Brian Phillips

Did you know Mercedes these days come with both AM and FM radio? And he kept me laughing the whole time. And I just remember thinking anyone who can be this charming while filling out auto dealership paperwork would not have trouble finding friends in any mailroom or parcel dispatch situation on the planet Earth.

So despite having invented all that FedEx experience to get the job, Merrill was doing okay. But then he got some really bad news. Jose had decided to leave Lehman Brothers. And Jose's replacement was going to be this guy, Ralph, who was not a family friend and who was not nearly as warm and forgiving.

So despite having invented all that FedEx experience to get the job, Merrill was doing okay. But then he got some really bad news. Jose had decided to leave Lehman Brothers. And Jose's replacement was going to be this guy, Ralph, who was not a family friend and who was not nearly as warm and forgiving.

So despite having invented all that FedEx experience to get the job, Merrill was doing okay. But then he got some really bad news. Jose had decided to leave Lehman Brothers. And Jose's replacement was going to be this guy, Ralph, who was not a family friend and who was not nearly as warm and forgiving.

Mero wanted to fly a little higher. He wanted to move up. And so when a promising job opening came along, he decided to go for it, even though it wasn't exactly the job he might have chosen.

Mero wanted to fly a little higher. He wanted to move up. And so when a promising job opening came along, he decided to go for it, even though it wasn't exactly the job he might have chosen.

Mero wanted to fly a little higher. He wanted to move up. And so when a promising job opening came along, he decided to go for it, even though it wasn't exactly the job he might have chosen.

Did he know how to fix a router or a hard drive or computer tech stuff in general? No knowledge of this shit whatsoever. To get the job in IT, Merrow first had to survive the application process. He devised a three-pronged plan to get through it. Prong number one, get Jose to vouch for him.

Did he know how to fix a router or a hard drive or computer tech stuff in general? No knowledge of this shit whatsoever. To get the job in IT, Merrow first had to survive the application process. He devised a three-pronged plan to get through it. Prong number one, get Jose to vouch for him.

Did he know how to fix a router or a hard drive or computer tech stuff in general? No knowledge of this shit whatsoever. To get the job in IT, Merrow first had to survive the application process. He devised a three-pronged plan to get through it. Prong number one, get Jose to vouch for him.

He explained to Jose that the IT job was a way to further his career goals of making a lot more money while not, eh, overtaxing himself. And I was just like, yo, listen, motherfucker.

He explained to Jose that the IT job was a way to further his career goals of making a lot more money while not, eh, overtaxing himself. And I was just like, yo, listen, motherfucker.

He explained to Jose that the IT job was a way to further his career goals of making a lot more money while not, eh, overtaxing himself. And I was just like, yo, listen, motherfucker.

Prong number two, get his new boss, Ralph, to vouch for him. This one's trickier. He'd won over Jose by invoking his laziness. To win Ralph over, he needed a different strategy.

Prong number two, get his new boss, Ralph, to vouch for him. This one's trickier. He'd won over Jose by invoking his laziness. To win Ralph over, he needed a different strategy.

Prong number two, get his new boss, Ralph, to vouch for him. This one's trickier. He'd won over Jose by invoking his laziness. To win Ralph over, he needed a different strategy.

Ralph might not have been interested in aiding and abetting laziness, but he was more than happy to send an unqualified technician into the IT department of one of the driving engines of the global economy if it meant helping Mero get laid.

Ralph might not have been interested in aiding and abetting laziness, but he was more than happy to send an unqualified technician into the IT department of one of the driving engines of the global economy if it meant helping Mero get laid.

Ralph might not have been interested in aiding and abetting laziness, but he was more than happy to send an unqualified technician into the IT department of one of the driving engines of the global economy if it meant helping Mero get laid.

And as Mero tells it, Ralph very much understood the assignment.