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Title: Yes Man

Series: Chronicle

Writer: P E Leody

SYNOPIS: JENKINS IS BEING FORCED TO MOVE FROM ENGINEERING TO MANAGEMENT. HERE HE MUST SACRIFICE HIS SKILL SET FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF THE UNIVERSE.

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The Boss sits in his office, he is in a high backed chair we look from behind this to his window which has adjustable shutters on it. His PA Candice stands by the door

BOSS: SEND THE NEXT ONE IN

CANDICE: YES SIR

Jenkins sits squirming in a small chair in the Boss' office

BOSS: JENKINS ISN'T IT

JENKINS: ERHH YES SIR

The Boss peruses Jenkins's file

BOSS: HAD A BUSY YEAR HAVEN'T WE

JENKINS: YES SIR

The Boss looks over his computer records

BOSS: HIT ALL TARGETS, DELIVERED EARLY AND NO DAYS OFF SICK

JENKINS: YES SIR

2 shot of the Boss and Jenkins sitting across from the Boss' desk

BOSS: CAN'T DECIDE IF THOSE ARE GOOD POINTS OR BAD POINTS

JENKINS: YES SIR

Jenkins rises to leave

BOSS: OK, BACK TO WORK, I'LL BE KEEPING MY EYE ON YOU

JENKINS: YES SIR

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Candice's hand reaches over to prod a working Jenkins

CANDICE: THE BOSS WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU IN 10 MINUTES

JENKINS: WHAT NOW

CANDICE: YES, IT'S A FOLLOW UP TO THE YEARLY APPRAISAL INTERVIEW THE OTHER DAY

Close up on Jenkins

JENKINS: OH I THOUGHT WAS A VERBAL WARNING

The Boss peers out of his office through the wooden slats

BOSS: AN EXCELLENT PRODUCT OF MY MISMANAGEMENT

Jenkins taps on a keyboard in front of the Bosses' office

JENKINS: BETTER HIDE MY CV JUST IN CASE

The Boss leans over his terminal to stare Jenkins in the face

JENKINS: YOU WOULDN'T BE NEEDING THAT, YOU'RE ABOUT TO LEARN THE SECRET OF THE UNIVERSE IS MIDDLE MANAGEMENT

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A cityscape of London

BOSS: YOU'VE BEEN A DECENT ENGINEERING ASS EST TO THIS COMPANY.

London in a chaotic swirl

BOSS: BUT IT'S TIME TO LEAVE THAT STRESSFULNESS BEHIND AND BECOME A MANAGER

JENKINS: BUT

BOSS: THERE COMES A TIME WHEN DECENT WORKERS MUST MAKE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE AND BECOME NEXT TO USELESS

Jenkins passes by a group of engineers who part for him to pass

BOSS: EVEN THOUGH IT MEANS YOU WILL NEVER CONTRIBUTE CONSTRUCTIVELY TO YOUR JOB AGAIN

A goblet of potion

BOSS: IT IS NOT AN EASY DECISION BUT WE HAVE SECRET SOCIETIES TO GIVE YOU SUPPORT THROUGH THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

The Boss shows a large cygnet ring he is wearing

BOSS: YOU WILL BE NO LONGER RESPECTED, TOTALLY DERIDED AND HAVE TO WALK IN THE LONELY FOOTSTEPS OF IGNORANT COMMAND. BUT YOU WILL DO IT AND YOU WILL ENJOY IT.

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A nice detached house in the country

BOSS: YOU WILL MOVE OUT TO THE COUNTRY, MAYBE AS A SECOND HOME

Jenkins drives a large car

BOSS: YOU WILL SWAP YOUR MPV FOR A LARGE SWEDISH ESTATE, AND AN ITALIAN SPORTS CAR

Jenkins in this Boss' office, now his own.

JENKINS: YOU WILL SIT DAILY IN THIS OFFICE PEEPING THROUGH THE BLINDS LOOKING FOR A PROTEGE TO PASS ON THIS LINE OF RESPONSIBILITY

Two burly blokes appear

BOSS: THEN ONE DAY THEY COME

Jenkins is blindfolded

BOSS: YOU WILL BE LEAD AWAY IN A BLINDFOLD

The blind fold is removed to show three men sitting on large toadstool like stools

BOSS: AND YOU WILL FACE THE VETTING COMMITTEE ALONE AND NAKED, BAR AN APRON

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Jenkins reads a book

BOSS: AND HERE THE TRUE FRAGILE NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE WILL BE REVEALED TO YOU

A wizard weaves his wand

BOSS: AND YOU WILL GRANTED A WISH

A magic hat

BOSS: THIS WILL BE THE WISH THAT THE YEARS OF BEING AN INEFFECTUAL MANAGEMENT HAS PREPARED YOU FOR

The Earth from space

BOSS: THEY WILL ASK WHAT IS YOUR WISH

Jenkins stands in front of the committee

BOSS: AND AS ONLY A WOULD REPLY MANAGER WILL REPLY 'I NEED MORE TIME'

Jenkins back in his office

BOSS: YOU GET TO RETIRE AND YOU WISH WILL SUSTAIN THE UNIVERSE FOR ANOTHER DAY, AS IT HAS BEEN FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, KEPT ALIVE BY THE WISH OF SINGULAR SELFISH AND USELESS INDIVIDUAL

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