2 minB1“Who could ever have believed it would end this way?”Sidney's Play Flops on Opening Night · Deathtrap 1982 · Ch. 1/30
- Criticism & layoffs
- Phone calls
- Comforting
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3 minB1“There's no point crying about it, is there?”Andy Tries to Hold the Kitchen · Boiling Point 2021 · Ch. 3/13
- Criticism & layoffs
- Arguments
- Complaining
3 minB2“So I'm sure you can understand our need to cut corners around here.”Brad Warns Lester to Save His Job · American Beauty 1999 · Ch. 1/14
- Criticism & layoffs
- Office chat
- Warning
5 minB2“You are here to protect my interests and to serve my needs.”Buddy Berates Guy Over Sweet'N Low · Swimming with Sharks 1994 · Ch. 4/16
- Criticism & layoffs
- Talking to the boss
- Threatening
3 minB1“Haven't you made enough mistakes for one day, Eric?”Eric Confesses He Lied to Hanssen · Breach 2007 · Ch. 17/20
- Talking to the boss
- Criticism & layoffs
- Confessing
2 minB1“You don't trust your team or my playbook.”Kurt Confronts His College Coach · American Underdog 2021 · Ch. 5/27
- Talking to the boss
- Criticism & layoffs
- Confronting
6 minB1“Listen, the boss doesn't have to give you a reason.”Matuschek Fires Kralik · The Shop Around the Corner 1940 · Ch. 9/19
- Criticism & layoffs
- Goodbyes & funerals
- Apologizing
4 minB1“You're gonna be a millionaire.”Black Monday Crushes Jordan's Career · The Wolf of Wall Street 2013 · Ch. 3/30
- Criticism & layoffs
- Warning
- Promising
2 minB2“Of course. It's the best opera yet written.”Salieri Explains the Emperor's Yawns · Amadeus 1984 · Ch. 19/25
- Office chat
- Criticism & layoffs
- Explaining
2 minB2“It's good I was able to check my reflexes.”Dreyfus Takes Over the Case · A Shot in the Dark 1964 · Ch. 3/12
- Criticism & layoffs
- Investigation
- Promising
5 minB2“I just wanted to inform you all reluctantly, that...”Ted Announces LIFE's Last Issue · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013 · Ch. 4/16
- Meetings
- Criticism & layoffs
- Explaining
4 minB2“I m from Canada for Christ s sake”Margaret Announces a Fake Engagement · The Proposal 2009 · Ch. 2/14
- Meetings
- Criticism & layoffs
- Confessing