Tis Crindy for me this week. Really clever interweaving of the usual workspeak jargon. I actually had an abundance of work sketches as I was asked by a company to come up with some. The marketing agent loved them and her boss hated them and that was the end of that. We filmed a sketch about workspeak jargon too that isn't too dissimilar to Crindys. I got paid for filming it so it's theirs now but here's the script:
INT. OFFICE. DAY.
IT'S BRIAN'S FIRST DAY AT A NEW JOB. OFFICE STALWARDS STEVE AND ADAM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
ADAM (OTT):
Hello Brad Cassidy, welcome aboard. I'm Adam and this is Steve. They call us Adam and Steve.
BRIAN:
Great. My name is Brian actually and I was just going to sa-
STEVE:
So Brad, myself and Adam thought we'd touch base with you first thing. Ease you in so to speak. We're like the Uber of greetings.
BRIAN:
The what? I thought I was meeting Mr. Richards. He said he'd be-
ADAM:
Maybe you'd like to weigh in with some details. What firm were you with before joining us?
BRIAN:
I worked on my Dad's farm for a bit and I spent a few years as a plasterer. This is actually my first real office job.
STEVE:
Don't worry, we'll give you a bit of wiggle room.
ADAM:
Sure, we'll let you grab the low hanging fruit.
BRIAN:
What? Are we going to an orchard?
STEVE:
I think you'll love it here. We'll do the heavy-lifting and we'll get the right synergy going.
ADAM:
We have a great sports and social scene here too.
STEVE:
Yeah, and don't mention the water-cooler conversations.
BRIAN:
Water-cooler conversations?
STEVE:
I told you not to mention that.
BRIAN:
Sorry, I was just-
ADAM GESTURES.
ADAM:
So, this is you.
BRIAN:
I-I know who I am but I appreciate you pointing it out.....Oh my desk! Thank you.
ADAM:
Don't worry about the B to B's, just concentrate on the B to C's for now, just until you get up to speed on the ABC's.
STEVE:
Exactly. Everyone is C level to begin with so don't worry about the ROI's and you'll be A-OK!
ADAM & STEVE WALK OFF.
BRIAN SITS AT HIS DESK UTTERLY CONFUSED WITH HEAD IN HANDS. A VOICE APPEARS AS IF FROM NOWHERE.
MR. RICHARDS:
I hope they didn't put you off too much Mr. Cassidy.
BRIAN (FLUSTERED):
Mr. Richards! Hi! I-I-I was just um.. getting my, my head in the right position for the day.
MR. RICHARDS:
Don't pay any attention to them. They're here a few years now and have lost the ability to converse with new starts.
BRIAN:
Thank God! I thought I was going mad. Like there was some hidden language I was unaware of.
MR. RICHARDS:
Relax, get to know the place, you'll see we're very nice really. I mean look at their lovely faces, how could you not like them. Susan O'Brien, Amanda Ryan, Alan Keogh and this is Brian Cussidy. Very close to your name there, almost an exact match.
BRIAN:
Ha! Yes very similar.
MR. RICHARDS:
I'll ping you later to see how you're getting on?
BRIAN:
Ping?
MR. RICHARDS:
Haha! I'm not impervious myself. I'll email you later.
BRIAN:
Brilliant Mr. Richards. I really appreciate your help.
SERIES OF HAPPY SHOTS OF BRIAN TAPPING ON HIS COMPUTER. CONVERSING WITH OTHERS. JOVIALLY EATING LUNCH ETC.
BRIAN GETS A PING SOUND. AN EMAIL FROM MR. RICHARDS.
CLOSEUP OF EMAIL.
MAIL:
Hi Brian,
We've really got to hit the ground running with this one. I've put the feelers out, they've been playing hardball but I believe if we can get our ducks in a row and market this vertically as well as horizontally it will give us enough time to get a fair guesstimate.
There are still a few unknown unknown's to iron out but with your marketing ninja skills we'll be able to go under the radar and over the radar and develop the cutting edge synergy that will get this over the line.
Best Regards,
Mr. Richards.
CUT TO EXTERNAL VIEW OF MR. RICHARDS OFFICE. HE RAPIDLY RUNS TO HIS OFFICE DOOR AND SHOUTS.
MR. RICHARDS:
Oh no! That was for Cussidy, not Cassidy! It was sent in error! Where is he? Where is he!?
A FEW OFFICE WORKERS LOOK AROUND IN SEARCH OF BRIAN BUT HE IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN. THEIR ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE WINDOW WHERE BRIAN CAN BE SEEN SPRINTING OUT OF THE CARPARK.
END.