1 00:00:04,221 --> 00:00:04,395 . 2 00:00:04,439 --> 00:00:07,181 [gentle music] 3 00:00:07,224 --> 00:00:14,362 ♪ 4 00:00:19,628 --> 00:00:22,152 [relaxed music] 5 00:00:22,196 --> 00:00:24,676 [camera shutters clicking] 6 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:27,636 [indistinct chatter] 7 00:00:30,073 --> 00:00:31,944 [elevator dings] 8 00:00:31,988 --> 00:00:34,817 - Hey. 9 00:00:34,860 --> 00:00:37,515 First of all, whoa. 10 00:00:37,559 --> 00:00:39,474 Secondly, why didn't you tell me? 11 00:00:39,517 --> 00:00:40,953 - I did--I did try to tell you. 12 00:00:40,997 --> 00:00:42,477 I called you right after 13 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:44,087 Danny Michael Davisdropped this on me. 14 00:00:44,131 --> 00:00:45,915 You weren't really listening. - I thought I was listening. 15 00:00:45,958 --> 00:00:47,699 You said that there was a problem with the Chirp, 16 00:00:47,743 --> 00:00:50,876 so I assumed that it was a coding issue, not a... 17 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:52,226 that issue. 18 00:00:52,269 --> 00:00:54,967 - Well, when a Black employeetells you 19 00:00:55,011 --> 00:00:56,708 that a tech deviceis having trouble 20 00:00:56,752 --> 00:00:58,536 recognizing people of color, 21 00:00:58,580 --> 00:01:01,583 I think you'd be ableto put two and two together. 22 00:01:02,540 --> 00:01:04,803 - You are right. Uh... 23 00:01:04,847 --> 00:01:06,718 Right, I'm sorry. 24 00:01:06,762 --> 00:01:10,635 I was so focused on coming up with a solution, 25 00:01:10,679 --> 00:01:13,029 I wasn't hearing what was behind the problem. 26 00:01:13,073 --> 00:01:14,335 - Well, now you know, 27 00:01:14,378 --> 00:01:15,684 and now I needto process the fact 28 00:01:15,727 --> 00:01:17,338 that I just publiclycalled out my own company 29 00:01:17,381 --> 00:01:18,556 as its spokesperson 30 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:20,602 to every majornews media outlet 31 00:01:20,645 --> 00:01:22,821 in Silicon Valley. 32 00:01:22,865 --> 00:01:24,693 [sighs] [elevator dings] 33 00:01:24,736 --> 00:01:31,656 ♪ 34 00:01:35,007 --> 00:01:37,053 - And then Simon was like, 35 00:01:37,097 --> 00:01:40,361 "The Chirp doesn't recognize Black people 36 00:01:40,404 --> 00:01:43,929 because Sprqpoint doesn't recognize Black people." 37 00:01:43,973 --> 00:01:45,496 - Honestly, I am proud of him. 38 00:01:45,540 --> 00:01:47,585 Also, I'm here for this tea that you are spilling 39 00:01:47,629 --> 00:01:50,153 which makes me want my man, Earl Grey. 40 00:01:50,197 --> 00:01:51,589 And a man. 41 00:01:51,633 --> 00:01:52,851 A tall man. 42 00:01:52,895 --> 00:01:54,157 - You deserve it. 43 00:01:54,201 --> 00:01:56,028 - Wow, you know,it really takes guts 44 00:01:56,072 --> 00:01:57,378 speaking truth to powerlike that. 45 00:01:57,421 --> 00:01:59,815 - Yeah, I'm proud of him. 46 00:01:59,858 --> 00:02:03,210 Although I do feel like a little bit of an idiot 47 00:02:03,253 --> 00:02:05,386 because he did try to tell me 48 00:02:05,429 --> 00:02:06,604 there was more to the problem with The Chirp, 49 00:02:06,648 --> 00:02:09,303 and I just wasn't hearing him. [sighs] 50 00:02:09,346 --> 00:02:11,653 The PSA is right, you know? Don't do drugs. 51 00:02:11,696 --> 00:02:12,567 - Wait, you did drugs? 52 00:02:12,610 --> 00:02:14,264 - And I may or may not have 53 00:02:14,308 --> 00:02:16,179 done them with the CEO of Sprqpoint. 54 00:02:16,223 --> 00:02:17,659 - Danny Michael Davis gave you drugs? 55 00:02:17,702 --> 00:02:19,139 - Actually, I gave him drugs. [cell phone buzzes] 56 00:02:19,182 --> 00:02:20,270 Don't ask. 57 00:02:20,314 --> 00:02:21,228 And now he texts me all the time. 58 00:02:21,271 --> 00:02:22,446 He thinks we're besties. 59 00:02:22,490 --> 00:02:24,187 Oh, he's texting me right this second! 60 00:02:24,231 --> 00:02:26,233 He's spiraling so bad about Simon's press conference, 61 00:02:26,276 --> 00:02:27,712 he just bought a private jet 62 00:02:27,756 --> 00:02:29,105 for the African Children's Choir. 63 00:02:29,149 --> 00:02:30,367 - Oh, boy. - Honestly, Max, 64 00:02:30,411 --> 00:02:32,282 we should hit him up to invest in the company. 65 00:02:32,326 --> 00:02:34,197 I mean, there's no one easier to shake down 66 00:02:34,241 --> 00:02:35,633 than a well-intended billionaire 67 00:02:35,677 --> 00:02:37,113 with white guilt. - I don't know. 68 00:02:37,157 --> 00:02:39,463 Do we really want to start our company with guilt money? 69 00:02:39,507 --> 00:02:41,117 - Mm, it's better than no money. 70 00:02:41,161 --> 00:02:43,380 Last time I checked, we didn't have a plethora of options. 71 00:02:43,424 --> 00:02:44,816 - It's not a terrible idea. 72 00:02:44,860 --> 00:02:46,296 He's clearly in the donating mood, 73 00:02:46,340 --> 00:02:48,820 and I would say that your business 74 00:02:48,864 --> 00:02:50,909 pretty much embodies everything he's feeling guilty about. 75 00:02:50,953 --> 00:02:52,128 - How could he refuse us? 76 00:02:52,172 --> 00:02:53,651 Honestly, I dare him to refuse us. 77 00:02:53,695 --> 00:02:55,653 - Come on, we can't pitch the founder 78 00:02:55,697 --> 00:02:57,351 of one of the largest tech companies in the world 79 00:02:57,394 --> 00:02:59,657 our scrappy little spin on dining out. 80 00:02:59,701 --> 00:03:01,833 [notification swoops] - Ah, but you can, mm-hmm. 81 00:03:01,877 --> 00:03:03,226 You guys are on Danny's calendar tomorrow 82 00:03:03,270 --> 00:03:05,402 from 11:12 to 11:17. - Are you serious? What? 83 00:03:05,446 --> 00:03:06,664 That was fast. 84 00:03:06,708 --> 00:03:08,405 - Ah, sweet, sweet secondhand privilege. 85 00:03:08,449 --> 00:03:10,015 - I told you we're besties. 86 00:03:10,059 --> 00:03:12,235 - Okay, yeah, we can do this in only five minutes. 87 00:03:12,279 --> 00:03:14,716 - Honey, we can do anything in any amount of minutes. 88 00:03:14,759 --> 00:03:16,718 We just need to get that rich man to listen to us. 89 00:03:16,761 --> 00:03:18,328 - Listen. 90 00:03:18,372 --> 00:03:20,156 You're right. 91 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,115 That's exactly what I need to start doing more of. 92 00:03:23,159 --> 00:03:24,334 Listening. 93 00:03:24,378 --> 00:03:27,294 [upbeat music] 94 00:03:27,337 --> 00:03:30,384 Hey, hey. 95 00:03:30,427 --> 00:03:32,386 I thought a lot about what you said, 96 00:03:32,429 --> 00:03:35,650 and I know that I can't change all of Sprqpoint, 97 00:03:35,693 --> 00:03:37,042 but I can try and help make things better 98 00:03:37,086 --> 00:03:38,566 on the fourth floor. 99 00:03:38,609 --> 00:03:41,090 So instead of waiting for the higher-ups to do something, 100 00:03:41,133 --> 00:03:44,049 I came up with my own great plan. 101 00:03:44,093 --> 00:03:45,268 Town hall 102 00:03:45,312 --> 00:03:47,009 where participation is not mandatory-- 103 00:03:47,052 --> 00:03:48,053 - But strongly encouraged. 104 00:03:48,097 --> 00:03:49,490 Yeah, I got your Slack messages 105 00:03:49,533 --> 00:03:51,840 and your barrage of Insta Stories. 106 00:03:51,883 --> 00:03:55,322 Um, are you sure this is the best approach? 107 00:03:55,365 --> 00:03:57,280 - You rightly pointed out that I wasn't listening... 108 00:03:57,324 --> 00:03:58,368 - Mm-hmm. 109 00:03:58,412 --> 00:04:00,805 - So we are going to listen 110 00:04:00,849 --> 00:04:02,459 for as long as it takes. 111 00:04:03,939 --> 00:04:06,202 Good morning, everyone! 112 00:04:06,246 --> 00:04:08,378 Thanks to Simon's 113 00:04:08,422 --> 00:04:11,468 brave call to action yesterday, 114 00:04:11,512 --> 00:04:14,732 I organized this town hall 115 00:04:14,776 --> 00:04:17,082 to talk about our honest feelings 116 00:04:17,126 --> 00:04:19,824 about race at work. 117 00:04:19,868 --> 00:04:21,130 And with that, 118 00:04:21,173 --> 00:04:23,350 I open the floor 119 00:04:23,393 --> 00:04:26,614 to anyone who would like to speak first. 120 00:04:31,183 --> 00:04:32,620 Don't be shy. 121 00:04:35,927 --> 00:04:37,929 - Um, I often find 122 00:04:37,973 --> 00:04:40,280 that it helps to have a talisman 123 00:04:40,323 --> 00:04:42,630 to encourage the flow of conversation. 124 00:04:42,673 --> 00:04:45,546 So, um, does anyone have, like, a conch? 125 00:04:47,417 --> 00:04:49,289 Okay, yeah. 126 00:04:49,332 --> 00:04:50,507 A Koosh. This will work. 127 00:04:50,551 --> 00:04:53,902 Um, personally, 128 00:04:53,945 --> 00:04:56,557 I have been doing a lot of soul-searching 129 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:58,776 about whether or not my own biases 130 00:04:58,820 --> 00:05:00,691 have contributed to the problems 131 00:05:00,735 --> 00:05:02,998 with the coding for the Chirp. 132 00:05:03,041 --> 00:05:05,740 I often wonder, "What would Waswa think?" 133 00:05:05,783 --> 00:05:07,655 He was my Ugandan roommate in college, 134 00:05:07,698 --> 00:05:09,178 and we were really close. 135 00:05:09,221 --> 00:05:11,223 Some say like brothers. 136 00:05:11,267 --> 00:05:12,790 And he even taught me 137 00:05:12,834 --> 00:05:16,403 how to say "I love you" in his native tongue. 138 00:05:16,446 --> 00:05:19,319 Ninkukunda munonga. 139 00:05:19,362 --> 00:05:21,016 I yield the space. 140 00:05:22,060 --> 00:05:24,411 - Um... 141 00:05:24,454 --> 00:05:26,108 racism's wack, yo. 142 00:05:26,151 --> 00:05:27,675 [laughter] 143 00:05:29,024 --> 00:05:30,895 Sorry. 144 00:05:30,939 --> 00:05:32,201 - Pass. 145 00:05:32,244 --> 00:05:35,160 - I think you all know how I feel about this. 146 00:05:35,204 --> 00:05:36,727 I was the only one 147 00:05:36,771 --> 00:05:38,468 who took a knee at the company softball game. 148 00:05:38,512 --> 00:05:40,557 - My stepdad's Black. 149 00:05:40,601 --> 00:05:42,646 Well, they're divorced now, 150 00:05:42,690 --> 00:05:44,387 so I guess he's not my stepdad anymore, 151 00:05:44,431 --> 00:05:45,606 but he's still Black. 152 00:05:45,649 --> 00:05:47,259 [quirky music] 153 00:05:47,303 --> 00:05:50,001 - Another color we should be talking about right now 154 00:05:50,045 --> 00:05:51,351 is green 155 00:05:51,394 --> 00:05:53,788 and how to make our workspace more ecofriendly. 156 00:05:53,831 --> 00:05:56,486 My partner and I, we just started composting. 157 00:05:56,530 --> 00:05:58,227 He's Filipino, by the way. 158 00:05:58,270 --> 00:06:01,752 Well, I should say fiancé. 159 00:06:01,796 --> 00:06:03,232 We're getting married in the summer! 160 00:06:03,275 --> 00:06:06,366 [applause] 161 00:06:09,107 --> 00:06:12,023 [rhythmic clapping] 162 00:06:16,811 --> 00:06:19,683 [Michael Kiwanuka's "Black Man in a White World"] 163 00:06:19,727 --> 00:06:24,296 - ♪ I've been low, and I've been high ♪ 164 00:06:24,340 --> 00:06:26,603 ♪ I've been sold 165 00:06:26,647 --> 00:06:28,736 ♪ All my lies 166 00:06:28,779 --> 00:06:31,129 ♪ I've got nothing 167 00:06:31,173 --> 00:06:33,393 ♪ Left to play 168 00:06:33,436 --> 00:06:35,612 ♪ I've got nothing 169 00:06:35,656 --> 00:06:38,746 ♪ Left to say 170 00:06:38,789 --> 00:06:40,965 ♪ I'm a Black man in a white world ♪ 171 00:06:41,009 --> 00:06:43,185 ♪ I'm a Black man in a white world ♪ 172 00:06:43,228 --> 00:06:45,535 ♪ I'm a Black man in a white world ♪ 173 00:06:45,579 --> 00:06:47,189 ♪ I'm a Black man in a white 174 00:06:47,232 --> 00:06:49,496 ♪ I'm in love chorus: ♪ Love 175 00:06:49,539 --> 00:06:51,976 - ♪ But I'm still sad 176 00:06:52,020 --> 00:06:54,283 ♪ I found peace 177 00:06:54,326 --> 00:06:56,241 ♪ But I'm not glad 178 00:06:56,285 --> 00:06:58,461 ♪ All my nights chorus: ♪ Nights 179 00:06:58,505 --> 00:07:01,159 - ♪ And all my days 180 00:07:01,203 --> 00:07:02,770 ♪ I've been trying 181 00:07:02,813 --> 00:07:04,554 ♪ To run away 182 00:07:04,598 --> 00:07:06,251 ♪ Ooh chorus: ♪ Whoa! 183 00:07:06,295 --> 00:07:08,471 - ♪ I'm a Black man in a white world ♪ 184 00:07:08,515 --> 00:07:10,560 ♪ I'm a Black man in a white world ♪ 185 00:07:10,604 --> 00:07:12,823 ♪ I'm a Black man in a white world ♪ 186 00:07:12,867 --> 00:07:14,651 ♪ I'm a Black man in a white 187 00:07:14,695 --> 00:07:16,827 ♪ I feel like I've 188 00:07:16,871 --> 00:07:19,221 ♪ Been here before 189 00:07:19,264 --> 00:07:21,441 ♪ I feel that knocking 190 00:07:21,484 --> 00:07:23,573 ♪ On my door 191 00:07:23,617 --> 00:07:25,880 ♪ I feel like I've 192 00:07:25,923 --> 00:07:28,317 ♪ Been here before 193 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,580 ♪ I feel that knocking 194 00:07:30,624 --> 00:07:32,756 ♪ On my door 195 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:37,457 ♪ And I lost everything I had 196 00:07:37,500 --> 00:07:39,676 ♪ But I'm not angry 197 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:41,504 ♪ And I'm not mad 198 00:07:41,548 --> 00:07:42,897 chorus: ♪ Whoa 199 00:07:42,940 --> 00:07:45,029 - ♪ I'm a Black man in a white world ♪ 200 00:07:45,073 --> 00:07:47,205 ♪ I'm a Black man in a white world ♪ 201 00:07:47,249 --> 00:07:49,512 ♪ I'm a Black man in a white world ♪ 202 00:07:49,556 --> 00:07:52,515 ♪ I'm a Black man in a white world ♪ 203 00:07:52,559 --> 00:07:55,213 [applause] 204 00:07:55,257 --> 00:07:57,346 - And my bridal party 205 00:07:57,389 --> 00:07:59,479 looks like a rainbow. 206 00:07:59,522 --> 00:08:02,003 - Okay. 207 00:08:02,046 --> 00:08:03,918 Uh, thank you 208 00:08:03,961 --> 00:08:06,834 for sharing your thoughts, Amanda. 209 00:08:06,877 --> 00:08:09,489 So, um, 210 00:08:09,532 --> 00:08:12,100 Simon... 211 00:08:12,143 --> 00:08:16,496 I was wondering if there's anything 212 00:08:16,539 --> 00:08:18,062 you would maybe like to add. 213 00:08:24,068 --> 00:08:26,157 - I'd rather not. 214 00:08:26,201 --> 00:08:28,377 Excuse me. 215 00:08:28,420 --> 00:08:31,336 [percussive music] 216 00:08:31,380 --> 00:08:38,518 ♪ 217 00:08:39,431 --> 00:08:41,042 - Good talk. 218 00:08:41,085 --> 00:08:45,307 Guys, you can all go back to work. 219 00:08:45,350 --> 00:08:48,658 Thank you for your insight. 220 00:08:48,702 --> 00:08:51,182 [indistinct chatter] 221 00:08:51,226 --> 00:08:53,358 Wow. 222 00:08:53,402 --> 00:08:55,535 I really don't know... 223 00:08:55,578 --> 00:08:59,669 [rock music] 224 00:09:02,498 --> 00:09:02,629 . 225 00:09:02,672 --> 00:09:03,891 - Hey. 226 00:09:03,934 --> 00:09:06,589 So, uh... 227 00:09:06,633 --> 00:09:09,766 that obviously didn't go as I envisioned, 228 00:09:09,810 --> 00:09:11,289 but I meant well. 229 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:13,988 Just tell me what I can do. I wanna help. 230 00:09:14,031 --> 00:09:15,380 - Honestly, Zoey, right now I'm more concerned 231 00:09:15,424 --> 00:09:16,686 about the reaction to my press conference. 232 00:09:16,730 --> 00:09:18,122 I haven't heard anything from Danny Michael Davis, 233 00:09:18,166 --> 00:09:19,428 and that concerns me. 234 00:09:19,471 --> 00:09:21,822 - Oh, well, maybe he doesn't know what to say. 235 00:09:21,865 --> 00:09:23,258 No news is good news, right? 236 00:09:23,301 --> 00:09:24,520 - I don't think that's it this time. 237 00:09:24,564 --> 00:09:25,782 - Mm. 238 00:09:25,826 --> 00:09:28,611 Um, okay, is there anything else I can do? 239 00:09:28,655 --> 00:09:29,873 - No. 240 00:09:29,917 --> 00:09:32,572 I need to get out of here for a bit. 241 00:09:32,615 --> 00:09:34,704 I'm gonna grab lunch with Tatiana. 242 00:09:34,748 --> 00:09:35,705 We'll talk later. 243 00:09:35,749 --> 00:09:36,663 [elevator dings] 244 00:09:39,100 --> 00:09:40,275 [soft ding] 245 00:09:43,670 --> 00:09:45,367 - "Hi, Simon, 246 00:09:45,410 --> 00:09:46,673 "comma, 247 00:09:46,716 --> 00:09:48,370 "I am so sorry 248 00:09:48,413 --> 00:09:50,938 "about that town hall. 249 00:09:50,981 --> 00:09:53,244 "I was really just trying 250 00:09:53,288 --> 00:09:55,725 "to get us to face race 251 00:09:55,769 --> 00:09:57,031 in a safe space, so--" 252 00:09:57,074 --> 00:10:00,469 dear God, why am I rhyming? [phone dinging] 253 00:10:00,512 --> 00:10:01,688 "Hey, Simon..." "Hi, Simon..." 254 00:10:01,731 --> 00:10:02,819 "Hey, Simon..." 255 00:10:02,863 --> 00:10:05,256 "Hey, Simon, comma, 256 00:10:05,300 --> 00:10:08,433 "I was thinking of other ways 257 00:10:08,477 --> 00:10:11,045 "for you to express your feelings 258 00:10:11,088 --> 00:10:13,787 "at Sprqpoint, period. 259 00:10:13,830 --> 00:10:16,833 "Why don't we sit down, 260 00:10:16,877 --> 00:10:18,443 "talk about the issues, 261 00:10:18,487 --> 00:10:20,315 "uh... 262 00:10:20,358 --> 00:10:21,838 and bring in special guests?" 263 00:10:21,882 --> 00:10:24,101 Now I am pitching a podcast. 264 00:10:24,145 --> 00:10:26,582 "Simon, colon, 265 00:10:26,626 --> 00:10:30,847 "I am the worst, exclamation point. 266 00:10:30,891 --> 00:10:32,849 "I shouldn't even be your boss. 267 00:10:32,893 --> 00:10:35,678 "Ellipses, which is why I'm quitting the biz 268 00:10:35,722 --> 00:10:39,290 and giving you my parking space." 269 00:10:39,334 --> 00:10:40,901 Facepalm emoji. 270 00:10:40,944 --> 00:10:42,163 [phone dings] 271 00:10:43,033 --> 00:10:45,732 - Thank you for seeing us for these five minutes today. 272 00:10:45,775 --> 00:10:48,473 - Three minutes. - Three minutes, okay. 273 00:10:48,517 --> 00:10:50,040 We wanted to create a restaurant 274 00:10:50,084 --> 00:10:52,042 that celebrates inclusivity 275 00:10:52,086 --> 00:10:53,609 from the murals on the wall 276 00:10:53,653 --> 00:10:56,699 to the entire LGBTQIAP community 277 00:10:56,743 --> 00:10:57,961 that is our waitstaff. 278 00:10:58,005 --> 00:10:59,310 - I'm glad you include IAP, 279 00:10:59,354 --> 00:11:01,573 and I definitely know what that means. 280 00:11:01,617 --> 00:11:03,532 - Another thing that makes our restaurant distinct 281 00:11:03,575 --> 00:11:05,360 is that you can order from anywhere 282 00:11:05,403 --> 00:11:06,796 with our proprietary tech-- 283 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:08,406 - Yeah, yeah, I read the pitch deck. 284 00:11:08,450 --> 00:11:10,713 Dig the concept, and I love the artwork. 285 00:11:10,757 --> 00:11:11,975 - Ah. 286 00:11:12,019 --> 00:11:14,151 - Reminds me of Kehinde Wiley. - Thank you. 287 00:11:14,195 --> 00:11:15,979 - I commissioned him to paint my portrait, 288 00:11:16,023 --> 00:11:18,765 but then I got bumped by Obama. 289 00:11:18,808 --> 00:11:22,072 I let him use the canvas that Kehinde was gonna use for me, 290 00:11:22,116 --> 00:11:23,813 so in a sense, it's our portrait. 291 00:11:23,857 --> 00:11:24,858 - No, it's not. 292 00:11:26,686 --> 00:11:28,426 - How about I just show you the tech? 293 00:11:28,470 --> 00:11:30,472 As you can see on our homepage here, 294 00:11:30,515 --> 00:11:32,343 you can scroll across for different cuisine types, 295 00:11:32,387 --> 00:11:33,910 down for recommendations, 296 00:11:33,954 --> 00:11:35,390 and you hit this tab 297 00:11:35,433 --> 00:11:37,914 so you can schedule your arrival. 298 00:11:37,958 --> 00:11:39,089 - [clears throat] 299 00:11:39,133 --> 00:11:40,351 - Oh, that's weird. 300 00:11:40,395 --> 00:11:42,136 Let me just override that to keep this going. 301 00:11:42,179 --> 00:11:43,659 - Yucky. 302 00:11:43,703 --> 00:11:45,139 Have you come up with a workaround for this glitch? 303 00:11:45,182 --> 00:11:46,270 - Yeah, of course, I just haven't updated the code yet, 304 00:11:46,314 --> 00:11:47,445 but I'm on it. 305 00:11:47,489 --> 00:11:49,752 - Let's just cut to the chase. 306 00:11:49,796 --> 00:11:52,059 What kind of investment are we talking about here? 307 00:11:52,102 --> 00:11:54,061 $2 million? $5 million? 308 00:11:54,104 --> 00:11:55,802 - Oh, no. 150. 309 00:11:55,845 --> 00:11:56,890 - Million? 310 00:11:56,933 --> 00:11:58,065 - Yes. - No, thousand. 311 00:11:58,108 --> 00:11:59,762 - $150,000? 312 00:12:00,981 --> 00:12:02,460 You got it. 313 00:12:03,374 --> 00:12:05,942 - Oh, well, thank you, Danny... 314 00:12:05,986 --> 00:12:07,161 Michael Davis. 315 00:12:07,204 --> 00:12:08,336 We won't let you down. - Or you will. 316 00:12:08,379 --> 00:12:09,772 Most restaurants fail. 317 00:12:09,816 --> 00:12:12,340 Either way, I'm psyched for your journey. 318 00:12:12,383 --> 00:12:13,297 - Mm. [cell phone dings] 319 00:12:13,341 --> 00:12:14,298 - Oh, boy. 320 00:12:14,342 --> 00:12:15,517 One of our board members 321 00:12:15,560 --> 00:12:16,866 just choppered in for an emergency meeting. 322 00:12:16,910 --> 00:12:19,303 Max, I wanna see an update on that glitch ASAP, 323 00:12:19,347 --> 00:12:21,871 and feel free to take a phone on the way out. 324 00:12:21,915 --> 00:12:23,046 [quirky music] 325 00:12:23,090 --> 00:12:26,136 - See, Max, I told you we would do it. 326 00:12:26,180 --> 00:12:27,790 We slayed. - Yeah, it's amazing. 327 00:12:27,834 --> 00:12:29,879 Are you sure you want to take this money? 328 00:12:29,923 --> 00:12:30,967 - Child, please, call it 329 00:12:31,011 --> 00:12:32,360 the beginning of our reparations. 330 00:12:32,403 --> 00:12:33,840 - Okay, all right, if you're all right with it, I am, 331 00:12:33,883 --> 00:12:35,972 except I have no idea how to fix the glitch. 332 00:12:36,016 --> 00:12:38,583 - And I know how to draw a 20-foot mural by myself? 333 00:12:38,627 --> 00:12:40,150 No, I'm sure this building 334 00:12:40,194 --> 00:12:41,673 is crawling with millions of nerds 335 00:12:41,717 --> 00:12:43,066 that I don't invite to parties. 336 00:12:43,110 --> 00:12:44,198 Ask one of them to help. - Okay. 337 00:12:44,241 --> 00:12:46,287 All right. I'll take care of it. 338 00:12:47,201 --> 00:12:48,202 - We need to talk. 339 00:12:48,245 --> 00:12:50,508 - Oh, oh. 340 00:12:50,552 --> 00:12:53,120 - You--chairs are still here. 341 00:12:53,163 --> 00:12:54,251 - They are. 342 00:12:54,295 --> 00:12:55,644 - So I just, uh... 343 00:12:55,687 --> 00:12:58,299 just left a little meeting with some of the board, 344 00:12:58,342 --> 00:13:00,170 and they were just requesting that Simon just... 345 00:13:00,214 --> 00:13:01,519 [mimics squelch] You know? 346 00:13:01,563 --> 00:13:03,130 Retract everything he expressed 347 00:13:03,173 --> 00:13:04,914 at the press conference. 348 00:13:06,002 --> 00:13:07,221 - Retract? 349 00:13:07,264 --> 00:13:09,179 - He just needs to say that it was his opinion, 350 00:13:09,223 --> 00:13:11,529 you know, and, um, 351 00:13:11,573 --> 00:13:14,358 that, uh, just his opinion alone 352 00:13:14,402 --> 00:13:16,099 and doesn't represent the larger experience 353 00:13:16,143 --> 00:13:17,492 of being an employee at Sprqpoint. 354 00:13:17,535 --> 00:13:18,885 You know, so we don't get sued. 355 00:13:18,928 --> 00:13:20,147 - That sounds... 356 00:13:20,190 --> 00:13:21,539 - Yeah, yes, yes. 357 00:13:21,583 --> 00:13:24,412 That is terrible, unfair, 358 00:13:24,455 --> 00:13:27,371 hella dumb, but look, you know, 359 00:13:27,415 --> 00:13:30,374 as a CEO, I gotta do stuff that's not easy sometimes, 360 00:13:30,418 --> 00:13:33,769 and that forces me to have the tough conversations, 361 00:13:33,813 --> 00:13:35,162 which is why I'm gonna have you do it. 362 00:13:35,205 --> 00:13:36,380 - I'm sorry. 363 00:13:36,424 --> 00:13:38,469 You want me to be one 364 00:13:38,513 --> 00:13:39,557 to talk to Simon about this? 365 00:13:39,601 --> 00:13:41,472 - Oh, great. Same page. 366 00:13:41,516 --> 00:13:42,865 I feel so much better about this already. 367 00:13:42,909 --> 00:13:45,085 - No, Danny, I don't think I should. 368 00:13:45,128 --> 00:13:47,870 - Zoey, you are his supervisor, 369 00:13:47,914 --> 00:13:50,568 and we both know it's gonna sound a lot better 370 00:13:50,612 --> 00:13:52,701 coming from a mouth that isn't mine. 371 00:13:52,744 --> 00:13:54,268 Oh, God. 372 00:13:54,311 --> 00:13:56,574 Another board member's yacht just docked. 373 00:13:56,618 --> 00:13:59,577 I gotta go meet Artemis down by the Wharf. 374 00:13:59,621 --> 00:14:03,059 Somebody bring me my boat shoes and a Dramamine! 375 00:14:03,103 --> 00:14:04,626 [quirky music] 376 00:14:06,454 --> 00:14:06,846 . 377 00:14:06,889 --> 00:14:09,631 [quirky music] 378 00:14:09,674 --> 00:14:12,503 - [sighs] 379 00:14:12,547 --> 00:14:14,505 Hey, guys. 380 00:14:14,549 --> 00:14:16,507 - Oh, snap. 381 00:14:16,551 --> 00:14:18,292 Look what the cat dragged in. 382 00:14:18,335 --> 00:14:19,510 - Who's this thirst trap? 383 00:14:19,554 --> 00:14:21,121 - That's Max. He used to work at that desk. 384 00:14:21,164 --> 00:14:22,644 He was the one who was secretly in love with Zoey, 385 00:14:22,687 --> 00:14:24,951 but everyone knew it. - Okay. 386 00:14:24,994 --> 00:14:26,343 A couple of you guys are "office hot," 387 00:14:26,387 --> 00:14:27,910 but I think he may be "real world hot." 388 00:14:27,954 --> 00:14:29,085 - That's hurtful. 389 00:14:29,129 --> 00:14:30,347 Everyone knows I'm a San Francisco seven. 390 00:14:30,391 --> 00:14:31,609 - Hey, Max. 391 00:14:31,653 --> 00:14:32,872 - Hey, Leif. 392 00:14:32,915 --> 00:14:34,177 - Did you get any of my texts 393 00:14:34,221 --> 00:14:35,744 or that Edible Arrangement I sent? 394 00:14:35,787 --> 00:14:37,702 I just feel terrible about getting you fired. 395 00:14:37,746 --> 00:14:39,356 - Weirdly, not as bad as I felt, 396 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:41,924 but it's all good now because I just got Danny Michael Davis 397 00:14:41,968 --> 00:14:43,186 to fund my new concept, 398 00:14:43,230 --> 00:14:44,927 and I wanted to run some tech stuff by Gabe. 399 00:14:44,971 --> 00:14:46,146 Where is Gabe? 400 00:14:46,189 --> 00:14:48,235 - Um, he got transferred to floor five. 401 00:14:48,278 --> 00:14:50,541 - And Jared? - Also to five. 402 00:14:50,585 --> 00:14:51,891 - Oh. 403 00:14:51,934 --> 00:14:54,894 - Hey, um, do you wanna run it by us? 404 00:14:54,937 --> 00:14:56,939 - You can sit right here, boo. 405 00:14:58,114 --> 00:14:59,942 - I guess if you guys don't mind, sure. 406 00:14:59,986 --> 00:15:01,639 - Yes. All right, cool. 407 00:15:01,683 --> 00:15:04,294 - So, um, the scheduling tab isn't fully syncing 408 00:15:04,338 --> 00:15:05,774 with all the food delivery apps. 409 00:15:05,817 --> 00:15:07,297 - Okay. 410 00:15:07,341 --> 00:15:09,604 Okay, yeah, I actually don't hate this. 411 00:15:09,647 --> 00:15:12,476 Decent layout, sexy banner. Did you do all this yourself? 412 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:13,913 - Yeah, turns out when I'm not constantly 413 00:15:13,956 --> 00:15:15,088 being judged by my peers, 414 00:15:15,131 --> 00:15:16,567 I have a smidge of talent in this arena. 415 00:15:16,611 --> 00:15:20,093 - Well, we can help you get this sorted out real quick. 416 00:15:20,136 --> 00:15:21,964 - Uh... 417 00:15:22,008 --> 00:15:24,445 - I mean, if you want us to. 418 00:15:24,488 --> 00:15:26,577 - Still know how to use this little lady? 419 00:15:26,621 --> 00:15:28,536 ♪ 420 00:15:28,579 --> 00:15:30,451 - Hell yeah. 421 00:15:30,494 --> 00:15:31,974 Let's do this. 422 00:15:32,018 --> 00:15:34,977 [indistinct chatter] 423 00:15:35,021 --> 00:15:38,415 ♪ 424 00:15:38,459 --> 00:15:40,243 - Hey, Mo. 425 00:15:40,287 --> 00:15:41,853 How's the pitch? 426 00:15:41,897 --> 00:15:42,985 - Amazing. 427 00:15:43,029 --> 00:15:44,769 Danny is going to invest in the business. 428 00:15:44,813 --> 00:15:45,988 - That's great. 429 00:15:46,032 --> 00:15:47,990 Um, actually, 430 00:15:48,034 --> 00:15:49,252 I'm in a little bit of a pickle, 431 00:15:49,296 --> 00:15:50,427 and I thought you'd be the perfect person 432 00:15:50,471 --> 00:15:51,776 to talk to about this. 433 00:15:51,820 --> 00:15:53,648 - Oh, darling, I get that. My voice is so soothing. 434 00:15:53,691 --> 00:15:56,433 - Uh, Danny Michael Davis 435 00:15:56,477 --> 00:15:59,306 told me that the board needs Simon 436 00:15:59,349 --> 00:16:01,917 to retract everything he said at the press conference, 437 00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:03,614 and he wants me to tell him, 438 00:16:03,658 --> 00:16:07,227 and I don't want it to sound... 439 00:16:07,270 --> 00:16:08,663 weird, 440 00:16:08,706 --> 00:16:10,491 and I also want him to know that I have his back. 441 00:16:10,534 --> 00:16:13,537 So how would you say it? 442 00:16:13,581 --> 00:16:15,409 I mean, if you were me. 443 00:16:15,452 --> 00:16:17,802 - I know you're not asking your Black friend 444 00:16:17,846 --> 00:16:19,326 how to talk to your other Black friend. 445 00:16:19,369 --> 00:16:20,588 - No. 446 00:16:20,631 --> 00:16:26,463 I mean, yes, but I just-- 447 00:16:26,507 --> 00:16:29,292 I...um... 448 00:16:29,336 --> 00:16:31,077 I thought that you could offer some guidance 449 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:32,730 since you're-- - Black? 450 00:16:32,774 --> 00:16:34,689 - No. 451 00:16:34,732 --> 00:16:36,038 Insightful? 452 00:16:36,082 --> 00:16:38,954 [Mary J. Blige's "No More Drama"] 453 00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:40,825 ♪ 454 00:16:40,869 --> 00:16:42,479 - ♪ Mm 455 00:16:42,523 --> 00:16:44,220 ♪ So tired 456 00:16:44,264 --> 00:16:47,484 ♪ Tired of all this drama 457 00:16:47,528 --> 00:16:48,572 ♪ 458 00:16:48,616 --> 00:16:51,836 ♪ You go your way, I go my way ♪ 459 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:53,621 ♪ 460 00:16:53,664 --> 00:16:56,145 ♪ I need to be free 461 00:16:56,189 --> 00:16:58,756 ♪ Broken heart again 462 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,107 ♪ Another lesson learned 463 00:17:01,150 --> 00:17:03,413 ♪ Better know your friends 464 00:17:03,457 --> 00:17:06,025 ♪ Or else you will get burned 465 00:17:06,068 --> 00:17:08,157 ♪ Gotta count on me 466 00:17:08,201 --> 00:17:10,290 ♪ 'Cause I can guarantee 467 00:17:10,333 --> 00:17:12,814 ♪ That I'll be fine 468 00:17:12,857 --> 00:17:14,076 ♪ 469 00:17:14,120 --> 00:17:17,253 ♪ No more... chorus: ♪ Pain 470 00:17:17,297 --> 00:17:18,863 - ♪ No more pain 471 00:17:18,907 --> 00:17:21,083 chorus: ♪ No more pain 472 00:17:21,127 --> 00:17:23,781 - ♪ No more pain 473 00:17:23,825 --> 00:17:25,479 chorus: ♪ No drama 474 00:17:25,522 --> 00:17:27,872 - ♪ No more drama in my life 475 00:17:27,916 --> 00:17:29,178 ♪ No one's gonna 476 00:17:29,222 --> 00:17:32,181 ♪ Make me hurt again 477 00:17:32,225 --> 00:17:34,966 ♪ I don't wanna cry no more 478 00:17:35,010 --> 00:17:37,665 ♪ Hey, no 479 00:17:37,708 --> 00:17:40,798 ♪ I'm so tired of all the drama! ♪ 480 00:17:40,842 --> 00:17:42,887 chorus: ♪ No more drama 481 00:17:42,931 --> 00:17:44,715 - ♪ No! 482 00:17:44,759 --> 00:17:47,718 ♪ No, no, never! 483 00:17:47,762 --> 00:17:49,677 ♪ Drama 484 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:51,113 chorus: ♪ No more drama 485 00:17:51,157 --> 00:17:53,550 - ♪ Yeah! 486 00:17:53,594 --> 00:17:56,727 ♪ Aw, yeah! 487 00:17:56,771 --> 00:17:59,556 - ♪ I don't want it, I'm so tired ♪ 488 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,036 ♪ Of the drama 489 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:02,907 ♪ Go on, get out of my life 490 00:18:02,951 --> 00:18:05,084 ♪ My life! 491 00:18:05,127 --> 00:18:08,130 ♪ No more drama! 492 00:18:08,174 --> 00:18:11,090 ♪ Aah 493 00:18:11,133 --> 00:18:13,788 ♪ 494 00:18:13,831 --> 00:18:16,530 ♪ Eee, yeah 495 00:18:16,573 --> 00:18:23,450 ♪ My life! 496 00:18:32,154 --> 00:18:33,938 - Is there something you wanna say 497 00:18:33,982 --> 00:18:36,115 that's on your mind? 498 00:18:36,158 --> 00:18:38,639 - Look, Zoey, I love you, 499 00:18:38,682 --> 00:18:41,120 but you rely far too much on me 500 00:18:41,163 --> 00:18:42,947 to do your emotional heavy lifting, 501 00:18:42,991 --> 00:18:44,384 and it's exhausting. 502 00:18:44,427 --> 00:18:46,212 I mean, it's hard enough for me 503 00:18:46,255 --> 00:18:48,170 to walk around this world as I am, 504 00:18:48,214 --> 00:18:49,998 and, no, I'm not about to tell you 505 00:18:50,041 --> 00:18:52,827 how to talk to your Black friend at work. 506 00:18:52,870 --> 00:18:54,568 So go figure that out on your own. 507 00:18:54,611 --> 00:18:55,786 - You are right, 508 00:18:55,830 --> 00:18:57,788 and I know Simon, 509 00:18:57,832 --> 00:18:59,094 so I can just be real with him, 510 00:18:59,138 --> 00:19:01,836 and I am gonna go. 511 00:19:01,879 --> 00:19:03,533 [percussive music] 512 00:19:03,577 --> 00:19:05,927 The mural looks... 513 00:19:05,970 --> 00:19:07,711 so good, by the way. 514 00:19:07,755 --> 00:19:10,801 All of you, kudos. 515 00:19:10,845 --> 00:19:13,021 ♪ 516 00:19:13,064 --> 00:19:15,937 - Yo, Simon. 517 00:19:15,980 --> 00:19:17,982 What's good, bro? 518 00:19:18,026 --> 00:19:19,549 - Oh, hey, man. Pretty busy day. 519 00:19:19,593 --> 00:19:20,811 Wish I had more time to chat, but-- 520 00:19:20,855 --> 00:19:21,986 - Oh, for sure. 521 00:19:22,030 --> 00:19:23,858 Look, I just wanted say how dope it was 522 00:19:23,901 --> 00:19:25,860 to see you speak out like that. 523 00:19:25,903 --> 00:19:28,471 I feel you, bro. 524 00:19:28,515 --> 00:19:30,256 - Do you? 525 00:19:30,299 --> 00:19:31,866 'Cause you seemed to be really jokey about it 526 00:19:31,909 --> 00:19:33,911 at the town hall. 527 00:19:33,955 --> 00:19:35,086 - Oh, that. 528 00:19:35,130 --> 00:19:36,479 Well, you know, 529 00:19:36,523 --> 00:19:38,220 I'm not really, like, a "public forum" type of guy, 530 00:19:38,264 --> 00:19:39,526 you know what I'm saying? 531 00:19:39,569 --> 00:19:41,180 I'm more low-key, but low-key, I got your back. 532 00:19:41,223 --> 00:19:42,833 - Uh-huh. - Hey. 533 00:19:42,877 --> 00:19:44,661 There you are. Can we talk? 534 00:19:44,705 --> 00:19:46,185 - Yeah, come on in. 535 00:19:48,361 --> 00:19:49,449 Would you like to know if I received 536 00:19:49,492 --> 00:19:52,582 your long, very wordy text? 537 00:19:52,626 --> 00:19:54,367 Yes, and thank you. 538 00:19:54,410 --> 00:19:56,978 - It was my 12th attempt. 539 00:19:57,021 --> 00:19:58,197 It sucked. 540 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:02,375 So, uh...look. 541 00:20:02,418 --> 00:20:03,376 [sighs] 542 00:20:05,204 --> 00:20:07,858 It's really awkward being the boss sometimes, 543 00:20:07,902 --> 00:20:09,556 but you're also my friend, 544 00:20:09,599 --> 00:20:11,906 so, um... 545 00:20:11,949 --> 00:20:13,516 I'm just gonna be real with you. 546 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:14,909 - Okay. 547 00:20:14,952 --> 00:20:17,041 - The board wants you 548 00:20:17,085 --> 00:20:18,608 to retract everything you said 549 00:20:18,652 --> 00:20:20,480 at the press conference. 550 00:20:20,523 --> 00:20:21,655 I know. 551 00:20:21,698 --> 00:20:23,222 It's total BS, 552 00:20:23,265 --> 00:20:26,181 but I'm just the messenger. 553 00:20:26,225 --> 00:20:27,704 But the good news is, 554 00:20:27,748 --> 00:20:29,358 you spoke out, 555 00:20:29,402 --> 00:20:31,230 and you made people aware of what was happening, 556 00:20:31,273 --> 00:20:32,492 and if you want, 557 00:20:32,535 --> 00:20:34,189 I can even help you write a revised statement 558 00:20:34,233 --> 00:20:35,843 so you still say something. 559 00:20:35,886 --> 00:20:37,236 Um... 560 00:20:37,279 --> 00:20:38,889 I just want you to know you're not alone in this. 561 00:20:38,933 --> 00:20:41,718 - Okay, so if we're being real, 562 00:20:41,762 --> 00:20:43,459 I don't feel like you're just the messenger, 563 00:20:43,503 --> 00:20:47,942 and I do feel very alone in this. 564 00:20:47,985 --> 00:20:49,987 - I'm on your side. 565 00:20:50,031 --> 00:20:52,773 - It's impossible for you to be on my side in this situation, 566 00:20:52,816 --> 00:20:55,776 and you cannot rewrite an experience 567 00:20:55,819 --> 00:20:56,951 you know nothing about. 568 00:20:56,994 --> 00:20:59,170 - I mean, I know a little, right? 569 00:20:59,214 --> 00:21:00,259 - How? 570 00:21:00,302 --> 00:21:01,869 - I'm a woman in the tech world! 571 00:21:01,912 --> 00:21:03,914 I know what it's like to be... 572 00:21:03,958 --> 00:21:05,133 - Yes, 573 00:21:05,176 --> 00:21:08,702 but that has nothing to do 574 00:21:08,745 --> 00:21:11,879 with who I am as a Black man in the world 575 00:21:11,922 --> 00:21:13,924 and what my experience as a Black man is 576 00:21:13,968 --> 00:21:16,100 in this office. 577 00:21:16,144 --> 00:21:17,276 I never had any mentors 578 00:21:17,319 --> 00:21:18,799 look out for me like Joan. 579 00:21:20,496 --> 00:21:23,020 There's no room for messing up for me, 580 00:21:23,064 --> 00:21:27,851 and I have to constantly prove why I deserve to be here. 581 00:21:27,895 --> 00:21:29,375 "Nice office. 582 00:21:29,418 --> 00:21:31,594 How'd you swing that?" 583 00:21:34,293 --> 00:21:35,381 They don't ever ask that 584 00:21:35,424 --> 00:21:36,773 to any of the other marketing execs. 585 00:21:36,817 --> 00:21:39,036 - You're right. It's... 586 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:40,168 That's awful. 587 00:21:40,211 --> 00:21:42,866 - Nah, it's the truth, 588 00:21:42,910 --> 00:21:46,479 and I have to constantly 589 00:21:46,522 --> 00:21:49,482 amputate parts of who I am 590 00:21:49,525 --> 00:21:52,006 to make other people feel comfortable in my presence 591 00:21:52,049 --> 00:21:53,312 so they feel safe, 592 00:21:53,355 --> 00:21:54,748 so that when I walk on the elevator, 593 00:21:54,791 --> 00:21:57,141 they--they aren't startled when they see me. 594 00:21:57,185 --> 00:21:58,317 Do you even have to think about that? 595 00:21:58,360 --> 00:22:00,144 - I mean... 596 00:22:00,188 --> 00:22:01,407 if I'm being honest, 597 00:22:01,450 --> 00:22:04,758 when I see you, I just see Simon. 598 00:22:04,801 --> 00:22:06,542 - Simon is a Black man. 599 00:22:09,197 --> 00:22:12,505 You seeing me as only Simon 600 00:22:12,548 --> 00:22:14,550 denies a fundamental part of... 601 00:22:16,639 --> 00:22:19,163 Who I am. 602 00:22:19,207 --> 00:22:22,079 And you asking me 603 00:22:22,123 --> 00:22:26,649 to walk back my words, Zoey, 604 00:22:26,693 --> 00:22:30,000 is telling me to deny that fundamental part of who I am. 605 00:22:30,044 --> 00:22:33,003 [somber music] 606 00:22:33,047 --> 00:22:35,397 ♪ 607 00:22:35,441 --> 00:22:38,705 And whether you're doing that as my boss or my friend, 608 00:22:38,748 --> 00:22:42,012 that makes you part of the problem. 609 00:22:42,056 --> 00:22:45,276 So, um, to answer your question, 610 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:49,019 no, I will not be retracting anything that I said. 611 00:22:49,063 --> 00:22:51,021 ♪ 612 00:22:51,065 --> 00:22:52,893 Period. 613 00:22:56,418 --> 00:22:56,810 . 614 00:22:56,853 --> 00:22:58,855 [notifications swooping] - Hi, Danny. 615 00:22:58,899 --> 00:23:01,684 - So many fires, Zoey. So many fires. 616 00:23:01,728 --> 00:23:03,338 Why'd you tell me not to quit again? 617 00:23:03,382 --> 00:23:05,427 - Because you're the leader of this company, 618 00:23:05,471 --> 00:23:07,603 and you have to do better. 619 00:23:07,647 --> 00:23:09,213 - Oh, we will. [beeps, dings] 620 00:23:09,257 --> 00:23:11,738 Once we show the world our patented Sprq Pants technology, 621 00:23:11,781 --> 00:23:12,956 our stock prices will-- 622 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:14,088 - That's not what I'm talking about. 623 00:23:14,131 --> 00:23:16,438 Can you put away the phone and the tablet 624 00:23:16,482 --> 00:23:17,613 and the laptop? 625 00:23:17,657 --> 00:23:19,876 - Fine. - For a second. Please. 626 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:20,964 [smartwatch buzzing] 627 00:23:21,008 --> 00:23:23,445 - Don't look at your watch either. 628 00:23:23,489 --> 00:23:25,229 Don't. 629 00:23:25,273 --> 00:23:26,970 I spoke with Simon, 630 00:23:27,014 --> 00:23:29,016 and he's not going to revise his statement. 631 00:23:29,059 --> 00:23:30,974 I don't blame him, because the truth is, 632 00:23:31,018 --> 00:23:33,063 I feel like we're part of the problem, 633 00:23:33,107 --> 00:23:36,153 and he told me he has felt slighted 634 00:23:36,197 --> 00:23:39,026 and alienated here for a long time, and... 635 00:23:41,376 --> 00:23:43,160 I can't believe I've been so oblivious. 636 00:23:43,204 --> 00:23:46,599 - Well, the first step towards growth is awareness, 637 00:23:46,642 --> 00:23:48,427 so good on you. 638 00:23:48,470 --> 00:23:49,645 Aiden taught me that. 639 00:23:49,689 --> 00:23:51,995 - This is about you, too, 640 00:23:52,039 --> 00:23:54,824 'cause you're the head of this company. 641 00:23:54,868 --> 00:23:57,000 - Oh, I'm sorry, did I invent racism? 642 00:23:57,044 --> 00:23:58,915 Or insider trading? 643 00:23:58,959 --> 00:24:00,134 Or trying to create a monopoly? 644 00:24:00,177 --> 00:24:02,005 Or selling thousands of shares of a company 645 00:24:02,049 --> 00:24:03,398 'cause I knew it was gonna go down? 646 00:24:03,442 --> 00:24:06,488 I mean, now I'm being accused of discrimination? 647 00:24:06,532 --> 00:24:07,968 Let's not forget, Zoey, 648 00:24:08,011 --> 00:24:09,883 I am a philanthropist. 649 00:24:09,926 --> 00:24:11,232 [whispers] I have a foundation. 650 00:24:11,275 --> 00:24:14,496 - And I'm sure that it does really important work, 651 00:24:14,540 --> 00:24:16,933 but there is a problem 652 00:24:16,977 --> 00:24:19,022 right here at Sprqpoint, 653 00:24:19,066 --> 00:24:21,416 and I think it wouldn't hurt 654 00:24:21,460 --> 00:24:25,202 for both of us to look at our role in that. 655 00:24:25,246 --> 00:24:26,682 - See, my therapist actually advised me 656 00:24:26,726 --> 00:24:28,118 not to look inwards anymore. 657 00:24:28,162 --> 00:24:30,512 - I just think that Simon feels very alone right now, 658 00:24:30,556 --> 00:24:32,122 and the best thing for us to do 659 00:24:32,166 --> 00:24:34,560 would be to stop asking him to retract his feelings 660 00:24:34,603 --> 00:24:35,822 and instead-- - Zoey. 661 00:24:35,865 --> 00:24:37,780 I can't just march into a board meeting 662 00:24:37,824 --> 00:24:39,739 and say, "Oh, one guy's unhappy, 663 00:24:39,782 --> 00:24:41,044 so we need to change our whole company." 664 00:24:41,088 --> 00:24:42,045 That's not how things work. 665 00:24:42,089 --> 00:24:44,918 - Well, maybe it's time for things 666 00:24:44,961 --> 00:24:48,704 to start working differently, then. 667 00:24:48,748 --> 00:24:51,968 I will leave you with that. 668 00:24:52,012 --> 00:24:53,404 I have to get back to work. 669 00:24:53,448 --> 00:24:56,930 - I have to go back to work here in my office. 670 00:24:56,973 --> 00:24:58,714 ♪ 671 00:24:58,758 --> 00:25:01,064 Great, you know what? 87 new messages. 672 00:25:01,108 --> 00:25:02,892 [notification dings] 88. 673 00:25:02,936 --> 00:25:04,415 [notification dings] No, 89. 674 00:25:05,504 --> 00:25:06,548 - Is it the redirects? 675 00:25:06,592 --> 00:25:07,897 - Checked that already, Hot Topic. 676 00:25:07,941 --> 00:25:08,985 - What about the database? 677 00:25:09,029 --> 00:25:09,986 - Covered that an hour ago, Big Bird. 678 00:25:10,030 --> 00:25:11,466 - Man, what are we missing? 679 00:25:11,510 --> 00:25:12,554 - Quality alone time? 680 00:25:12,598 --> 00:25:15,035 - Max, what are you doing here? 681 00:25:15,078 --> 00:25:16,166 - Well, I don't mean to distract the group, 682 00:25:16,210 --> 00:25:17,428 but Danny told me to get some help 683 00:25:17,472 --> 00:25:18,734 with a minor coding blip 684 00:25:18,778 --> 00:25:21,084 after saying he was all in. - Mm. 685 00:25:21,128 --> 00:25:23,347 Mo told me. Congrats. 686 00:25:23,391 --> 00:25:25,567 - Thank you. - I like seeing you here. 687 00:25:25,611 --> 00:25:28,483 It almost makes me not wanna go hide in an isolation pod. 688 00:25:28,527 --> 00:25:30,180 - I got it, I got it, I got it, I got it, I got it. 689 00:25:30,224 --> 00:25:31,791 You're making all the API requests at the same time, 690 00:25:31,834 --> 00:25:34,271 so what if we do a sync process and cache the results? 691 00:25:34,315 --> 00:25:37,361 - Hold on a second. That might actually work. 692 00:25:37,405 --> 00:25:38,711 You know, I never thought I'd say this, 693 00:25:38,754 --> 00:25:40,843 but thank you, Tobin. 694 00:25:40,887 --> 00:25:42,715 - It's a good thing we outsourced it to Slumdog. 695 00:25:42,758 --> 00:25:44,064 [laughter] all: Oh! 696 00:25:44,107 --> 00:25:45,544 - Hey, hey, hey, hey. 697 00:25:45,587 --> 00:25:47,415 When Max's company goes public and I got stock options, 698 00:25:47,458 --> 00:25:49,722 you'll all be calling me Slumdog Tobillionaire. 699 00:25:49,765 --> 00:25:52,115 [laughter] 700 00:25:52,159 --> 00:25:53,595 [Smokey Robinson and The Miracles' 701 00:25:53,639 --> 00:25:54,988 "Tracks of My Tears"] 702 00:25:55,031 --> 00:26:02,169 ♪ 703 00:26:03,823 --> 00:26:05,346 - ♪ People say 704 00:26:05,389 --> 00:26:09,089 ♪ I'm the life of the party 705 00:26:09,132 --> 00:26:13,180 ♪ 'Cause I tell a joke or two 706 00:26:13,223 --> 00:26:16,792 ♪ Although I might be laughing ♪ 707 00:26:16,836 --> 00:26:20,230 ♪ Loud and hearty 708 00:26:20,274 --> 00:26:24,321 ♪ Deep inside I'm blue 709 00:26:24,365 --> 00:26:27,629 ♪ So take a good look 710 00:26:27,673 --> 00:26:30,153 ♪ At my face 711 00:26:30,197 --> 00:26:32,765 ♪ You'll see smile looks 712 00:26:32,808 --> 00:26:35,637 ♪ Out of place 713 00:26:35,681 --> 00:26:38,118 ♪ If you look closer 714 00:26:38,161 --> 00:26:40,642 ♪ It's easy to trace 715 00:26:40,686 --> 00:26:43,819 ♪ The tracks of my tears 716 00:26:43,863 --> 00:26:46,343 ♪ 717 00:26:46,387 --> 00:26:49,738 ♪ Baby, take a good look 718 00:26:49,782 --> 00:26:52,654 ♪ At my face 719 00:26:52,698 --> 00:26:54,874 ♪ You'll see my smile 720 00:26:54,917 --> 00:26:57,964 ♪ Looks out of place 721 00:26:58,007 --> 00:27:00,096 ♪ Yeah, just look closer 722 00:27:00,140 --> 00:27:02,838 ♪ It's easy to trace 723 00:27:02,882 --> 00:27:06,842 ♪ The tracks of my tears 724 00:27:06,886 --> 00:27:08,365 ♪ 725 00:27:08,409 --> 00:27:13,675 ♪ The tracks of my tears 726 00:27:13,719 --> 00:27:18,637 ♪ 727 00:27:20,595 --> 00:27:21,814 - Tobin. 728 00:27:21,857 --> 00:27:23,206 Can we chat for a sec? 729 00:27:23,250 --> 00:27:25,687 - Uh-oh, pray for me, everybody. 730 00:27:25,731 --> 00:27:27,776 [laughter] 731 00:27:27,820 --> 00:27:29,952 - Hey, I just wanna say thank you 732 00:27:29,996 --> 00:27:31,258 for helping me today. 733 00:27:31,301 --> 00:27:33,390 It feels great to be around like minds again. 734 00:27:33,434 --> 00:27:35,871 I forgot how much I missed the comradery, 735 00:27:35,915 --> 00:27:38,091 and Mackenzie, 736 00:27:38,134 --> 00:27:41,616 I feel both flattered and objectified. 737 00:27:41,660 --> 00:27:44,924 Anyway, I'm gonna add a special Sprqpoint discount 738 00:27:44,967 --> 00:27:46,577 for you all to use anytime you want. 739 00:27:46,621 --> 00:27:49,319 Except for you, Leif. You have to pay full price. 740 00:27:49,972 --> 00:27:52,409 - Hey, if this is about the burn spot on the ceiling, 741 00:27:52,453 --> 00:27:53,933 it I was a trick I saw Criss Angel do, 742 00:27:53,976 --> 00:27:55,761 and Mackenzie dared me, so I had to. 743 00:27:55,804 --> 00:27:57,632 - What? Really? 744 00:27:57,676 --> 00:27:59,025 Where? 745 00:27:59,068 --> 00:28:00,809 I really just wanted to, um, 746 00:28:00,853 --> 00:28:03,594 check in, see how you're doing. 747 00:28:03,638 --> 00:28:05,161 - Obviously, you saw me crushing it out there, 748 00:28:05,205 --> 00:28:07,250 so doing great. 749 00:28:07,294 --> 00:28:08,295 - Yeah, that was amazing. 750 00:28:08,338 --> 00:28:11,428 Um, what I mean is, um... 751 00:28:13,735 --> 00:28:16,085 How do you feel about Simon's press conference 752 00:28:16,129 --> 00:28:17,086 and everything he said? 753 00:28:17,130 --> 00:28:18,914 Did that stir up anything 754 00:28:18,958 --> 00:28:21,177 particular for you? 755 00:28:21,221 --> 00:28:23,005 - Yeah, it made me think of all the tough questions: 756 00:28:23,049 --> 00:28:25,051 racial equality, corporate bias, 757 00:28:25,094 --> 00:28:27,444 why does Simon look so damn good in a suit? 758 00:28:27,488 --> 00:28:29,359 - I just, um, 759 00:28:29,403 --> 00:28:31,405 I feel like... 760 00:28:31,448 --> 00:28:34,930 you might be kind of hurt or upset. 761 00:28:34,974 --> 00:28:37,933 I mean, it must be tough 762 00:28:37,977 --> 00:28:39,456 making yourself the butt of the joke. 763 00:28:39,500 --> 00:28:40,893 - Not really. 764 00:28:40,936 --> 00:28:42,633 I mean, most humor comes from personal experience. 765 00:28:42,677 --> 00:28:45,332 At least that's what me and Dave Chappelle believe. 766 00:28:45,375 --> 00:28:46,725 - Okay, but is it worth it? 767 00:28:46,768 --> 00:28:48,988 I mean, putting yourself out there all the time 768 00:28:49,031 --> 00:28:51,686 for other people's amusement. I just... 769 00:28:53,732 --> 00:28:55,777 I feel like you're really good at deflecting. 770 00:28:56,517 --> 00:28:58,214 - Okay, well, thank you for the analysis, Dr. Clarke. 771 00:28:58,258 --> 00:28:59,476 Uh, may I leave now? 772 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:01,174 - Okay. 773 00:29:08,790 --> 00:29:10,749 - You wanna know why I make jokes all the time? 774 00:29:10,792 --> 00:29:13,099 It's because I'm a first-gen. It's how I fit in. 775 00:29:13,142 --> 00:29:14,535 It's how I've always fit in 776 00:29:14,578 --> 00:29:16,102 because I don't really fit in anywhere. 777 00:29:16,145 --> 00:29:17,320 - Even here? 778 00:29:17,364 --> 00:29:19,235 - At Sprqpoint? Are you kidding me? 779 00:29:19,279 --> 00:29:21,107 You know how shocked people in other departments are 780 00:29:21,150 --> 00:29:22,499 when they meet me and I don't have an accent 781 00:29:22,543 --> 00:29:24,371 or I'm not the guy delivering their shawarma? 782 00:29:24,414 --> 00:29:25,633 Happens all the time. 783 00:29:25,676 --> 00:29:28,331 - No one should have to feel this way at work. 784 00:29:30,029 --> 00:29:31,160 You should say something. 785 00:29:31,204 --> 00:29:32,422 - To who? HR? 786 00:29:32,466 --> 00:29:34,120 Danny Michael Davis? What am I gonna say? 787 00:29:34,163 --> 00:29:35,469 "People are treating me like an Indian guy." 788 00:29:35,512 --> 00:29:36,992 Guess what, Zoey. I'm an Indian guy. 789 00:29:37,036 --> 00:29:38,689 - The company is asking Simon 790 00:29:38,733 --> 00:29:41,562 to say that he's the only one who feels this way. 791 00:29:41,605 --> 00:29:43,825 He clearly isn't. 792 00:29:43,869 --> 00:29:45,305 You could help him. 793 00:29:45,348 --> 00:29:47,046 You could help other people 794 00:29:47,089 --> 00:29:49,831 that maybe feel similar as you and Simon. 795 00:29:49,875 --> 00:29:52,312 - I respect Simon for speaking out, I do, I just... 796 00:29:52,355 --> 00:29:54,923 [somber music] 797 00:29:54,967 --> 00:29:56,533 I don't wanna stir the pot. 798 00:29:56,577 --> 00:29:58,187 - Okay. 799 00:29:58,231 --> 00:29:59,232 But what if-- - No. 800 00:29:59,275 --> 00:30:00,668 If you need help with a coding glitch 801 00:30:00,711 --> 00:30:03,497 or a charmingly offensive pun, I'm all over it, 802 00:30:03,540 --> 00:30:05,194 but this... 803 00:30:05,238 --> 00:30:07,022 I'm sorry, I can't. 804 00:30:07,066 --> 00:30:08,937 ♪ 805 00:30:08,981 --> 00:30:10,634 I'm sorry. 806 00:30:10,678 --> 00:30:16,075 ♪ 807 00:30:19,208 --> 00:30:19,600 . 808 00:30:19,643 --> 00:30:21,645 - All right, so I know exactly how this goes. 809 00:30:21,689 --> 00:30:23,038 If I don't retract my statement, 810 00:30:23,082 --> 00:30:25,649 they'll slowly, methodically ice me out. 811 00:30:25,693 --> 00:30:28,130 In a few months, there'll be a new head of PR. 812 00:30:28,174 --> 00:30:29,871 My white bosses will give me a promotion 813 00:30:29,915 --> 00:30:31,786 to some new job no one's ever heard of 814 00:30:31,830 --> 00:30:35,007 where I'll have no opportunity to rise 815 00:30:35,050 --> 00:30:36,617 and no voice, period. 816 00:30:36,660 --> 00:30:37,923 - Mm. 817 00:30:37,966 --> 00:30:40,229 I just had a vision of me without a voice. 818 00:30:40,273 --> 00:30:42,188 I don't like it. 819 00:30:42,231 --> 00:30:44,277 - Received. - Mm. 820 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:46,932 - [sighs] 821 00:30:48,759 --> 00:30:50,674 Okay, so maybe I should 822 00:30:50,718 --> 00:30:53,590 just retract everything I said. 823 00:30:54,330 --> 00:30:57,420 Just keep my head down, 824 00:30:57,464 --> 00:30:58,900 stack my checks. 825 00:31:00,510 --> 00:31:02,861 I mean, who was I to think that I could change any of this? 826 00:31:02,904 --> 00:31:04,819 - Listen to me. - [sighs] 827 00:31:06,865 --> 00:31:09,563 - You are a gorgeous Black man... 828 00:31:11,391 --> 00:31:13,828 With a big heart, 829 00:31:13,872 --> 00:31:16,309 and you shouldn't have to put your head down anywhere, 830 00:31:16,352 --> 00:31:18,528 and if you can't be your whole self there, 831 00:31:18,572 --> 00:31:19,529 then they don't deserve you. 832 00:31:19,573 --> 00:31:20,443 Do you hear me? 833 00:31:20,487 --> 00:31:21,662 - Yeah. 834 00:31:23,751 --> 00:31:25,013 You're right. 835 00:31:25,057 --> 00:31:26,493 - So what you gonna do about it? 836 00:31:26,536 --> 00:31:27,668 - Hey. 837 00:31:39,985 --> 00:31:43,249 I don't want to interrupt, but I do want to apologize. 838 00:31:43,292 --> 00:31:45,033 Clearly, I have blind spots, 839 00:31:45,077 --> 00:31:46,600 and I'm embarrassed that you guys 840 00:31:46,643 --> 00:31:47,862 had to be the ones to point that out, 841 00:31:47,906 --> 00:31:50,909 so I just-- I'm really sorry. 842 00:31:52,432 --> 00:31:54,434 Good night. 843 00:31:54,477 --> 00:31:55,783 - Zoey, wait. 844 00:31:55,826 --> 00:31:58,742 I decided that I... 845 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:03,269 I'm going in first thing tomorrow 846 00:32:03,312 --> 00:32:05,358 and telling Danny that I quit. 847 00:32:08,448 --> 00:32:09,928 - Okay. 848 00:32:12,452 --> 00:32:13,670 - "Okay"? Wait, wait. 849 00:32:13,714 --> 00:32:15,585 That's--that's it? 850 00:32:15,629 --> 00:32:17,326 You're not gonna make some big speech 851 00:32:17,370 --> 00:32:20,982 and tell me I shouldn't do it? 852 00:32:21,026 --> 00:32:22,897 - No. 853 00:32:22,941 --> 00:32:26,118 You have to do what feels right for you, and... 854 00:32:28,294 --> 00:32:30,949 I support you. 855 00:32:32,211 --> 00:32:34,691 [door clicks open] 856 00:32:34,735 --> 00:32:36,737 [elevator dings] 857 00:32:36,780 --> 00:32:39,696 [somber music] 858 00:32:39,740 --> 00:32:46,877 ♪ 859 00:32:49,184 --> 00:32:51,970 - Wow, this is crazy. - What? 860 00:32:52,013 --> 00:32:54,233 Did another one of our products burst into flames? 861 00:32:54,276 --> 00:32:55,712 - No, check this out. 862 00:32:55,756 --> 00:33:01,501 ♪ 863 00:33:01,544 --> 00:33:03,329 - Oh, my God. 864 00:33:05,070 --> 00:33:06,549 [laughs] 865 00:33:06,593 --> 00:33:08,203 I can't believe this. 866 00:33:08,247 --> 00:33:09,552 - Are you gonna-- 867 00:33:09,596 --> 00:33:11,815 all right, I'll just grab my phone from you later. 868 00:33:11,859 --> 00:33:14,818 [uplifting music] 869 00:33:14,862 --> 00:33:16,472 ♪ 870 00:33:16,516 --> 00:33:18,474 - Tobin, you did it. 871 00:33:18,518 --> 00:33:21,129 You! 872 00:33:21,173 --> 00:33:22,478 You spoke out! 873 00:33:22,522 --> 00:33:24,524 - I did.Um, thank you. 874 00:33:24,567 --> 00:33:27,005 - This is huge. 875 00:33:27,048 --> 00:33:28,658 What changed your mind? 876 00:33:28,702 --> 00:33:30,095 - I mean, I wasn't gonna say anything, 877 00:33:30,138 --> 00:33:32,836 but I thought a lot about our convo, 878 00:33:32,880 --> 00:33:34,838 and after a couple of "Queer Eye" episodes 879 00:33:34,882 --> 00:33:38,146 and a Negroni nightcap, I was feeling pretty raw, 880 00:33:38,190 --> 00:33:40,627 so I decided to just speak up, put it all out there, 881 00:33:40,670 --> 00:33:41,932 consequences be damned, 882 00:33:41,976 --> 00:33:43,847 but I had no idea the hashtag #BIPOCAtSprqpoint 883 00:33:43,891 --> 00:33:45,240 was gonna blow up like that. 884 00:33:45,284 --> 00:33:46,763 - I mean, there must be hundreds of posts in here. 885 00:33:46,807 --> 00:33:48,417 - Including a few supportive Sprqpoint hotties 886 00:33:48,461 --> 00:33:49,984 who slid into my DMs. 887 00:33:50,028 --> 00:33:51,377 Happy accident. Not my intention. 888 00:33:51,420 --> 00:33:53,074 - Wait. 889 00:33:53,118 --> 00:33:55,337 Simon is in Danny Michael Davis's office quitting 890 00:33:55,381 --> 00:33:56,860 because he thinks he's the only person at Sprqpoint 891 00:33:56,904 --> 00:33:57,861 who feels this way. 892 00:33:57,905 --> 00:33:59,254 They need to see this now. 893 00:33:59,298 --> 00:34:00,473 - Totally. 894 00:34:00,516 --> 00:34:02,649 Let me just respond to this DM really quick. 895 00:34:02,692 --> 00:34:05,043 "I know, discrimination is the worst." 896 00:34:05,086 --> 00:34:06,261 - Tobin. 897 00:34:06,305 --> 00:34:09,177 - "Wanna grab coffee?" All right, let's go. 898 00:34:09,221 --> 00:34:10,700 - One of my favorite-- - Simon, hold up! 899 00:34:10,744 --> 00:34:12,311 - Okay, okay, take a breath. 900 00:34:12,354 --> 00:34:14,095 You're sweating through your sweater. 901 00:34:15,792 --> 00:34:18,099 - Okay, um, listen. 902 00:34:18,143 --> 00:34:20,536 Tobin posted about his experience online, 903 00:34:20,580 --> 00:34:24,845 and now there are literally hundreds of Sprqpoint employees 904 00:34:24,888 --> 00:34:26,194 who are sharing their own stories. 905 00:34:26,238 --> 00:34:27,674 - Not the way your boy expected to blow up online, 906 00:34:27,717 --> 00:34:28,979 but I'll take it. 907 00:34:29,023 --> 00:34:30,416 - And these stories aren't just from here. 908 00:34:30,459 --> 00:34:32,722 They're from Sprqpoint offices all over the world. 909 00:34:32,766 --> 00:34:35,334 London, Hong Kong, Reykjavik-- 910 00:34:35,377 --> 00:34:37,031 I didn't even know that we had an office in Reykjavik! 911 00:34:37,075 --> 00:34:38,250 - Okay, sit down. 912 00:34:39,512 --> 00:34:40,730 [sighs] First of all, 913 00:34:40,774 --> 00:34:43,429 I'm right here, and you're screaming, kay? 914 00:34:43,472 --> 00:34:46,214 Mm. Also, I have the internet too. 915 00:34:46,258 --> 00:34:47,563 I saw the posts. 916 00:34:47,607 --> 00:34:49,217 - Yeah, we've been going through them together. 917 00:34:49,261 --> 00:34:50,218 - Oh. 918 00:34:52,264 --> 00:34:53,439 Well, good! 919 00:34:53,482 --> 00:34:54,918 I mean, this changes everything, right? 920 00:34:54,962 --> 00:34:56,094 It's fantastic news. 921 00:34:56,137 --> 00:34:57,704 I mean, terrible and deeply worrisome 922 00:34:57,747 --> 00:35:00,446 that this even exists, but-- - Clearly I'm not alone here. 923 00:35:00,489 --> 00:35:02,230 - No, that's true, and look, 924 00:35:02,274 --> 00:35:04,928 I can't believe this all happened under my roofs. 925 00:35:05,973 --> 00:35:09,107 But armed with these stories, 926 00:35:09,150 --> 00:35:10,760 I'm going to walk into that board room, 927 00:35:10,804 --> 00:35:11,935 and I'm going to demand 928 00:35:11,979 --> 00:35:15,243 real and lasting changes around here, 929 00:35:15,287 --> 00:35:17,158 because, damn it, that's what a hero does. 930 00:35:17,202 --> 00:35:18,420 - Uh-uh, you're not the hero in this situation. 931 00:35:18,464 --> 00:35:19,595 - You still got a lot of work to do, man. 932 00:35:19,639 --> 00:35:21,815 - But the agenda 933 00:35:21,858 --> 00:35:23,773 for today's board meeting 934 00:35:23,817 --> 00:35:25,819 has officially been amended. 935 00:35:26,689 --> 00:35:28,126 You guys just get the chills? 936 00:35:28,169 --> 00:35:28,996 - Not even a little bit. - Not a bit. 937 00:35:29,039 --> 00:35:30,302 - Maybe a little. 938 00:35:31,912 --> 00:35:33,131 What? 939 00:35:35,002 --> 00:35:35,394 . 940 00:35:35,437 --> 00:35:36,612 - As you all know, 941 00:35:36,656 --> 00:35:37,526 we're here to discuss 942 00:35:37,570 --> 00:35:38,614 our course of action 943 00:35:38,658 --> 00:35:40,355 based on the recent claims 944 00:35:40,399 --> 00:35:42,401 made by our employee, Simon Haynes, 945 00:35:42,444 --> 00:35:44,098 but it has come to my attention 946 00:35:44,142 --> 00:35:46,405 that, um, I might not know 947 00:35:46,448 --> 00:35:48,102 what the hell I'm talking about, 948 00:35:48,146 --> 00:35:49,973 so I have invited 949 00:35:50,017 --> 00:35:53,455 someone far more qualified to speak on this. 950 00:36:00,158 --> 00:36:01,942 [somber music] 951 00:36:01,985 --> 00:36:03,030 - [sighs] 952 00:36:03,073 --> 00:36:05,119 Ladies and gentlemen of the board, 953 00:36:05,163 --> 00:36:06,990 I--I would, indeed, 954 00:36:07,034 --> 00:36:09,515 like to clarify my words from the other day 955 00:36:09,558 --> 00:36:13,519 and get more specific about the racism 956 00:36:13,562 --> 00:36:16,261 that exists within Sprqpoint, 957 00:36:16,304 --> 00:36:17,653 and I'll also be revising my statement 958 00:36:17,697 --> 00:36:20,439 and saying that it is not just my experience. 959 00:36:20,482 --> 00:36:24,399 ♪ 960 00:36:24,443 --> 00:36:27,010 A Black executive in New York 961 00:36:27,054 --> 00:36:28,534 was working late one night 962 00:36:28,577 --> 00:36:31,841 and was profiled at his own desk by a security guard, 963 00:36:31,885 --> 00:36:34,496 a receptionist in London was let go and then told 964 00:36:34,540 --> 00:36:36,324 it was because her locks looked unprofessional, 965 00:36:36,368 --> 00:36:37,978 and here, in this very office, 966 00:36:38,021 --> 00:36:41,242 an intern quit because her boss joked 967 00:36:41,286 --> 00:36:42,461 that if she were to ever come in late, 968 00:36:42,504 --> 00:36:45,768 he would call ICE. 969 00:36:45,812 --> 00:36:47,466 See, we're not gonna be able to fix this problem 970 00:36:47,509 --> 00:36:51,948 with just diversity committees, 971 00:36:51,992 --> 00:36:54,124 workshops, 972 00:36:54,168 --> 00:36:56,605 donating to a few places to help clear your conscious. 973 00:36:56,649 --> 00:37:00,696 It's about changing the culture here. 974 00:37:00,740 --> 00:37:03,351 It's about being inclusive in the rooms 975 00:37:03,395 --> 00:37:05,527 where decisions are being made... 976 00:37:07,312 --> 00:37:08,661 Including this one. 977 00:37:08,704 --> 00:37:11,838 [Flo Rida's "My House"] 978 00:37:11,881 --> 00:37:14,536 ♪ 979 00:37:14,580 --> 00:37:17,626 - Hey, man, um... 980 00:37:17,670 --> 00:37:19,585 I was reading some of your comments, uh, 981 00:37:19,628 --> 00:37:21,021 and replies to people, 982 00:37:21,064 --> 00:37:22,501 and I noticed you were talking 983 00:37:22,544 --> 00:37:24,372 about white people who worked at Sprqpoint. 984 00:37:24,416 --> 00:37:25,591 - Yeah. 985 00:37:25,634 --> 00:37:28,289 - And, um, I just want to apologize 986 00:37:28,333 --> 00:37:30,291 for any undo harm I might've caused 987 00:37:30,335 --> 00:37:32,075 as a beneficiary of a society 988 00:37:32,119 --> 00:37:33,903 that upholds the colonial power of white men-- 989 00:37:33,947 --> 00:37:37,298 - Leif, Leif, Leif, Leif, dude, we're good, we're good, 990 00:37:37,342 --> 00:37:41,259 but, honestly, as your bro... 991 00:37:41,302 --> 00:37:42,695 [sighs] You gotta dial it back 992 00:37:42,738 --> 00:37:44,305 on all the virtue signaling stuff, man. 993 00:37:44,349 --> 00:37:46,002 You're doing too much. 994 00:37:46,046 --> 00:37:47,177 You know? 995 00:37:47,221 --> 00:37:49,745 - Okay, yeah. Um... 996 00:37:49,789 --> 00:37:51,486 Wow, you know, and even in discussing 997 00:37:51,530 --> 00:37:53,619 my own internal biases, we're creating a dialogue. 998 00:37:53,662 --> 00:37:55,316 - Seriously, stop it. 999 00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:56,317 - Mm-hmm. I can hear it. 1000 00:37:56,361 --> 00:37:57,884 - Yeah. 1001 00:37:57,927 --> 00:37:59,494 - Do you wanna get a beer? - Yes! 1002 00:37:59,538 --> 00:38:00,974 - Okay, great. - Yes. 1003 00:38:01,017 --> 00:38:02,410 - I found a guy who sells it out of a vintage stagecoach. 1004 00:38:02,454 --> 00:38:03,977 - And we're back. 1005 00:38:04,020 --> 00:38:05,892 - I'm glad you like beer, 'cause I... 1006 00:38:05,935 --> 00:38:08,416 - ♪ We don't have to go out 1007 00:38:08,460 --> 00:38:09,983 ♪ 1008 00:38:10,026 --> 00:38:12,246 - "A commitment to invest $50 million 1009 00:38:12,290 --> 00:38:13,813 "in Black-owned startups, 1010 00:38:13,856 --> 00:38:16,642 "equal representation in all leadership positions by 2025, 1011 00:38:16,685 --> 00:38:19,340 including the board." - Okay, you can stop there. 1012 00:38:19,384 --> 00:38:21,429 The rest is just a series of apologies. 1013 00:38:21,473 --> 00:38:23,126 - Wow, that press release went out fast. 1014 00:38:23,170 --> 00:38:24,302 Whatever you said to them, 1015 00:38:24,345 --> 00:38:26,042 it must've rocked them to the core. 1016 00:38:26,086 --> 00:38:29,350 - I mean, I hit them with a few body shots. 1017 00:38:29,394 --> 00:38:31,004 - Yeah, you did, 1018 00:38:31,047 --> 00:38:33,354 like a drunk white girl in Daytona. 1019 00:38:33,398 --> 00:38:35,051 ♪ 1020 00:38:35,095 --> 00:38:36,444 You don't know my past. 1021 00:38:36,488 --> 00:38:38,011 - Toast, everybody, toast. I wanna make a toast! 1022 00:38:38,054 --> 00:38:39,621 Max, get out the kitchen! 1023 00:38:39,665 --> 00:38:41,406 - Sorry, sorry, I was just putting together some TV stands 1024 00:38:41,449 --> 00:38:43,277 and a lazy Susan back there. 1025 00:38:43,321 --> 00:38:45,018 Guess who's not lazy. This guy. 1026 00:38:45,061 --> 00:38:46,672 - That's not the vibe. 1027 00:38:46,715 --> 00:38:50,806 Anyways, I wanted to throw this impromptu soiree 1028 00:38:50,850 --> 00:38:54,897 because when a friend does something amazing, 1029 00:38:54,941 --> 00:38:58,640 it should not go unrecognized. 1030 00:38:58,684 --> 00:39:01,382 This Black king walked into a room 1031 00:39:01,426 --> 00:39:02,905 full of powerful white people 1032 00:39:02,949 --> 00:39:05,908 where we often don't get a seat at the table 1033 00:39:05,952 --> 00:39:09,259 and told them what needed to be said and done. 1034 00:39:09,303 --> 00:39:10,565 all: Mm-hmm. 1035 00:39:10,609 --> 00:39:12,741 - And as Auntie Maxine Waters as my witness, 1036 00:39:12,785 --> 00:39:14,961 baby, they were shook. [laughter] 1037 00:39:15,004 --> 00:39:16,397 - Thank you, Mo, 1038 00:39:16,441 --> 00:39:18,573 thank you, everyone, 1039 00:39:18,617 --> 00:39:20,401 but it's not like we cured racism, right? 1040 00:39:20,445 --> 00:39:21,881 There's still a lot of work to do, 1041 00:39:21,924 --> 00:39:25,754 and they could change their minds tomorrow. 1042 00:39:25,798 --> 00:39:27,277 - Boy, if you don't hush 1043 00:39:27,321 --> 00:39:30,106 and take this as a win. 1044 00:39:30,150 --> 00:39:34,197 We have to celebrate the small victories, 1045 00:39:34,241 --> 00:39:39,202 so celebrate with us, and be joyous. 1046 00:39:41,466 --> 00:39:42,771 To Simon. 1047 00:39:42,815 --> 00:39:45,687 [Janelle Monáe's "Tightrope"] 1048 00:39:45,731 --> 00:39:49,604 ♪ 1049 00:39:49,648 --> 00:39:52,694 - ♪ Some people talk about ya like they know all about ya ♪ 1050 00:39:52,738 --> 00:39:54,130 ♪ When they get down, they doubt ya ♪ 1051 00:39:54,174 --> 00:39:55,741 ♪ And when you tip it on the scene ♪ 1052 00:39:55,784 --> 00:39:57,003 ♪ Yeah, they talkin' 'bout it 1053 00:39:57,046 --> 00:39:58,787 ♪ 'Cause they can't tip on the scene ♪ 1054 00:39:58,831 --> 00:40:01,268 ♪ They just talkin' 'bout it, t-t-t-talkin' 'bout it ♪ 1055 00:40:01,311 --> 00:40:02,704 ♪ When you get elevated 1056 00:40:02,748 --> 00:40:04,358 ♪ They love it or they hate it ♪ 1057 00:40:04,402 --> 00:40:05,751 ♪ You dance up on them haters 1058 00:40:05,794 --> 00:40:07,100 ♪ Keep getting funky on the scene ♪ 1059 00:40:07,143 --> 00:40:08,362 ♪ While they jumpin' round ya ♪ 1060 00:40:08,406 --> 00:40:09,929 ♪ They trying to take all of your dreams ♪ 1061 00:40:09,972 --> 00:40:11,278 ♪ But you can't allow it 1062 00:40:11,321 --> 00:40:14,455 - ♪ 'Cause, baby, whether you're high or low ♪ 1063 00:40:14,499 --> 00:40:16,805 ♪ Whether your high or low 1064 00:40:16,849 --> 00:40:18,590 ♪ You gotta tip on the tightrope ♪ 1065 00:40:18,633 --> 00:40:19,852 all: ♪ Tip, tip on it 1066 00:40:19,895 --> 00:40:21,636 - ♪ T-t-t-tip on the tightrope ♪ 1067 00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:23,029 all: ♪ Tip, tip on it 1068 00:40:23,072 --> 00:40:24,857 - ♪ Baby, baby, whether you're high or low ♪ 1069 00:40:24,900 --> 00:40:26,162 all: ♪ High or low 1070 00:40:26,206 --> 00:40:27,512 - ♪ Whether you're high or low ♪ 1071 00:40:27,555 --> 00:40:28,817 all: ♪ High are low 1072 00:40:28,861 --> 00:40:30,340 - ♪ You got to tip on the tightrope ♪ 1073 00:40:30,384 --> 00:40:31,690 all: ♪ Tip, tip on it 1074 00:40:31,733 --> 00:40:33,343 - ♪ Now let me see ya do the tightrope ♪ 1075 00:40:33,387 --> 00:40:34,519 all: ♪ Tip, tip on it 1076 00:40:34,562 --> 00:40:36,172 - ♪ And I'm still tippin' on it ♪ 1077 00:40:36,216 --> 00:40:38,436 ♪ See I'm not walkin' on it, or tryin' to run around it ♪ 1078 00:40:38,479 --> 00:40:39,959 ♪ This ain't no acrobatics 1079 00:40:40,002 --> 00:40:41,482 ♪ You either follow or you lead ♪ 1080 00:40:41,526 --> 00:40:42,831 - ♪ Yeah, I'm talkin' 'bout ya ♪ 1081 00:40:42,875 --> 00:40:44,442 ♪ Keep on blaming the machine 1082 00:40:44,485 --> 00:40:45,747 ♪ Yeah, I'm talkin' 'bout it 1083 00:40:45,791 --> 00:40:48,228 all: ♪ Then, baby, whether I'm high or low ♪ 1084 00:40:48,271 --> 00:40:51,318 ♪ Baby, whether you're high or low ♪ 1085 00:40:51,361 --> 00:40:53,102 ♪ You gotta tip on the tightrope ♪ 1086 00:40:53,146 --> 00:40:54,277 - ♪ Tightrope! 1087 00:40:54,321 --> 00:40:56,062 all: ♪ Yeah, tip on the tightrope ♪ 1088 00:40:56,105 --> 00:40:57,498 - ♪ Tightrope! 1089 00:40:57,542 --> 00:40:59,587 all: ♪ Baby, baby, whether you're high or low ♪ 1090 00:40:59,631 --> 00:41:02,198 ♪ Baby, whether you're high or low ♪ 1091 00:41:02,242 --> 00:41:05,332 ♪ You gotta tip on the tightrope ♪ 1092 00:41:05,375 --> 00:41:07,247 ♪ Baby, let me see you tightrope ♪ 1093 00:41:07,290 --> 00:41:10,076 - ♪ Oh, you can't get too high ♪ 1094 00:41:10,119 --> 00:41:11,556 all: ♪ We can't get too high 1095 00:41:11,599 --> 00:41:12,861 - ♪ I said you can't get too low ♪ 1096 00:41:12,905 --> 00:41:14,602 all: ♪ We can't get too low 1097 00:41:14,646 --> 00:41:16,996 - ♪ 'Cause you get too high all: ♪ You can't get too high 1098 00:41:17,039 --> 00:41:18,301 - ♪ No, you'll surely be low 1099 00:41:18,345 --> 00:41:19,694 all: ♪ No you'll surely be low ♪ 1100 00:41:19,738 --> 00:41:21,217 ♪ One, two, three, ho! 1101 00:41:21,261 --> 00:41:26,571 ♪ 1102 00:41:29,008 --> 00:41:31,401 To Simon! - [laughs] 1103 00:41:31,445 --> 00:41:32,533 [glasses clinking] 1104 00:41:32,577 --> 00:41:34,622 - Cheers. - Cheers. 1105 00:41:34,666 --> 00:41:37,625 [warm music] 1106 00:41:37,669 --> 00:41:44,763 ♪ 1107 00:41:45,285 --> 00:41:47,417 [sighs] 1108 00:41:47,461 --> 00:41:50,159 - So... 1109 00:41:50,203 --> 00:41:52,553 after everything that went down... 1110 00:41:52,597 --> 00:41:54,163 - Mm-hmm. 1111 00:41:54,207 --> 00:41:56,209 - How do you feel? 1112 00:41:56,252 --> 00:42:00,300 ♪ 1113 00:42:00,343 --> 00:42:02,781 - Relief. 1114 00:42:02,824 --> 00:42:09,962 ♪ 1115 00:42:23,192 --> 00:42:23,366 . 1116 00:42:23,410 --> 00:42:26,326 [upbeat percussive music] 1117 00:42:26,369 --> 00:42:33,333 ♪