-
OK, how do you like this shipped?
-
Standard ground takes 7 to 10 business days...
-
or if you need it tomorrow, we can
overnight it for an extra 20 bucks.
-
Well, I don't need it tomorrow.
-
Well I'm a Supervisor here
I can knock it down to 15 for you.
-
Well thanks. I'm tempted.
I'm so impatient.
-
Hey for me, it's instant gratification.
-
- Alright... what the hell, ship it overnight.
- No problem.
-
If you have any other questions call anytime.
My name is Todd Anderson.
-
- Thanks Todd.
- Your very welcome
-
I need you in my office.
-
Is this gonna take a while?
I just ordered from Thai Garden and I'm pretty fast.
-
So you like spicy food? Thats interesting.
Close the door please.
-
Why is that interesting?
-
Todd, we decided to
restructure order performance.
-
- Restructure how?
- Offshore the whole department
-
- Good one.
- I'm not kidding.
-
Check out this spreadsheet, any American job thats
done on the phone or online is going overseas.
-
- The savings are incredible.
- Is this some kind of weird physiological test, you're pulling on me?
-
Like a ritual hazing for the
annual review.
-
Its not quite time for your review Todd.
You been working coming up on 4.5 years, not 5.
-
You can't outsource Order Fulfillment.
Our catalog is patriotic knick-knacks...
-
If a factory worker from Wisconsin
calls the 800 number to buy this...
-
and get's a person from another country,
he's gonna flip out.
-
Thats where the accent training comes in.
-
You expect me to walk in there and tell everyone
I'm sorry your job has been outsourced?
-
I'll do it.
-
- So I'm fired too?
- No, no, not at all.
-
- But I manage fulfillment, now you don't need me here.
- You're right, we don't need you here.
-
We need you in India...
someone's gotta train the new guy.
-
- And after that?
- We'll find something for you, company's growing.
-
- 'We'll find something for you'?
- 'Course you're free to quit.
-
But you haven't vested your stock options yet.
Quit now and you'll give it up, plus your pension...
-
and medical and you'll be out there, in a bad job
market with no unemployment benefits.
-
As these guys, in about 20 minutes.
-
No, no way, I'm not going to India to
train my own replacements.
-
All you need to do, is visit the call center,
improve the minutes per incidents...
-
and make sure the new guy's up to speed.
-
- What's this new guy get paid?
- Half a mill...
-
Rupees.
-
That's 11.000 dollars a year, to do your job.
-
Same as 8... as for the price of one.
What're you gonna do?
-
- Come on, lets get MPI go down to 6.
- No, I'm not going.
-
- It's just a short trip, you like spicy food?.
- Dave, I'm not going to India.
-
I gotta get to a train station?
-
Hi, can you get me to the
train station?
-
- Oh crap... no, Sir, Sir! I wanted a taxi, a taxi.
- No problem.
-
Alright, sorry, thanks...
let me grab my bag, thanks.
-
Woo, wo, wo... no, no, no, stop, stop, stop.
-
No, no, no, go, go, go...
-
Hi...
-
- You like it in India?
- Well, it's interesting.
-
It is the best country,
... no problem.
-
- Hey... no problem, you've got to jump... jump.
- What?
-
- You jump... you must jump the train...
- There's no room.
-
You must jump... jump.
-
Jump... good.
-
I'll... I'll take one of those.
-
No change, no change... impossible, no change.
-
Oh, thats okay, I'm dying of thirst.
Keep the change.
-
- You're sure?
- Yea, its fine.
-
- You like?
- Mm...
-
Are you Mr. Doad?
-
Mm, yes... no, I'm Todd, Todd Anderson.
Western Novelty.
-
- I sent a car, but you were not there. - I didn't
see it, I had to take one of those taxi go-kart thingy.
-
So sorry for the inconvenience.
I'm sorry, please to meet you, Mr. Doad.
-
I'm Purohit Narsimacharaya Virajnarianan,
but you can call me Puro.
-
- Puro?
- Puro, I'll take you to your hotel, please come.
-
Sir... Sir, please come back, I'm here.
-
I'm waiting for you, good day, good night,
good morning... please come.
-
You like India?
-
Bombay is a little crazy, but Gharapuri
looks different... a little cleaner.
-
Bombay is terrible... terrible,
Gharapuri is very clean.
-
- You have a business card, Mr. Doad?
- It's Todd, please call me Todd.
-
Executive Vice-president of Marketing and
Order fulfillment. Very impressive.
-
Not as impressive as it sound.
What I really do, is sell kitsch to rednecks.
-
Now I train some other schmuck to do it.
-
- May I ask a question?
- Yea, go ahead.
-
Would you kindly be telling me,
what is kitsch, and what is redneck, and what is schmuck?
-
Kitsch is garbage that people buy.
-
- And Redneck basically means farmer.
- Farmer?
-
and a schmuck?
-
That means like a nice guy... you're the person
I'm gonna train? I'm sorry, I didn't realize that.
-
I'm so fortunate to be learning the way of
American business from you, Mr. Doad.
-
Todd please... call me Todd.
-
- Your first trip to India?
- Yes
-
Some foreigners who come here,
do not experience it well.
-
But I can tell, you are of a different breed.
A very good traveler.
-
Strong, and ready for anything, and everything.
-
Thats very kind of you, why do you say that?
-
Most foreigners cannot eat cola
without becoming very ill.
-
How far is the hotel?
-
Your reservation is for the Gharapuri Palace
Hotel, but that place is very lonely.
-
I'll take you to Aunt Ji's guesthouse, she will take
care of you better, then your own real mother.
-
No, actually, I just like to go to my hotel,
I'm tired, and I...
-
Please, I insist, we go to Aunt Ji.
-
She has a very good garden, most
excellent Indian cook... very hygienic.
-
You won't be lonely there, I'm telling you.
-
OK, fine... I'll check it out, just make it quick.
-
Yes, schmuck.
-
There, please come, please come.
-
Welcome, welcome, welcome.
-
- You must be tired from your trip from Bombay.
- No, no, no, we're just here to look.
-
Look, look... I have some tea freshly made,
especially for you only.
-
- And what is your good name?
- My good name?
-
- This is Mr. Doad to you, fresh from America.
- Oh... Mr. Doad, how sweet.
-
Please come in, please... come in...
come in.
-
Thank you.
-
So... Mr. Doad.
What does your father do?
-
What is it you're selling?
Are you married?
-
No, I'm not married.
-
Ah... you have a girlfriend, hmm?
-
No, I did, but we broke up a
couple of month ago.
-
Why break up?
You should be married.
-
Well a... she wanted to start a family
and I wasnt quite ready yet.
-
Not yet? My god.
-
You're old enough to be a grandfather.
What're you waiting for, ha?
-
Just eat. Very nice.
Fresh.
-
That's good.
-
What?
-
Sir, you should not place the hand that
has been in your mouth, back in the food.
-
And a... you should not eat with your left hand.
-
In India, we eat with the right hand.
-
- Left hand is considered to be...
- Dirt...
-
- Unclean.
- Unclean, unclean yes.
-
Why?
-
Why...
-
OK...
-
That's great. OK.
-
That's good, thank you... thank you.
-
We work from 6 in the evening to
6 in the morning. Daytime in America.
-
- Thats unscrupulous, aren't you tired?
- No, no, no, we are accustom to the problem by now.
-
Is it true that... when I'm manager...
-
- I'm going to earn 500.000 rupee a year?
- Thats what they told you.
-
Because of my future salary, I'm now
engaged to Bageshy Sasubude.
-
Bagy who?
-
Watch the...
-
She's cute.
-
She's more beautiful than Ashwe Naray.
I've loved her all my life.
-
I could never think of marrying her until,
Western Novelty hired me for 500.000 rupees.
-
Are you kidding me, this is it?
-
There's no office, to rent in Gharapuri,
so we had to build one.
-
This is outsourcing all the real estate,
in Bombay, Madras, Bangalore...
-
even Gharapuri, so we had to build one.
Please come.
-
This here is the supervisor.
-
And here we have the agent division.
They work very hard.
-
Its OK.
-
And because of America,
we have different time zones.
-
Seattle, New York, Chicago
and India.
-
Puro, what is that?
-
Oh, this?
-
This is our MPI monitor,
Minute Per Incident.
-
This is going to go up on the wall.
-
This is the average time our
agents solve the calls in.
-
What? Oh, that just a cow,
must have wandered in. One minute.
-
Don't worry Mr. Doad, we are fully operational.
We have state of the art computers...
-
digital phone lines, optical modems, everything.
-
- Mr. Doad, are you OK?
- I have a cramp.
-
The cola.
-
Oh god.
-
- One rupee.
- Not a good time.
-
- One rupee.
- Tomorrow.
-
- Only one rupee.
- I don't have a rupee
-
- Please.
- Is that all you can say?
-
Hungry, only 1 rupee.
-
All right.
-
Now leave me alone, alright.
-
No, no, no, don't touch.
-
- Hey...
- Yea...
-
- What're you doing?
- Downstairs... bathroom... no problem.
-
Oh... no toilet paper.
-
Hello everyone... I'm Todd Anderson
from Western Novelty...
-
and I'm here to help integrate
you into our business.
-
Now, I gotta tell you, this centre numbers
are nowhere near what they should be.
-
and based on the stompers complaints,
we've been having, it's a cultural thing.
-
Basically, you people need to learn about
Americans, its all about bringing down the MPI.
-
Things go faster if the customer feel they're
talking to a native English speaker.
-
But we are native English speakers.
English is the official language of our government.
-
You got it from the British, and so did we.
We just speak it differently.
-
We say 'internet',
and you say 'innernet'.
-
Fair enough, thats exactly my point,
I'm asking you to say 'innernet'.
-
Next time you're on a call, try to listen
carefully to the customer's pronunciation...
-
the slang, small talk, try to learn from them.
-
Learn about America.
-
- Sir?
- Yes? You are?
-
- Marmite.
- Manmeet.
-
No, Manite, what I want to know is,
what is 'small talk'.
-
Oh, you know, thats like,
'How you doing today'.
-
How's the weather in Arizona?
-
- You can talk about sports.
- Like cricket?
-
Never mind, forget sports, you wanna sound American.
-
If anyone ask where you're located,
just say 'Chicago', hm.
-
- Try that.
- Chicago.
-
OK, when you make the 'a' sound,
-
Hold your nose, to flatten
the vowel like 'Chicago'.
-
'Chicago'.
-
Thats great, and if anyone ask
how the weather is, say 'windy'.
-
- Yes, you are?
- Asha, sir.
-
Isn't that a little dishonest?
I mean I'm not gonna lie.
-
I'm not in Chicago, I'm in Gharapuri.
-
If I have to do this job, I was told that
I would be selling products to a customer...
-
on the telephone, I did not know we
had to be deceptive.
-
- A lot of Americans are upset about outsourcing.
- But sir, most of the products they're buying are made in China.
-
OK, we're almost back, we'll continue
this tomorrow, thank you.
-
It says 'made in China'.
-
Ouch... don't touch me, don't touch me!
-
Go away... I'm serious.
-
Good morning, Mr. Doad.
-
You had a long night, huh?
-
What?
You look like you have no energy.
-
- You must go to sleep.
- No, I will.
-
First you eat.
You're looking sick.
-
No, thank you, I can't.
-
Mr. Doad, you want to meet a nice Indian girl?
-
No, no, thank you, I'm just...
I'm really not interested.
-
Are you... homosexual?
-
Excuse me?
-
- You like Indian boy, not Indian girl?
- No.
-
No!
-
Oh, god no, thank you, I can't eat a thing.
-
You must eat, you showing up much to skinny,
enjoy it will be hot.
-
Maybe tomorrow, I just need to get some air.
-
Tomorrow?
-
- When is this glass coming?
- It is coming presently, sir.
-
Is the volume always this low?
-
- This is low?
- Well yes, you're obviously not riding on all the callers yet.
-
Why is the MPI so bad? At 12 minutes per
incidents, we're losing money on every call.
-
Bad?... When I started it was 15,
I brought it down to 12.
-
This place is a disaster, if we don't get it down
to 6, I'll be stuck in India for the rest of my life.
-
- We'll get the MPI down, no problem.
- Don't say no problem, when it is a problem.
-
If we don't get it down to 6, you'll never get a
promotion and you'll never get to marry whats her face.
-
- Who's face sir?
- Your girlfriend, Bagy Swami, whatever her name is.
-
Everyone, please work harder, faster. OK?
-
Ok, what else?
Yes, Manmeet.
-
I do not understand item H403.
-
H403, ah... yea, a lot of Americans
wear this to sporting events.
-
But why, sir?
-
It's hard to explain, they just do...
-
- I do not understand the purpose of A221.
- A221.
-
Thats a burger brand.
Americans eat a lot of beef...
-
and some people like to burn their initials into
their food, with a red hot iron before they eat it.
-
- Why?
- That's a cow brand.
-
You know, the thing you use, to burn
a symbol into a cow.
-
In America, that's how you keep track
of your cows, is branding.
-
- With a red hot iron?
- Yeah.
-
But, a... wouldn't the cow run away?
-
Oh, no, we only do it to baby cows, when
they're small enough, to... hold them down.
-
- Yes, Asha?
- A suggestion, Mr. Todd?
-
- Go ahead.
- You need to learn about India.
-
Hey, its Todd... I'll be out of the country
for a few days, so leave a message...
-
You have no messages.
-
Are you still there?
You have no messages.
-
I told you, its my grandson's
first day at school...
-
I want to get him some supplies, but I'm not
sure what kids need these days.
-
- Perhaps some rubbers, ma'am.
- What did you say?
-
I mean... if you have a pencil,
you need some rubbers.
-
OK... who can tell me,
what was wrong with this call?
-
It's not a 'rubber'... it's an 'eraser'.
-
- No, sir, this is a rubber.
- No, its an eraser.
-
'Rubber' means condom.
-
- You mean like a 'flat'?
- They call it an 'apartment'.
-
No, a condom... birth control.
-
Does it work?
-
- This is Dave.
- Hi Dave
-
I just saw your numbers, you do realize
you're not on vacation over there?
-
Yeah, I gotta come here for vacation.
-
Unless you're planning on taking up residence,
you better get the ball rolling.
-
Yeah, thats why I'm calling
actually...
-
- An MPI in the 6's is not realistic.
- I didn't say in the 6's Todd, I said get it down to 6.
-
6,59 is not 6, its 7, you need to get it down to 6.0
-
You're kidding me? We had a deal.
-
Seattle agents calls, getting offline on Sunday.
Expect a bump in calls on.
-
You know what a 6 is in the industry.
Anything below 7. Thats the definition
-
Don't you read you contract?
We said get it down to 6, I'm holding it at 6.
-
Dave, you're a corporate slime ball.
-
Watch it Todd, you lose your stock options,
and you'll be living in a cardboard box.
-
- Dave...
- I gotta go
-
Julie?... Hey, its me.
-
Yeah... how you doing?
-
Just wanted to check in and say hi.
-
Oh nothing... just wanted to hear your voice.
-
I miss you.
-
Oh, I know, I'm sorry, did I wake you?
-
Yeah, I know... I know.
-
Is somebody there?
-
Money...
-
Cheeseburger.
-
How much to take me to Bombay?
To Bhagat Singh Road, right now?
-
Oh no sir, Bombay is too far, it will use too much
petrol, it will damage my car, its impossible.
-
- OK, 6000 rupees.
- Don't sweat it, I'm gonna expense it.
-
- OK sir, 5000 rupees and not a rupee less.
- Whatever.
-
OK, my deal is that, sir! I'll take you
to Bombay for 4000 rupees.
-
Hello sir... how may I help you?
-
- I like two cheeseburgers, a large fries...
- Sorry, but we don't have cheeseburgers here, sir.
-
What?... I thought this is McDonald's?
-
Sorry, sir... this is MacDonnells.
-
Get the Maharaja veggie burger.
Its as close as you gonna get.
-
I came all the way from Gharapuri
for a cheeseburger.
-
You know they have a real McDonald's in
Gharapuri, you still can't get a cheeseburger.
-
You know what INDIA stands for, don't you?
-
'I'll Never Do It Again'
-
Did you hear about the guy who
outsource his old job?
-
He writes code in San Francisco...
makes 70 grand a year...
-
so he hires a guy in Bangalore
to do his job for 12 grand.
-
His boss thinks he's telecommunicating.
-
He's got so much free time, he's thinking
about getting another job just like it.
-
We've got Indian doctors, reading American X-rays.
-
Lawyers, writing briefs, I'm in customer service.
-
- Me too.
- So, how long you're here for?
-
- I have to get my MPI under a flat 6.
- Not in India.
-
Not unless you hire the accent neutral, that
work for me, all you can hope for here is an 8.
-
- I can't go home till I get a 6.
- Well, you better find yourself a wife then.
-
She'll call me 'Doad'.
-
- What?
- My name is Todd, everyone says' Doad
-
Listen here, Todd.
Just a word of advice.
-
I remember feeling, like you do.
I was resisting India.
-
Once I gave in,
I did much better.
-
I don't understand?
What's so difficult about this order?
-
Pink over the blue, and I wanna stay
away from the horizontal stripes.
-
- And may I ask you, are you married, ma'am?
- Married? No.
-
Oh really?
-
- Look buddy, I assure you, I'm in Chicago.
- Yeah, right.
-
Oh god.
-
Puro, where have you been?
Things are going crazy here.
-
How can you be even... wandering off,
You're suppose to be coaching these people.
-
Maduri is having a nervous breakdown, and
Manmeet hits, on every women who calls.
-
And... where is the glass to this god damn office?
-
I'm sorry sir... very sorry.
-
The glass is coming presently.
-
What's all this?
-
For you sir, you don't look well.
-
This food helps with your stomach, Aunt Ji made
it for you, okay for you to eat, no problem.
-
- Well...
- What sir?
-
I'm sorry.
Thank you.
-
- Mr. Doad... stop!.
- Puro?
-
I'm very sorry, I should have told you this earlier,
you should not wear good clothes on this day.
-
Watch out!
-
I'm very sorry, Mr. Doad, you should not have
worn good clothes on this day of holy.
-
Come on now.
-
- Holy what?
- Just Holy.
-
Celebration of color, changing of season.
I didn't think you dressed already.
-
Don't worry, I have this, I'll protect you.
Come with me, come... come.
-
Come, Mr. Doad, come.
-
Oh... no...
Mr. Doad... are you OK?
-
- Give me one of those.
- Ok... here.
-
- Oh... thats a good shot.
- I used to play baseball in college.
-
- You like cricket, huh... a very boring game, huh?
- Give me another.
-
Happy Holy... come, Mr. Doad.
-
Happy Holy...
-
Any calls?
-
Need a pen?
-
Pick any one you want.
No, no, not all...
-
It's pretty good.
-
- Oh, my god, we must go, we're late.
- We can't go like this.
-
No problem, I'll take care of it on the way.
Come, come, quickly.
-
- Sorry, somebody had to...
- No, thank you.
-
Sorry we're late... Holy.
-
- Sorry... thank you, Asha.
- Thank you sir.
-
Thank you very much.
Thank you for shopping with Western Novelty.
-
Before everyone takes off, I just...
I like to call a little meeting.
-
I wanna apology to all of you, especially Asha.
She was right.
-
I'd need to learn about India.
-
- Sir, there's no need to...
- No, wait. Let me finish please.
-
Our first mistake, is trying to run this, like an
American office. So I wanna ask you...
-
How can do we do things differently, what would
make your work day a more positive experience.
-
Yes, Sanjay?
-
Sir... may I bring in my family
pictures, for my desk?
-
Yes, bring pictures of them all,
I wanna see the whole family.
-
What else?
Krishna?
-
- Sir, may I bring murti's for my desk?
- Murti's? Absolutely, whatever those are, I want...
-
anyone can bring whatever they want to make this space their own, as long as it doesnt get in the way of work.
-
- Maduri?
- Sir...
-
Puro said that, we must wear only
western clothes to do western business.
-
Wear, whatever you want.
-
- What is your good name?
- I'm Rani, sir.
-
Sir, would it be possible, to get a
discount on Western Novelty products?
-
Is there something unparticular,
you were interested in?
-
- Sir, number D100... astrology placemats.
- You want those cheesy things?
-
I'm sure... I could get you a set for free.
-
- Ah... yes?
- What about the ceramic basket?
-
You guys want this stuff?
You like the Western you're selling?
-
- Yea... yea.
- Alright... alright, here is what we'll do.
-
I'll call the Company, and I'll ask them to ship us a
collection of the most popular items in the catalogue.
-
Whoever improves their MPI the most, on a
given day, can get their pick in merchandise.
-
Alright, great job everyone.
Thank you.
-
What is that?
-
Massala, rock salt, cumin, chili pepper,
makes it better.
-
- Nice?
- Oh wow!
-
OK.
-
You know when I was young, Holy was the
favorite day of the year.
-
I used to await it eagerly.
-
For me, it was Halloween.
You know Halloween?
-
The costumes? My mom used to make
these great homemade costumes...
-
Its funny, I should think about my parents.
-
- You miss them?. Of course.
- When I'm home, I don't miss them at all.
-
- Do you see them?
- Not much, hardly ever.
-
- You don't live with your parents?
- No...
-
No, they live in Yakima...
Which is about 2 hours away.
-
But you see them every week?
-
No, a few times a year.
-
But why? They're so close.
-
I don't know.
-
Some things I don't understand
about American life.
-
You don't live with your parents...
Strange.
-
Another thing... you hate your boss,
and you don't like this country, hmm?
-
Why not choose something else... hmm?
-
I don't know how to explain it.
-
I my world, it just make sense
to work your ass off...
-
and go into credit card debt,
so you can have that 50 inch plasma...
-
You like the HDSI or the Digiblack?
Which one?
-
They're both good.
-
Todd sir, thats my family.
-
That's impressive.
-
Asha... could you come here please?
-
Ok, here's the deal... youre the best we have,
and I've seen you giving advice to the others.
-
After I leave, Puro going
to need an assistant-manager.
-
Now. We have to get the MPI to 6,0.
Can you help us?
-
Of course.
-
You think... she can do it?
-
I think Asha can do anything.
-
Congratulation on your promotion, you only have to
step in on calls, when someone is really in trouble.
-
Puro, you wanna, get her started?
-
- You know about this?
- Yes, sir.
-
- Western Novelty, Gharapuri.
- What the hell is wrong with you, Todd? You trying to bankrupt us?
-
- What are you talking about? You've seen the MPI?
- I'm talking about this request to ship hundred of our products to India.
-
The agents can see the products online,
They don't need to fondle them.
-
Actually they do, its an incentive.
They need to understand what they're selling.
-
So promise them this time.
Alright.
-
The freight got held up by
a shipping delay at customs.
-
- You've got to think bottom line.
- I am...
-
thats why I wanna introduce our products to
a potentially new market of over a billion people.
-
- Are you there?
- I'll overnight it to you.
-
Its working.
-
Your intended program is a very good idea, sir.
I'm learning so much from you.
-
I can't believe you're so excited
about these tacky stuff.
-
Tacky? What is tacky?
-
Oh... uh... tacky is like...
-
Oh... never mind.
-
Hey...
-
I've noticed that everyone signed up for
the incentive program except you.
-
Don't you want anything?
-
What would I do with this?
I'm a vegetarian.
-
I'm voting for carrots.
-
You American have more choices than anyone
in the world, why would you choose this?
-
Actually... I got mine in red.
-
Uphold the town..
-
Hello.
-
You...
Sorry.
-
With all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all
the world, she had to walk into mine.
-
You know how to whistle don't you?
Just put your lips together, and blow.
-
Shut up, just shut up.
You had me in the (?).
-
My mama always said.
Life is like a box of chocolates.
-
I have one word for you.
Plastics.
-
Are you talking to me?
-
No, see now, its not 'are you talking to me?'
Its 'you talkin' to me?'.
-
This are called reductions.
American use them all the time.
-
'Got to go' becomes 'gotta go', 'would you'
becomes 'woud'y', they jam those words together.
-
OK, try it again.
Maybe with more voracity, this time.
-
Your talking to me?
-
You talkin' to me?
-
Wow... thats very nice.
I believe it.
-
OK, who else is ready to go?
-
- Now we have something for you.
- What?
-
You will do a dance from an India movie
You will be Salman Khan.
-
- No. Wait
- Come on, dance... dance.
-
- Oh... no, no, no...
- Its very simple...
-
I can't do that.
-
Come on, Toad... dance.
Don't let me down.
-
You ironed my underwear?
-
Of course... doesn't your mother?
-
Yeah. I'm not sure, what she's referring to,
but that part doesn't actually require batteries.
-
Mr. Todd, Mr. Puro, we have a problem.
-
The shipment from Western Novelty
has gone to the wrong city.
-
What?... Where did it go?
-
They didn't write down the pin number, so...
-
now they send the entire shipment
to the other Gharapuri.
-
Oh great.
There's another Gharapuri?
-
3 hours drive... maybe 6?
Depending on traffic.
-
And they will have to take a
ferry from there.
-
Its an island?
-
And there happens to be a 114 MG
Road in the other Gharapuri?
-
Every town in India has an MG Road.
-
Its stands for Mahatma Gandhi.
He was the father of our nation.
-
- Right... okay, can you take care of this?
- No problem.
-
But first I must sleep for 2 hours, so I can come
back for the interviews of the new agents.
-
- Then I must make sure, my mother gets to the hospital.
- Never mind... I'll go.
-
If we lose the incentive, everything falls apart.
-
But someone should go with you.
-
If we leave now,
we can get back before night.
-
- You want to go with him?
- Well, I'm the future assistant-manager.
-
Right?
-
I'm pretty sure there is a painting of her in my room.
I feels like she following me around.
-
That's Kali, the goddess of destruction.
-
Why would you want the goddess
of destruction in your car?
-
Well, sometime destruction is a good thing.
-
She ends one cycle, so a new one can begin.
-
- Why don't you ask her for something?
- Alright.
-
Destroy something for me, so I'll understand.
-
We have to a... get a ferry, and he'll wait here for us.
-
Oh my god, look... her hat.
-
Thats our product... Western item D334.
-
Wow, I never actually seen one on of
our customer in the flesh before.
-
- Whats with all the tourist?
- Oh, some famous cave.
-
It doesn't feel like India any more.
-
I could do it, you know.
-
- Do what?
- Your accent... if I had to, I could do it.
-
'I'll take one of them cheese head hats. '
-
Yeah Madam, no problem...
we do have them cheese heads.
-
What size do you want to purchase?
-
Youre not one of them outsourcer, are you?
Whats your name?
-
My name is Larry.
May I kindly have your credit number?
-
If you're American?
What's our national bird.
-
Oh yeah. Its a big vulture with a big white head.
-
Let me speak to your supervisor?
-
Certainly sir... hello, I'm the supervisor,
how may I be helping you?
-
You sound just like the other guy.
-
No sir. Some of us do sounds alike.
There are over 1 billion of us, you know.
-
Thats... terrible.
-
Nice... I guess we can let him keep his table.
-
How we gonna get it back to the ferry?
-
- Whats that?
- It's a temple.
-
- A temple for what?
- Shiva Lingam.
-
Whats a Lingam?
-
Well... you know...
-
the male... part.
-
Hey, Todd, Todd, if you're going in,
take off your shoes.
-
Is this... the male part?
-
It's a symbol of creation.
-
- And the... female part?
- Yea, they go together.
-
You see, Shiva was a very powerful god, and he grew
tired of the cycle of life, death and reincarnation.
-
So, he decided to give up the pleasures of life,
and he smeared his body in ash.
-
- Ash?
- Yes
-
And he didn't eat, or drink, or indulge,
in any physical pleasure.
-
And this created a terrible fire within him.
-
Well... sure.
-
And that transformed him, in to a blazing lingam,
which threaten to destroy all creation.
-
The other gods didn't know what to do,
so a Yoni appeared, as a goddess.
-
And she absorbed the terrible heat.
-
Restoring balance to the world, and
saving the universe from destruction.
-
Wow.
-
Close call.
-
- Do you want a mango?
- Sure.
-
Have you ever eaten a mango before?
-
First time, it's great.
-
Eat it like this.
-
Hello, sir.
-
You needing nice room?
-
Need a room, no... we're taking the ferry.
-
The ferry's not happening, I'll get
you last room, very good price.
-
- The ferry is not happening?
- Yeah... ferry is blowing up.
-
You staying here, I get you really nice room, sir.
-
Thats right.
'Ferry's blowing up. '
-
Sir, I gave you last hotel room on island.
For very special price.
-
Go on, sir.
-
Welcome, sir... welcome.
-
Good afternoon.
I guess we'll take... two standard rooms.
-
No sir, no standard rooms.
I'm very sorry sir.
-
- Two deluxe rooms.
- Unfortunately sir, deluxe rooms are already taken.
-
We have only one room available, sir.
-
- The luxury suite?
- No sir, the luxury suite is not available.
-
But we only have one room available,
and the foreigners are very happy, sir.
-
OK, thats good.
-
Yea, thats great.
-
- Yea... thank you sir, thats fine.
- Give him money.
-
Ah... sir, thats enough.
Thats good.
-
OK, thank you, thanks for everything.
-
Well, this is... incredibly awkward.
-
Why you're surprised?
-
Oh, this is my fault?
-
Of course, it's your fault,
You asked Kali to destroy something.
-
Its not a joke. She blew up the
ferry and now we're stuck here.
-
You told me too, you said
sometimes destruction can be good.
-
How can this be a good thing?
-
How can I tell my parents, that I spent
the night with you at the Kama sutra Hotel.
-
Well, I'm not gonna tell them.
-
Your standing downstairs at reception desk, and
that sleazy guy's saying this room's not available...
-
and that room's not available, and you just say... Oh.
-
Why didn't you say anything?
-
Why didn't you say anything?
I don't know how this country works.
-
You know, I can't even talk to you with
that stupid mango all over your face.
-
I don't have mango all over my face.
-
- Its all over your face.
- Is it?
-
Yeah.
-
I can't see anything.
-
Help me out, I can't...
-
'The deer and the hare. '
-
'It's the coupling of the swans. '
-
Oh my god...
'The monkey pulls the turnip. '
-
- No, that's... that is impossible.
- Come on, let's try it.
-
- No!.
- Yeah, let's try it!
-
- You said I should learn about India.
- No!
-
Todd, no one must know about this.
-
It must be our secret.
-
We stayed in different rooms, in different
hotels, and nothing happened.
-
Of course, I understand.
-
Here, listen to this.
-
Press that.
-
So now when I call you, you'll have
your own official Bollywood ringtone.
-
Its part of your continuing
education in India.
-
Thanks
-
Well, have a good afternoon, Miss Asha.
-
I'll see you at work, Mr. Doad.
-
Hey... Kid!
-
That's for you to draw... paint.
-
- Hello...
- Hey!
-
You see that?
Unbelievable.
-
Mr. Todd, please go to line 15,
we have a problem.
-
- Hi.
- Hi.
-
- Is this an empty line?
- Yes.
-
- Hello.
- Very nice to chat with you.
-
You said there was a problem?.
-
Yes sir... the problem is I have
to sit 3 feet away from you...
-
and I can't come any closer.
-
Yes, that is a problem...
-
perhaps we can solve that after work?
-
I'm afraid, that might not be possible.
-
But, perhaps if we leave separately and
go to the market, we could meet there.
-
Well ma'am...
-
I have to say, your perfume is driving me crazy,
is there any way we can expedite this order?
-
May I correct you, sir...
It is not perfume, it is cardamom...
-
We live next to a spice merchant,
and he grinds cardamom all day...
-
it gets in to all our clothes.
-
I... like it.
-
I... 'm glad you like it, sir.
-
You're lucky he doesn't sell garlic.
-
Yes I am, sir.
-
My neighbor is buying cabbages over there.
Come with me.
-
I think we're Ok now.
-
Don't touch me, not in public.
-
- But... I can help you down the stairs.
- Thanks.
-
The MPI is almost down to 6...
I have to leave soon.
-
I know... Puro told me.
-
What'd you think about...
-
living in the US?
-
I would miss my parents, it would be too hard.
-
Have you ever thought, about living here?
-
Here?... a, yea...
-
I would, but I think, I'd miss my
hot dog toaster too much.
-
- We're close.
- You think so?... How close?
-
- Oh... I can't really get into it.
- Thats not a good thing.
-
- Lets go, get some tea.
- No, I can't, not here, please.
-
- People might talk.
- So what if they talk?
-
I should be more careful, like I shouldn't
be seen with you, speaking like this.
-
- Like how?
- Intensely.
-
Ah... why not...?
-
Youre a free woman, why shouldn't
you speak intensely if you want...
-
Why do you always worry,
about what people think?
-
Because...
-
I'm engaged to be married.
-
- Engaged?
- Yes.
-
How long have you been engaged?
-
Since I was four years old, our families
have known each other for generations.
-
His name Ashok, he has a
very good job, and very polite.
-
We will be married in July.
-
Do you love him?
-
Not yet.
-
I can't believe this.
-
I just can't believe that... someone as strong,
and smart and as opinionated...
-
as you, would settle for an arranged marriage.
-
- I will learn to love him.
- What about your right to choose for yourself?
-
My parents met each other on their wedding day,
and they loved each other.
-
To me thats crazy.
-
Some people would say,
Americans 50 percent divorce rate is crazy.
-
Will you tell... Ashok about us?
-
No... of course not, no one must know.
-
What'd you call this, what you and I are doing?
-
- Holiday in Goa.
- What?
-
It's something my friends and I say.
-
A friend of mine, she fell in love with a boy,
one month before she had to get married.
-
He was a boy from her school.
-
So, she told her parents,
she was under a lot of stress...
-
and she had to go on a holiday in Goa alone.
-
So, she and the boy went to the beach,
they had 3 weeks together...
-
and then she came back, and got married.
-
So, I'm just your holiday in... Goa?
-
No, not 'Just'...
-
My only holiday in Goa.
-
So, where can we go to be in Goa?
-
Shake my hand like a business
person, and go inside.
-
- It's a pleasure talking with you, Miss a...
- Badwadikar.
-
Hey...
-
- Sir?
- Hi.
-
I thought, sorry, I... I don't, I don't have any...
-
- You want me to come over?
- Aha... ha.
-
- Hello.
- It's Dave.
-
- Did you see our numbers?
- No, I was traveling.
-
- You mean you didn't see any of them?
- No, I need a ride.
-
A ride?
-
I'm at the train station, I just got here from Bombay,
on the damn night train, get over here and pick me up.
-
Wait one minute.
-
Dave... what you're doing here?
-
It's a surprise.
-
Hello sir... hello... hi.
-
You want cola? Wait, wait... I will make.
-
- Looks like a storage unit.
- You get what you pay for.
-
- Whats with the music?
- Its probably a wedding, Dave...
-
Why you're here?
-
What kind of manager would I be, if I didn't drop
in on our field operations, every now and then.
-
- You don't trust me?
- Of course I trust you.
-
I just wanted to see it with my own eyes.
-
Collin's gave us a bunch of numbers,
which look good.
-
But, somebody said it's too good
for 3 weeks work.
-
- You think I'm rigging the MPI?
- Relax.
-
When I walk in and see 2 dozen people
generating the MPI in the 6's, I'll be a happy man.
-
After you.
-
Puro, what the hell is this?
-
- It's the water coming from the farmer next door, because of the irrigation.
- Irrigation?
-
- That is, when the water is flooded on the crops.
- I know what that means.
-
The water is coming from everywhere, and nowhere
to go, a big problem, please tell me what to do.
-
Clear down to ten working stations.
-
Now it did... oh my god.
-
- I want you to shred your passport.
- Relax, Dave... it's no problem.
-
No problem...? How can you say no problem?
-
- Does no problem look like that?
- It's no problem.
-
- We're going up on the roof.
- The roof?
-
People... we're going up to the roof.
-
We're gonna rewire this whole place
in the next 20 minutes.
-
Its a nice night, its dry up there.
-
We'll bring up the workstations,
run a new main power cable...
-
We're going back online, upstairs.
-
- Thats impossible.
- Maybe back in the States it is.
-
Anil, get the car.
-
I'll be right back with the consultant.
-
Consultant?
-
Puro, this is my neighbor,
he'll help with the rewiring.
-
He'll show you.
-
Consultant?
-
Yeah.
-
See... no problem.
-
Yes, I am sincere, I do not care what you look like.
-
You have such a lovely voice and personality.
-
Manmeet, marriage proposal
is not small talk.
-
- I think she's the one.
- Not tonight.
-
But Todd, I'm in love.
-
As long as she buys something every 5 minutes,
and you clock it as a separate incident.
-
- You can say whatever you want.
- Thanks, Todd.
-
Elizabeth, wonderful news,
we can speak all night... I mean all day.
-
Yes sir, no sir... maybe sir.
-
Quick, quick, quick...
It's a supervisor demand.
-
Give it me, thanks.
-
Hello?
-
You got to be kidding me...
-
I'm buying a freaking American eagle from a
company that's suppose to be in America...
-
and I get it in India?
-
- I understand that you're upset, sir.
- No, you don't.
-
You don't understand, last month I lost my job
at the plant, where I worked for 22 years...
-
because the whole operation moved to Mexico.
-
My brother had to leave
town because there're no jobs.
-
I know how you feel, sir.
-
No, you don't, you have a job.
-
Sir, please don't hang up, I have a solution for you.
-
What?
-
Please, understand that many Americans
are upset about outsourcing...
-
so we have located American made
versions of all our products.
-
If you have a pen, I will give you the
website of an American company...
-
that makes an eagle statue
very similar to ours...
-
same size, same material...
-
Only theirs is made 100 percent in America.
-
Well, thanks, I appreciate it...
But, ah... is the price about the same?
-
No, sir, theres is $212.00 more.
-
Sir...
-
- Yea, alright... ah, just sell me yours.
- Thank you sir, may I have your credit card number?
-
Alright, ma'am, let me check that
with my supervisor.
-
Ok, the shipping fee for overnight,
is no extra charge. Anything else I can do?
-
Thank you, for shopping at Western Novelty.
My name Guarav.
-
That's it for today, well done everyone.
Thank you.
-
Oh, by the way, you broke 6.
Congratulations.
-
You guys are amazing.
I wanna see you all at the Lotus.
-
Dave?
-
- Dave... you doing OK?
- I feel like I swallowed a live squirrel
-
Don't worry, it only last's for a week.
-
Some of us are going to the Lotus to celebrate.
Why don't you come with us?
-
Whats the Lotus?
-
Its like an afterhours club for call center
workers, who get off at 6am.
-
It would really be fun.
You wouldn't like it.
-
- I need to talk to you.
- We can talk tomorrow.
-
Yea, yea, but there's another reason, I came here.
-
I need to wipe out all the proprietary data,
of these hard drives, before we pull out of India.
-
What are you talking about?
-
Don't tell me we'll ship out, and moving
Fulfillment back to Seattle?
-
No... China.
-
We're running an existing
call center there already.
-
They go online tomorrow.
-
China is the new India.
20 heads for the price of one.
-
What're you gonna do?
-
- Big speech.
- Speech.
-
I do have something to say.
-
Unfortunately, it's bad news.
-
I just found out...
-
I don't know there's an easy way to do this.
-
Western Novelty has decided to
move Order Fulfillment to China.
-
All of your jobs have
been outsourced.
-
Don't go to work tomorrow.
Its over.
-
Mr. Dave is wiping out the
hard drives, right now.
-
You get a month severance pay.
Thats it.
-
Guys... announcement.
-
I am...
-
I'm engaged to Elizabeth Watson
in Orange, New Jersey.
-
I'm sorry, I didn't know, I swear.
-
Why are they happy about this?
-
They will be, it doesn't matter.
-
We trained them to a point, were they
can get a job anywhere.
-
Microsoft, Dell, Office Tiger.
-
They'll get a job in a week.
-
And with severance pay,
they can have some... fun.
-
So you can get another job too?
-
Management is different.
-
I'm not young any more.
-
If I'm lucky, I'll get a job.
-
But that might take a long time.
-
If Bhagyashree's parents will hear this,
she will marry someone else.
-
- What's her hurry?
- Astrology.
-
Her moon are lined up.
Auspices time.
-
She must marry this year.
And now I don't have a job.
-
I'm so sorry.
-
- I must leave India.
- What? Why?
-
I will die if I see Bhagyashree walking
on the street, with a new husband.
-
If it's any consolation, I'm probably fired too.
-
I'm sorry.
-
You're a good boss.
-
Asha, sorry.
-
Oh, I'm not concerned about the job,
I'm more concerned about my novel.
-
- Your what?
- I'm writing a book in between calls at work.
-
And I saved a copy on my hard drive,
I don't want Dave to erase it.
-
So, can we go back and save it?
-
- Yes, I guess we should.
- I think we should go, immediately!
-
What's this book of yours called?
-
'Holiday in Goa. '
-
- That was great, I almost believed you myself.
- Stop!
-
- No time for small talk.
- Where can we go?
-
Guarav gave us the key to his place...
It's OK, he's a friend. We can trust him.
-
We can be alone together.
We have two hours.
-
OK, I have to ask you something.
-
What is that?
-
It's a bindi, it's a third eye.
-
It's the eye, with which you see,
the most important things.
-
Sometime two eyes arent enough,
when you need help.
-
You and me already have been in my third eye.
-
Us? How?
-
Well, my father is an assistant-manager with a foreign
company, and my mother comes from a small village.
-
A girl in my position, has her whole life
mapped out in front of her.
-
Everything I've done, I had to fight for.
-
'Asha, you cant go to the university, Asha you can't
work in a call center, what will people say?'
-
and then what you said...
-
It was the first time, that I ever
heard anything like that.
-
What did I say?
-
'Asha can do anything'.
-
I always wanted to believe that.
Until you, I didn't think it was true.
-
I hope Ashok sees that.
-
Well he better, because if he doesn't
then I'll leave him,
-
and I'll come to the US and
take away your job.
-
God, I'm gonna miss you.
-
- You'll meet someone.
- She won't smell like cardamom.
-
Rub some on her and pretend she's me.
-
She won't have your eyes either.
-
I wish I could meet someone
exactly like you.
-
Well... almost exactly.
-
Almost?
-
Someone as beautifully as you,
as smart as you.
-
It's funny.
-
What?
-
But is not afraid to try,
'Monkey pulls the turnip'.
-
Asha can do anything.
-
- Hi, Doad, how are you?
- Good.
-
My friend Sudah.
My guest, Doad.
-
Yes, yes.
-
Data is uploaded, these hardware is not worth
shipping to China, so I'm just gonna leave it here.
-
If there's anything you want other than that
plasma, I got that covered, you can take it.
-
Just do it, Dave, if thats my option,
just let me go, you don't need me anymore.
-
We don't need you here.
-
We need you in Shanghai.
-
- You're insane.
- Someone gotta train the new guy.
-
We've been acquired by the largest direct
marketing firm within the United States.
-
Western is just gonna be a small part of this.
-
The new company is gonna
outsource 4000 call center jobs.
-
They need a VP to manage it all.
-
I showed them your numbers,
and they want you.
-
It's no joke, it's a great job.
-
You get to keep all the benefits
you have now, plus a fat raise.
-
I'm not going to China.
-
and you get to keep the stock option, as oppose
to losing them, and being unemployed.
-
No thanks.
-
Someone's head hunting you?
Alright we'll beat their offer, whatever it is.
-
Did I mention the stock option
will double in value, maybe triple.
-
You don't have to live in China, no, all you have to do
is get the call center up to speed and just visit every...
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couple of months, you get first class travel, and a co. apartment is yours in a high-rise overlooking the harbor
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What do you want, Todd,
just tell me what you want.
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You can't quit, then you've work
your ass here, for nothing.
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You cant quit Todd.
Who I'm gonna send to Shanghai now?
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Better Hurry, its boarding.
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Mrs. Puro...
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Congratulations, to both of you.
Enjoy the view of the harbor.
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- Todd, you saved my life.
- You saved mine.
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Don't worry about running the call centre.
You'll be great, 'Break a leg'.
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- Break my leg?
- Just an expression, it means good luck.
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Thank you, Todd.
I hope that both your legs get broken.
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I'll never forget you said that.
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Mom? Hey, its Todd.
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Yeah, I'm back.
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It was...
I'll tell you about it, when I come by to visit...
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Hello...