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<v Speaker 1>Get your hand us together and we're going to start

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<v Speaker 1>to party.

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<v Speaker 2>And to start the party.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm ready to party.

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<v Speaker 3>The Elvis Duran after Party.

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<v Speaker 4>This is the after Party podcast here. We are all right,

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<v Speaker 4>all right, parties over this podcast. Some people just clean

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<v Speaker 4>up after the party.

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<v Speaker 3>No we podcast if someone else will show up and

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<v Speaker 3>clean up this mess. So the other day, so it

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<v Speaker 3>wasn't that long ago, we were talking about our reviews

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<v Speaker 3>here at iHeartMedia, where we do these reviews of ourself online.

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<v Speaker 4>How did we do?

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<v Speaker 1>How are we doing?

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<v Speaker 3>Are we meeting up to the expectations of the people

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<v Speaker 3>that work with us, and are we helping other you

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<v Speaker 3>know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 4>So Sam was listening and said, I want to comment

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<v Speaker 4>about my year end review. So you had one of

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<v Speaker 4>these things too, Sam, Right.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, how are you?

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<v Speaker 4>We're doing well. I'm glad you're here.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you. Yeah, first time caller, long term listener, A

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<v Speaker 2>big fan of you guys.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you. Sam.

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<v Speaker 3>So, So you just like we have these year in reviews,

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<v Speaker 3>you did it and what good came out of it?

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<v Speaker 4>Anything good?

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<v Speaker 1>Not really? I mean I was a little blindsided.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I've I've always you know, taken pride in

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<v Speaker 2>my work and not feeling too.

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<v Speaker 1>Hot about this one.

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<v Speaker 2>To be honest with you guys, and you know reason

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<v Speaker 2>for my calling. You know, I respect your opinions. I

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<v Speaker 2>think you guys give.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot of really good advice. It's like, I just

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to talk through it.

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<v Speaker 4>So what did they say about you and your work ethic?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean they just set up not giving quote unquote

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred percent, which I always do.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I give one hundred and fifty percent.

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<v Speaker 2>But there's just a lot of really strange, awkward comments.

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<v Speaker 2>Like my manager, who is actually new in the role,

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<v Speaker 2>said that, you know, when they look at me and

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<v Speaker 2>when I smile, it looks like I'm unfulfilled.

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<v Speaker 4>What so they're analyzing you through your Okay, all right?

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<v Speaker 4>What else?

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<v Speaker 1>What's weird?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean just other things that you know, my work

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<v Speaker 2>could be sharper, and that I'm not meeting specific deadlines,

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<v Speaker 2>which I always be my deadlines everything and I'm always early.

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<v Speaker 5>Well did you ask them to be specific? Like to say, okay, well,

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<v Speaker 5>what do you mean by I don't meet deadlines when

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<v Speaker 5>I always meet a deadline?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I think that there's are some follow ups.

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<v Speaker 2>I need to have with them, But you know, honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>I always finish them ahead of time, and in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>I help my coworkers with their projects. Who so again,

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<v Speaker 2>I truly believe I'm going one hundred and fifty percent.

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<v Speaker 3>So, Sam, I mean before this year in review, did

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<v Speaker 3>you feel totally fine with this job?

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<v Speaker 4>Is it something you wanted? You weren't even thinking about

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<v Speaker 4>leaving or changing?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, I'm about too hot about it.

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<v Speaker 2>Like you know, I work in marketing. It's an interesting company,

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<v Speaker 2>you know.

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<v Speaker 1>To be honest, I don't really feel like the the

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<v Speaker 1>culture is there.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll give you an example, like today is Taco Tuesday.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm calling you for a conference room right now, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>in the office, and they only put out vegetarian tacos. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>there's no carnetas, there's no fried fish, there's no charizo.

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<v Speaker 2>They just put out vegetarian tacos. And they think that

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<v Speaker 2>their employees are happy with that.

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<v Speaker 5>So today you would be feeling unfulfilled.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's a good point, and thank you for making

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<v Speaker 2>me laugh.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate that.

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<v Speaker 3>We So are you thinking about maybe another place in

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<v Speaker 3>this company or another company? Maybe it's time to realize

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<v Speaker 3>that maybe you guys aren't lining up, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, you.

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<v Speaker 4>Know, I try that vegetarian tacos.

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<v Speaker 3>But look if they look at me and say, you're

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<v Speaker 3>not giving you all, well that's what their perception is

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<v Speaker 3>of me. Do I really want to fight harder to

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<v Speaker 3>make them think I'm giving my all and give them more?

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<v Speaker 3>Or is it time to be considering other things?

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<v Speaker 2>Right? No? And I couldn't agree boring honestly, like maybe

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<v Speaker 2>this is a blessing in disguise, Like maybe there's a

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<v Speaker 2>silver lining here. Maybe it's time for me to figure

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<v Speaker 2>out a new career path or like point of what

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing in.

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<v Speaker 1>My existence, you know, like honestly, I love food. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>going to the food industry, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 5>You can have a way better taco Tuesday than what

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<v Speaker 5>they're giving you.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, I sure. I mean, you know, just talking

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<v Speaker 1>off the cuff. I love sourdough.

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<v Speaker 2>Why don't I start a micro bakery and call it

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<v Speaker 2>Sam Sowardough?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 6>I think the food that they're serving over there says

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<v Speaker 6>a lot about their characters. I think you should move on,

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<v Speaker 6>and you know you're doing yourself a favor. Get out now,

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<v Speaker 6>because vegetarians are very finicky, weird people and.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to dig a hole here.

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<v Speaker 4>But it's just the fact that.

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<v Speaker 1>They're not hope, my sister isn't listening, the food, that they're.

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<v Speaker 4>Not thinking about everybody in the office.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's like, well, we're the vegan clubs, so we're

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<v Speaker 3>just going to do this scary scary I do.

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<v Speaker 1>Is cut costs and burn people out.

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<v Speaker 3>Well no, but okay, okay, see this is your opinion. Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>maybe this is true.

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<v Speaker 1>I know.

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<v Speaker 3>But maybe their point of view is, look, not everyone

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<v Speaker 3>eats meat, but everyone eats vegetables. Let's have a vegetarian

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<v Speaker 3>taco and.

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<v Speaker 4>Everybody be happy. Maybe that's what they think is the

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<v Speaker 4>right thing. I'm not saying I would like it.

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<v Speaker 1>I will.

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<v Speaker 4>I want to meet in my taco. You know what

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<v Speaker 4>I'm saying, Scarry would not thrive.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just there's a number of things, from the lack

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<v Speaker 2>of culture there to the people.

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<v Speaker 1>That I work with on it, like my colleagues as well.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like they all hate each other, like everyone's

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<v Speaker 2>just always in the bad.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you have answered everything environment.

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<v Speaker 3>I think you've answered everything in this call you you

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<v Speaker 3>want to move.

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<v Speaker 4>And it doesn't mean it's a bad company.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just isn't for you.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, you deserve you deserve something different, something better.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you guys want to add.

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<v Speaker 2>To that, My entire Instagram feed is filled with sour

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<v Speaker 2>dough bakers and people that are starting micro bakeries.

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<v Speaker 1>It just makes sense.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the other thing, from like a financial standpoint, because

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<v Speaker 2>I think we all know in marketing, especially you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm mid level. It's not great money. I could probably

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<v Speaker 2>make more money from Sourdale. I think fifteen loaves a

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<v Speaker 2>day Monday or Friday. I'm bringing it like forty five hundred,

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<v Speaker 2>five thousand dollars a month.

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<v Speaker 3>You could, you know what, And even if even if

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<v Speaker 3>you didn't bring in more money, I mean, going to

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<v Speaker 3>where you were satisfied is really that.

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<v Speaker 1>I couldn't agree more. I couldn't agree more. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, I was just really thrown off by this performance review.

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<v Speaker 2>And maybe that's what's setting me over the edge.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, maybe that's a great thing.

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<v Speaker 3>This could be the best thing that's ever happened to you,

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<v Speaker 3>even though it wasn't pleasant.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, like I tell someone that they look

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<v Speaker 1>unfulfilled when they're smiling.

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<v Speaker 5>That's the craziest one to me, because that's not really

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<v Speaker 5>a work or performance evaluation at all. So if you

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<v Speaker 5>can appeal it, I would go after that one for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>That's DR violation.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, do you really want to find it or

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<v Speaker 3>is it just time to you know, keep keep your

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<v Speaker 3>head in the keep going in there and getting that

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<v Speaker 3>paycheck until you figure out what you're going to do.

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<v Speaker 4>Go do it.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a great I'm always proud of myself on

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<v Speaker 2>taking the higher roads.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think I would do the HR route, I agree.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, how old are you, bungwe if I may ask.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm forty. Okay, this is the most almost forty. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>thirty nine. I'm almost forty.

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<v Speaker 4>Doing great? Do it, Sam, go do it.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it's just such a big you know, change

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<v Speaker 2>in career and changing lifestyle.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just like goods about it.

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<v Speaker 4>Good and changing career and lifestyle is exactly what you want.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, And if financially it ends up being kind of

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<v Speaker 5>like six of one, half a dozen of another, or

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<v Speaker 5>whatever they say, then why not just go for it?

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<v Speaker 1>Or a baker's dozen or a baker.

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<v Speaker 6>Does I think you really need a sour dough bread

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<v Speaker 6>coming bacon.

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta tell you guys, my sourdough is fantastic, is well,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what.

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<v Speaker 3>There you go and if you can actually go do

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<v Speaker 3>like on weekends, maybe go in and watch someone who

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<v Speaker 3>has a side our dough bread company and see how

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<v Speaker 3>they are rate, because you know, baking it at home

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<v Speaker 3>and baking it for a business is two different things.

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<v Speaker 4>But you have a lot of great things ahead of you. Sam.

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<v Speaker 1>This is good.

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<v Speaker 4>This is Sam.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just gonna get out of the slump. I'm just

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<v Speaker 2>I'm so thrown off by the review. It's never never

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<v Speaker 2>been given to me like that before. I've always done

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<v Speaker 2>excellent work, and I've prided myself for my work.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I think maybe it's sign You're.

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<v Speaker 3>The only one who can do it, Sam, and so

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<v Speaker 3>go make it happen. Thanks for listening to us and

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<v Speaker 3>get back to us. Let us know about your Swardo

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<v Speaker 3>Sam or franchises. We want to buy one.

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<v Speaker 1>I will, I will, no. I appreciate it. Guys, thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for having me on the show.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, take care of

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<v Speaker 1>Ran after party