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On our level you don't get fired, you know that. After thirty years of productive work, they can't say to a man like me, "Alright, now get out!" They just can't do that. So what do they do? They create a situation. A situation you can't work in and finally that you can't live in with this tension, abuse. Small humiliations. It all starts out on a scale so subtle, so microscopic that at first you can't really believe it's happening at all. But gradually the thing begins to take shape. The pieces fit together - all the little bits. And it becomes unmistakable. They chip away at your pride, your security until you begin to have doubts, and then fears
On our level you don't get fired, you know that. After thirty years of productive work, they can't say to a man like me, "Alright, now get out!" They just can't do that. So what do they do? They create a situation. A situation you can't work in and finally that you can't live in with this tension, abuse. Small humiliations. It all starts out on a scale so subtle, so microscopic that at first you can't really believe it's happening at all. But gradually the thing begins to take shape. The pieces fit together - all the little bits. And it becomes unmistakable. They chip away at your pride, your security until you begin to have doubts, and then fears
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On our level you don't get fired You know that
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After 30 years of productive work
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They can't say to a man like me Alright now get out
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They just can't do that
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So what do they do
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They create a situation
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A situation you can't work in and finally that you can't live in
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With this tension abuse
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Small humiliations
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It all starts out on a scale so subtle so microscopic
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That at first you can't really believe it's happening at all
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Gradually the thing begins to take shape
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Pieces fit together All the little bits
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And it becomes unmistakable
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They chip away at your pride your security
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Until you begin to have doubts
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Then fears
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Movie Summary
When Fred Staples is recruited onto the board of a high-powered New York corporation, he finds his ethics and ambition at odds.
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Bill Briggs
