So in honor of Earth Day, we'll be helping
save the environment by switching
to recycled toilet paper and selling
"The Day After Tomorrow" on Blu-Ray for half off.
That should do it.
Uh, corporate is also asking us
to discuss ways we can all live more sustainably.
Anybody?
I turn the faucet off while I'm brushing my teeth.
Oh, I do that. I brush in the bathtub.
Actually, baths are really bad for the environment.
Yeah, but they're really great for my skin so,
give and take. Jerusha and I have started
unplugging the refrigerator whenever we're not home.
- Doesn't your food go bad? - Actually, yeah, it's awful.
We've been throwing away tons of stuff.
I'm a vegan so it's basically like driving four Priuses.
I play a game at home where I try to use
less water each week.
Now I only flush my toilet
when it's full.
Okay, uh... that was a good discussion.
Last but not least, each branch is now
going to have an employee "green ambassador" to promote
sustainability efforts within the store.
Ours is going to be Jonah, obviously.
- A-doy. - What up, dork?
Thank you, everyone.
Oh, you don't have to speak.
Well, I figured as green ambassador,
I should serve the badge.
It's a button. Calm down.
"Now is the time to act on climate change!"
"If global temperatures rise by just half a degree more,
we will be at the point of no return
towards a worldwide apocalypse in less than ten years.
The Obama administration is working t"...
oh, this was printed in 2009.
- Well, did we make it? - Just looked it up.
No. Not even close.
Oh, no.
Somebody should really be paying attention to this.
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Hey, guys, I'm supposed to sign people up
for some green initiatives.
Anybody feel like helping start a compost?
Isn't that where you put old food in a barrel
and then stir in poop?
Well, that's an over simplification.
Pass! My doctor says
if I get meningitis one more time, I'll die.
Okay, well, uh, there's other stuff.
Uh, this Sunday I'm putting a team together
to plant some trees out back.
- I'll do that. - Me too.
I could really use the overtime right now.
Oh, yeah, so they're not paying anybody for this.
- So you'd be paying us? - Me?
- No, I'm... - Or who's paying us?
Uh, okay. Nobody is paying anybody.
So you're just asking us as like, a favor?
I don't want to waste a Sunday doing you a favor.
I mean, no offense. We're just not that close.
It's not a favor for me. It's a favor for the Earth.
For your children. For your grandchildren.
- Mm, no thanks. - I don't know.
I can't even have kids.
I fell of a four-wheeler when I was nine.
Burst my ball sack clean open.
Okay, well, I'll just leave the sign-up sheet
at customer service in case you change your mind.
I can still have orgasms though!
They just hurt really bad.
If you need to use the bathroom,
here's a key to the employees' bathroom.
- Thank you. - The customer bathrooms
hit sort of a tipping point,
so we stopped cleaning them.
Oh, hey, guys! You remember Pastor Craig.
Oh, yes. Hi.
He's my pastor and friend.
Well, friend first, pastor second.
Well, pastor first and foremost.
- Yeah, 50/50. - Mm.
Anyway, this is Amy and Mateo.
- Hi. - Amy's divorced
and recently had a child out of wedlock.
- Yep. - And Mateo's gay,
but not in a way that defines him.
- Oh, hallelujah. - Don't worry.
Pastor Craig is one of those cool pastors
who's down with all the gay stuff.
That's probably not how I would have phrased that,
but hey, I did enjoy "The Birdcage."
It was an important film.
Pastor Craig's handing out these little plants
to all the customers for Earth Day.
Yup. I like to say
that God has a "plant" for every one of us.
Plant.
Um, are you setting up a booth in the store?
Is this something you ran by me?
Oh... sorry, I've been manager so long, I forgot to ask.
I'm sorry. Is it gonna be a problem?
No, it's not a problem. Just, next time, run it by me.
- Okay. - Or else I could get mad.
I'm just kidding. Not totally,
because you should run these things by me.
Ab... absolutely. And thank you for doing this.
- Okay. - All right.
Oh, and I do enjoy the occasional episode
of "Will & Grace."
- I will tell the rest of us. - Yeah.
Thank you, Pastor.
Oh, getting a lot of people to sign up
for your little green thing?
Yeah, everybody's signing up for recycling.
I've got "S. SquarePants," "Hannity Rules,"
"Suck It," and "Yo Skanky Grandma."
That's a solid team.
Only real employee to sign up is Joe...
Nuzzadoosh?
Say it a little faster.
Joe Nuzzadoosh?
"Jonah's a douche." Got it.
- Well done. - Thank you.
Why am I the only person who cares
that the entire planet is falling apart?
Oh, come on. You live for this stuff.
- What stuff? - You know, finding a cause,
leading a movement, getting to say "unacceptable" a lot.
I'm sorry, I guess I didn't realize that humanitarianism
was such a buzz kill. I guess that also means...
Bono is not cool.
Oh, okay, so now you're Bono?
- No, that's not what I mean. - I see.
You're just the Bono of the store?
I didn't say I was Bono.
All right, look, I'm just messing with you.
But it is kind of true though.
I mean, I guess if...
anybody here was Bono, it would be you.
I mean, I guess.
Hey, Heather! Jonah thinks he's the Bono of the store!
No, no, no, that's not... no, he made me...
why do I even talk to you?
Aw, good talking to U2!
- Get it? Like the letter U... - Yeah, I got it.
All right.
Well, it is shaping up in here.
I see you opted against the standing desk.
You just gonna join a gym instead?
- What? - Did you say it was okay
for Glenn's pastor to set up a booth in the store?
Yeah, he's just handing out little plants.
Well, that's how it starts.
Then, next thing you know, cult leaders are handing out
little tiny cups of Kool-Aid.
- Drink up, everybody! - That's a big, dark leap.
Look, it's fine. It's just this one time.
Plus, Glenn had already told him he could do it, so...
Yeah, but you're the manager. You can't let Glenn
start walking all over you.
You need to come down on him hard.
I think you just want to watch me yell at Glenn.
This has nothing to do with my personal feelings.
Would I enjoy watching you yell at Glenn?
Of course I would.
Would I prefer to do the yelling?
Great question. No.
I think it would be more fun to be a spectator.
- Hmm. - Would I judge you
if you lost it all and it became physical?
Of course not. Would it be our little secret?
Absolutely.
Who switched the white coffee filters
with the brown ones that taste like dirt?
I did. The white filters contain dioxins which...
I like dioxins.
And is one person using white coffee filters
really going to ruin the planet?
No, but if everybody said that...
I'm not talking about everybody.
I'm talking about me.
Were you also the one who replaced the straws
- with these paper things? - Yes.
These have no structural integrity.
Why did I even leave Syria?
Okay, you know what?
Somebody had to be green ambassador,
so I said sure, but I'm tired of being
the only one who volunteers around here,
so if anybody else wants to take over for me...
- Okay, I'll do it. - Huh?
I'll be the green guy or whatever.
O... okay, gr... great. There you go.
Finally, somebody's stepping up.
So let's hear it for Cheyenne.
I'll clap when I get some decent coffee.
"And sometimes the hardest thing to accept
is that we are not in control."
So true. So true.
"For only by losing ourselves completely to God
can we find"...
- Ourselves. - "God's mercy."
God's mercy. Amen.
Amen. Glenn, again, just feel free to listen.
Don't try and guess what I'm going to say.
I'm about to say it. You're going to hear it.
Okay, no problem at all, my friend.
- Pastor. - Glenn.
- Mm-hmm? - Can I talk to you
- for a minute? - Uh, yeah, I gue...
do you think you can press pause?
- Maybe take a fiver? - We'll keep going.
Okay, I've got the book anyway.
- It's great. - All right.
Glenn, you said that he was
just going to be handing out plants.
I know! Who knew we'd be getting
a live reading of his book too?
Uh-huh, yeah. It's just that this
kind of goes beyond what we had discussed...
Yeah, way beyond, baby!
Uh, I just don't think
that corporate is going to be too excited to hear that
a Christian pastor was doing a book reading in the store.
Okay, but I'm not worried about that.
Well, you might not be worried about it but...
Can we talk about this later? It's just that,
I do have the book, but nothing beats live,
- so I just... - Glenn.
"Let's praise him in a way that pays him."
Hey, dude. Did you drop these
cool wraparound sunglasses?
No, I don't think...
ah, I get it.
Because they look like Bono sunglasses?
- Yeah. - Do we even sell those here?
No, I had to go to CVS to get these, but it was worth it.
Jonah, hey. I need to talk to you
about the green ambassador thing.
Oh, uh, sure. Happy to help.
Oh, you forgot to give me the button.
Right, the button. Here is your one button.
- Wear it with pride. - Thanks.
And again, if you need any help with ideas, you know,
or just like a... like a sounding board,
you can always come to me.
That's okay. I don't want to.
Oh, shoot. I was going to return these,
but I think there's a scratch on the inside.
- You see that? - No.
You have to, like, get them close.
No, I don't...
- okay... - Ey, Bono!
- It's Bono, everybody! - You know what?
- I understand that. - Hey, Amy?
- Yes? - Pastor Craig told this lady
that if she bought a signed copy of his book,
she would get a free watch.
Should I give her a watch?
Wait, now he's selling his book in the store?
I told you you should have screamed
at Glenn from the start.
It's okay. It's a learning curve.
When we haven't accepted God in our hearts, we feel empty!
And then we try to fill that emptiness
by buying things.
New phone, jewelry, that fancy blender.
- This is just for nut butters. - Okay, that's all right.
Hey, what are you doing?
You can't sell your book in the store.
Oh, it's fine. Glenn okayed it. Hallelujah.
Well, it doesn't really matter what Glenn okayed
- because I'm the manager. - Maybe I should go get Glenn.
No, we don't need Glenn for this.
Well, I know we don't need him, but it would just be...
- it'd be fun. - Guys, I really think
we should talk about this another time.
I have customers, and this is unprofessional.
- Hallelujah. - These are not your customers.
She is. She bought two books.
I'm gonna have to ask you to please leave the store.
Oh, so I guess you're kicking me out.
You can take it that way, yes.
All right, uh, as you guys heard,
I've been asked to leave.
That's okay. I implore you all
to handle this like good Christians
and not escalate it to violence.
Nobody was talking about violence.
Lord! Bow your heads.
- No, please do not. Sir... - Lord forgive her!
- She knows not... - Mm-hmm.
- What she does. - I know exactly
what I'm doing.
And if anyone wants any more information
about our church, you can reach us
at lifesworkschurch.org/donate.
- Okay, you're done. - All right,
just so you all know, this was not a race thing.
We're kicking him out for practicing his religion.
No, that is not true.
All right, I stand corrected.
Race may have had a little to do with it.
Okay.
Okay, so welcome to the first meeting
of the new and improved green team.
Now let's all think of some ways to help the environment.
Yeah, and nothing super annoying
that turns coffee into hot turd juice.
Oh, sorry, Jonah. I didn't see you there.
I saw him.
I didn't make the filters myself,
so it's not a burn on me.
We should post something on social media.
Okay, what about something like #oceans?
Yes, I love that. That's so good.
Um, I'm sorry.
What exactly would a hashtag accomplish?
Well, it's about starting a conversation.
What conversation?
- This conversation. - Yeah.
- Yup. - Oh, what if we took turns
- teaching dumb kids to read? - Mm.
Ooh, that's good. Or prison reform.
Okay, again, um, sorry... none of my business,
but, uh, wondering if maybe your scope
is getting a little wide.
Look who hates prison reform.
I'm actually with Jonah on this one.
I've been to prison, and honestly,
it's perfect as is.
Wait... wha... where's Pastor Craig?
Oh, didn't you hear? Amy kicked him out.
- What? - Yeah, he was really upset
about it too. Like, devastated.
I think he may have said something about
being disappointed in you personally.
I don't remember exactly.
Anyway, I hate to be the one to break it to you.
What... what are you...
It's really important
to break down cardboard waste.
You know, Earth Day and all.
Oh!
You kicked Pastor Craig out of the store?
- I want the truth. - Yes.
Don't... don't lie to me, Amy.
- You kicked him out! - I said yes!
He was selling his book in the store, Glenn.
I didn't agree to that.
You... you are out of control, missy!
And... and you are going to pick up the phone
and you are gonna call Pastor Craig
and apologize to him right now!
No.
Then you can't be manager anymore.
- What? - Yeah, I'm sorry.
I thought... I thought you could handle it,
but you immediately came in and started
whizzing all over the place and changing up
a perfectly good office and, "Oh, look."
"Look at our window.
Now we can all stare at Manager Amy."
Glenn, you can't just take the job back.
Yes, I can. Get out of my office.
That's not gonna happen.
So... you're just keeping the job?
- Yeah. - Well then, what can I do?
- Nothing. - But then I can't do anything!
- I know. - So what? I mean,
I've just gotta do whatever you say?
- Yeah. - But then I can't do what I want.
And I want to do it.
This is so unfair!
Can I even slam the door?
I'd rather that you didn't.
And Jesus put forth his hand and the leper was cured.
So what miracles have you experienced in your lives?
And please, nobody say their kids, okay?
One time, I saw Lily Tomlin in an airport.
I mean, it looked like her. I don't know.
Hey, what's going on over here?
Oh, nothing. Just having a little employee Bible study.
Would you care to join us?
You could probably use some guidance.
Ha-ha, well, can't we all?
- Mm-hmm. - But, uh, no.
Unfortunately, there's no religious gatherings allowed
during company time,
so everyone has to get back to work.
Wow.
So first Amy throws a man of the cloth out of the store,
and now we're not even allowed to talk about the Bible.
And we can't say "Merry Christmas" anymore.
Shut up, Earl. This isn't about that.
Glenn, can we speak privately, please?
I don't know. Can we?
Okay. Glenn, I know you're having some issues
with not being in charge anymore,
and so you're lashing out at me.
And I'm trying to be very cool about it,
but I can't keep doing that because it makes me look bad,
so I am asking you politely. Please knock it off.
- Okay? - Fine.
But I have three minutes left on my break.
Am I allowed to talk about anything?
Yes. Obviously you can talk.
Fine.
I'm gonna talk about, um...
- John Cusack. - Knock yourself out.
Because John Cusack died for our sins,
which is why we worship John Cusack,
King of the Jews. Okay, that is it, Glenn!
You need to stop being a whiny,
snotty little baby man
and get back to work, or I'm going to write you up!
Do you understand me?
I said, "Do you understand me?"
- Yes... - What?
- Yes. I said yes. - Good.
I liked "High Fidelity," but I'm not sure
how it holds up post MeToo.
All right, everybody. Let's show pollution
what we think about it.
Oh, yeah. Really good job, everybody.
Can we take it again? I forgot to cover my chin
with my hand the way Barbra Streisand always does.
- Okay. - How is this doing anything?
They're just posing for selfies
and then congratulating themselves.
Yeah, dude. That's what Instagram is.
- It's just dumb. - Hmm.
It almost seems like you want to be in charge.
That's not what I meant.
Look, man, I get it. It's hard.
One day you're on top of the world, winning Grammys,
performing Live Aid,
forcing your music onto people's iPhones...
I'm not Bono!
Okay, okay. What if we did, like,
a Jimmy Kimmel kind of thing
where we call people and we tell them
that their kids are dead? But then we're like,
"Just kidding. But they will be in 50 years
if we don't take action against climate change."
Yes, I love it. Such a good idea.
Knock-knock.
Heard that Amy came down pretty hard on you.
Yeah, I bet you loved that, huh?
What? Oh, come on. Give me some credit.
I know we've had our issues over the years,
but I hate to see you brought down like that.
You think that's fun for me?
- You're smiling. - I'm always smiling.
I'm a happy person.
And I know what you're going through, okay?
I can only imagine how hard it is that someone
that you took under your wing like a father and daughter
would just rip into you like that.
I mean, that's got to be a gut punch.
What does it feel like?
What? What?
Just that...
total, complete, all-encompassing impotence.
- You think I'm impotent? - I don't.
Oh... oh, no. Hold up!
I will show you exactly how impotent I am.
- I'm gonna do something. - Go. You should do it.
- I'm gonna do something! - Yeah, do it, Glenn!
- I'm doing it! - Do it, Glenn!
I'm doing it!
This doesn't concern you.
Gotcha.
I get that there's value to spreading awareness
and getting the word out. I'm not opposed to that,
but that can't just be all you do.
That's just posturing. You know, there's...
there's the kind of people who do things,
and then there's the kind of people
who talk about doing things.
- And you're both of those? - Exactly.
- Well... - Attention, shoppers.
I would like to read to you from a book
that was recently banned from the store by management.
What is this? What is happening?
Proverbs 10:22 says,
"The blessings of the Lord make you rich."
Glenn, stop it! Open the door!
Wanna know the best-kept secret of the Bible?
"All the riches of the Lord make you blessed,
- but I never feel"... - Wow.
He is having an epic meltdown.
"Through the window of my jet,
a Cessna Citation CJ4."
I'm not kidding. You need to stop this
or I'm going to have to write you up.
"So let us praise him in a way that pays him."
Glenn!
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine
What am I supposed to do about this?
- I'll get the battering ram. - We have a battering ram?
Better to have it and not need it
than need it and not have it.
This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
Let it shine, let it shine, let it sh...
Name: Glenn Sturgis.
Violations: Disruption within the store.
Outward display of religion.
Insubordination.
"Insubordination."
That's you.
I don't like having to write you up.
- You're forcing me to do this. - I don't care!
'Cause I'm writing you up too,
and my boss doesn't send you to the unemployment line.
He sends you to hell.
That was too far. I'm sorry.
Come on, Glenn. Don't make me send this in.
Just... it's not too late. Please?
Look, just tell me that this is never gonna happen again
and we can forget the whole thing.
Okay.
"Submit."
Ugh. It's not going through.
Stinks for you up the wazoo.
What is wrong with this thing?
- Are you logged in as Admin? - Yes, obviously.
Well, sometimes it helps to uncheck all the boxes
and then check them again. I don't know why it does that.
You mean, like, clear all or manually uncheck each box?
No, I mean like...
Okay, well, first of all, you got the wrong violation
from the pull down menu.
What? I thought I selected the right one.
Yeah, but sometimes if you hit a key
it accidentally resets. Just start over.
- Okay. - "Glenn Sturgis."
So we will start with just this store but eventually
we'll recruit employees from other stores,
and it just builds from there.
So it could go national or even international.
- Or past that. - Um, yeah.
So whatcha guys doing over here?
We're starting an environmental group.
- The Green Posse. - We haven't settled on that.
So kind of like Cheyenne's group?
Well, yes, but there is room
for more than one group, you know?
There's plenty of work to be done, and we are a little more
about taking direct action, you know?
Getting our hands dirty.
Let me guess. Jonah's in charge?
No, no, no, no. I mean...
We're... it's more of, like, a collective action
- kind of a thing. - You said you were in charge.
Yeah... yeah, I did.
But I... but I... but that's... I said that because
somebody, you know, has to be in charge,
and I'm kind of like the... I'm the reluctant leader.
- You know, it could be anybody. - I'll do it.
Absolutely not.
What do you do when an employee wants to change
- their emergency contact info? - Don't tell me.
Justine's fighting with her mom again?
Yes. They have a really complicated relationship.
They are the strangest pair. Have you met her sisters?
- No. - They are...
Don't tell me Justine's the normal one.
No, Justine's the normal one.
Aww, that's nice.
Looks like they patched things up.
It's not nice.
You have no idea what nice is, idiot!
What the...
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