

[Co-host 1]

Good luck.

[Co-host 3]

90% of the time, Jen.

[Co-host 4]

But she does give 110%.

[Co-host 3]

90% of the time.

[Host]

Okay, Sally, good luck.

[Sally]

Thank you. Fine. Thank you.

[Host]

All right.

[Producer/Caller]

Bye.

[Host]

Bye.

[Co-host 2]

I think she knew that was coming.

[Host]

She knew that was coming.

[Co-host 2]

I think that was coming.

[Co-host 1]

I'll go to his boss, then. I'll go to his boss.

[Host]

She never really even had a chance based on. I mean, she was on the radio for three days before Jenny, so people disliked her even before the. Never even had a chance.

[Co-host 2]

But I think her angry reaction or whatever, she knew that she would have to react that way.

[Sally]

How?

[Co-host 2]

Like, I mean, any friend of hers is going to say, yeah, you.

[Host]

You're a tool.

[Co-host 3]

I'm not sure she has friends.

[Host]

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