Passive Aggressive emails in the workplace

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  • @andrejburger5953
    @andrejburger5953 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2385

    It feels like Alan is the only sane logical person in that work environment.

    • @romainsavioz5466
      @romainsavioz5466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      You mean adam
      That's clearly adam

    • @HandleDisliker
      @HandleDisliker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I think you mean Rowan. Rowan's the black shirt.

    • @Soljakga
      @Soljakga 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Alan : You are going to repeat what i say. And only what i say. Nod if you understand
      andre : (nod
      Alan : It feels like Alan is the only sane logical person...
      andre : It feels like Alan is...

    • @Worldbuilder
      @Worldbuilder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ...and then you watched him deal with someone who games on a mac...

    • @romainsavioz5466
      @romainsavioz5466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@HandleDisliker no that's obviously ben

  • @capp00
    @capp00 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1665

    I'm fairly confident that if Alan finally reached his limit and quit, that entire place would fall apart. lol

    • @neowolf09
      @neowolf09 2 ปีที่แล้ว +143

      It's actually quite a good feeling when you leave a job and drive by after a few months to find they're out of business.

    • @TheJacob232
      @TheJacob232 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      @@neowolf09 O.o that should be a season Arc......Alan finally has enough and either takes his vacation or quits, the store slowly falls apart in a few episodes only for Alan to come back from vacation or come in as a customer only to be begged to return

    • @FlaminKanami
      @FlaminKanami 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I'm surprised they're still in business due to Ellie's current pay!😆

    • @backyardrebel2149
      @backyardrebel2149 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Can't quit without Rowan's permission. It's been tried before. There is no escape.

    • @nickryan3417
      @nickryan3417 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@FlaminKanami her high pay is offset by the other's low pay... it all works out ok in the end. For Ellie anyway...

  • @WesternWolf4311
    @WesternWolf4311 2 ปีที่แล้ว +721

    "At your earliest convienience Alan, please feel free to care about your job." -Adam.

  • @avikshitbasak7556
    @avikshitbasak7556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +622

    "this is bullying"
    atlast Alan acknowledged his problem ever since he started working for playtech

    • @sherylcorbett8283
      @sherylcorbett8283 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Everyone has a dark side :)

    • @jamestabat5412
      @jamestabat5412 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @JZ's Best Friend i cant relate enough

    • @NightLancerX
      @NightLancerX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sherylcorbett8283 that is not rightful justification for such behavior.

    • @sherylcorbett8283
      @sherylcorbett8283 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NightLancerX so truee. ♡
      Uh oh. Im sorry. my comment is incomplete. 🤣 I'm talking about their character. I meant to say, I notice that everyone has a dark side. 😁
      Allan called Rowan a piece of sht for liking the Phantom of Menace. He even said he hates that he know Rowan. This made Rowan speechless.
      He killed someone for wanting to use Mac for gaming
      He intimated Adam on his first day of Job. He made Adam cry.
      He participated in the walk of shame. (To shame Adam)
      He killed his childhood bestfriend.
      I feel bad for Allan. really. I think what I'm trying to say is it's pretty interesting to see everyone's Dark side in this series and I love the diversity of their character. ✌

    • @Mugruncher
      @Mugruncher 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s the problem with most work places. Hence why Alan will never quit. Also hence why Bored is so relatable 😆

  • @RickachuCXVI
    @RickachuCXVI 2 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    "Regarding the hostile work environment"
    Immediately starts talking crap with everyone else in the building over email

  • @reyyansattar776
    @reyyansattar776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1090

    Ah yes, the feeling of being left out is completely explained here with accurate emotions, nicely done, LOL.

    • @profchaos91
      @profchaos91 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      When they describe these mundane occasions you can always tell that at least one of them felt the same emotion irl, since they reproduce it so vividly. Great acting but also great writing

    • @dutube99
      @dutube99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The feeling of being left out seems to be primal universal fear that drives a lot of behaviour.

    • @Tridentus
      @Tridentus ปีที่แล้ว

      Too relatable in retail. I've been a carer/caterer/ESL-teacher/sales-assistant and something about retail makes people behave like they are 14 year old girls gossiping constantly behind peoples backs instead of actually talking directly. Doesn't matter about age either, in fact the older (literally people in their 60s) and longer they've worked in retail the more like this they are it's bizarre.
      Literally a 60 something grandparent at work leaves me little notes about what I didn't do (without realising I was on a different duty and couldn't even do the thing, or wasn't even the one who did the thing wrong), and then when I try to have a grown up talk about it immediately runs away like a 13 year old.

    • @syedmuzzamil9983
      @syedmuzzamil9983 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha 🤣

  • @MetaManGamingTM
    @MetaManGamingTM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +758

    I wonder when Alan is going to contact corporate and get his old job back. That would be hilarious

    • @DreamWizardMedia
      @DreamWizardMedia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      When did they establish Alan worked for corporate?

    • @lorrdy7640
      @lorrdy7640 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Maybe one day he will be manager again

    • @eldorados_lost_searcher
      @eldorados_lost_searcher 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@lorrdy7640
      That'd be a demotion. He's the SUPER manager!

    • @jamesfoskey2804
      @jamesfoskey2804 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rowan IS corporate

    • @DeadDogInc
      @DeadDogInc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DreamWizardMedia
      He never said he worked for corporate

  • @samtherat6
    @samtherat6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    This gave me anxiety on how much this reminded me of a similar situation I’ve been in. It’s all smiles in person, but anger is expressed through e-mail.

    • @marcadenexus
      @marcadenexus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Sam! How are you? Hope you're doing great! 😀
      ..
      Check your mail please.

  • @rowansheppard4062
    @rowansheppard4062 2 ปีที่แล้ว +293

    Adam, you're being a bit of a Rowan. And that is coming from someone called Rowan.

    • @isaacislas2328
      @isaacislas2328 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lol

    • @Katalize
      @Katalize 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I heard that pets and their owners sometimes look and act the same.

    • @DgardsGaming
      @DgardsGaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Are you saying that you are a jerk and a manager 😂

    • @rowanlaverne
      @rowanlaverne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Seconded by second Rowan.

    • @MrCodysVideos
      @MrCodysVideos ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This comment chain is golden

  • @Alfiy_Wolf
    @Alfiy_Wolf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    This reminds me of my time in retail -I like being nice to angry customers it’s funny because you stay chill and they get even angrier

    • @markmurex6559
      @markmurex6559 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      A skill most people don't have.

    • @Alfiy_Wolf
      @Alfiy_Wolf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      No point getting angry back, it only prolongs the conflict.

    • @kendallwonderland158
      @kendallwonderland158 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I highly enjoy this as well. I play the village idiot that "just wants to make you happy". It's kinda condescending but at minimum wage I only tolerate so much. Then I put on the characters lol

    • @Man-vs-Metal
      @Man-vs-Metal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Why are you smiling?!?
      That's part of my job, angry bro.

    • @kingofbudokai
      @kingofbudokai 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Alfiy_Wolf Nonsense. They can't yell at you anymore if they are unconscious.

  • @touchofstrange
    @touchofstrange 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    😆 Poor Alan gets my total sympathy!
    I had a coworker who sat in a neighboring cube, we literally shared a ‘wall’. I could roll my chair back about a foot to lean around the divider and see her.
    She would wait until I was on a call and then send me an email about whatever her latest gripe was. She’d always note ‘I was going to talk to you about this, but you’re on a call.’
    Not to mention we have a chat function available. So, just to annoy her further, I’d reply to her emails via the chat. And, naturally, she’d email her reply… it was ridic.
    So, all the hugs for Alan!! 🤗

    • @nardalis4832
      @nardalis4832 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      She: I can't talk. But I will email
      You: Then I will chat
      She: thats... thats illegal

    • @DrSwazz
      @DrSwazz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It'd be funny if you changed the interface each time. Shoot her some messages on Google Hangouts, throw in some Skype, then end it with some choice words in a nice-smelling letter with some candy.

    • @Evija3000
      @Evija3000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bet she thought she was being clever with the phone thing.

    • @touchofstrange
      @touchofstrange 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@DrSwazz 🤣😂 I wish I’d thought of that! There was the temptation to toss paper airplanes over the ‘wall’. But, I’d have gotten another email asking me to ‘refrain from childish shenanigans’. LOL

    • @touchofstrange
      @touchofstrange 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nardalis4832 omg, did you know her? 😃🤣. Yeah, that was basically her reaction the first time I messaged her. She actually tried to say that she didn’t see the chat notifications, so she preferred email… I kindly offered to help her make sure her chat settings were setup correctly. She had to begrudgingly give in.

  • @BrieyaSilverweb
    @BrieyaSilverweb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I remember at one job - respond to them via email if you need to, don't talk to them. Really, you are certain you want me to do this? Yes, it is your job. Okay, I can tell this won't go well. Didn't respond to any emails which didn't need a direct response, just do the work and mark it done on the schedule, print, turn in to the 3 manager/boss. Then I have my managers PISSED because I never emailed them or talked to them. "Didn't you tell me only if I needed to, as in having Q's?" Well yes. "Okay, then, I didn't have any for you, and showed the work was done. I'm not sure I understand the problem." No, you are suppose to email them back. Next time, email them back. "Okay, are you certain you want me to do that?" Yes, just do it. Next time an email came, listing days we are to work, and I sent back, "Got it, printed, will do." You guessed it, still did it wrong. So glad I no longer work at the Tech call in center at UPS.

  • @Kev1nTheKev1n
    @Kev1nTheKev1n 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    bro the “This is bullying.” at the end is perfect

  • @R2debo_
    @R2debo_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +470

    This completely captures what it’s like to work for the NHS.

    • @Bricz6176
      @Bricz6176 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🌚

    • @tmarritt
      @tmarritt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Civil servant here, exactly the same.
      Everyone wants to cover their arse so it's a constant stream of Bs

    • @CrashSable
      @CrashSable 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Just openly confess that you do no work and we shouldn't have to be paying for you...

    • @Hannodb1961
      @Hannodb1961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      But, shouldnt you just talk to the culprit rather than typing passive aggressive comments on youtube? 😆

    • @BattleBro77
      @BattleBro77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Huh a bot that copies a random comment, interesting

  • @jeleeson
    @jeleeson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    Alan to Adam: "I don't bite."
    *several hundred episodes earlier*
    Alan to Adam: "I killed a man with a golf club, boy!"

    • @AnoAssassin
      @AnoAssassin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Killed the Byron-acted robber, then one of the two armed robbers, I think he's killed Ben once with a sword (or at least was going to until the video ended), and also strangled his friend over the White Shirt

    • @TeenPerspektiva
      @TeenPerspektiva 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Well he didnt bite

    • @jeleeson
      @jeleeson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@TeenPerspektiva You are technically correct. The best kind of correct.

    • @TurtleDudeProd
      @TurtleDudeProd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Nod if ya understand

  • @DrMcFly28
    @DrMcFly28 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I remember an ex co-worker who first loudly asked everyone who was the one who accidentally left the door of the server door unlocked (it was me), before then sending a mail to the entire department to please take care never to leave the door of the server room unlocked. After me locking the door after him numerous times and only once politely asking him in person to be more careful about that.

  • @bryanyu5225
    @bryanyu5225 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    being an email guy myself, i find it easier to put all info down into an email rather than talk to a person who tends to interrupt every single point you are trying to make... of course, emailing a person siting right next to you is taking this to another level

    • @matthewbarabas3052
      @matthewbarabas3052 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      no. in fact, if you find emailing to be a far better method of communication, then you should go for it.

    • @finthegeek
      @finthegeek 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@matthewbarabas3052that’s how communicating works

  • @karstagatio
    @karstagatio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    I genuinely love watching these videos, but it gets to a point where it hurts to watch alan lose. I wish he won more often.

    • @sinisterthoughts2896
      @sinisterthoughts2896 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I agree, but that is the point. Being the only sane person the the constant insanity they put him through. Kind of the born loser character trope.

    • @TeenPerspektiva
      @TeenPerspektiva 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sinisterthoughts2896 Yeah i know but it is so painful to watch.

    • @erik6937
      @erik6937 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "genuinely love"

  • @Raida7
    @Raida7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Adam's strong desire to not cause any hurt combined with email access... Beautiful

    • @magdalenajozwicka2708
      @magdalenajozwicka2708 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But he is hurting somebody, actually he is downright malicious this time

    • @Raida7
      @Raida7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@magdalenajozwicka2708 yup. Distancing himself from the conversation via electronic communication meant he could say things without seeing the recipient and that freedom... Turns out given the chance Adam is capable of being mean, and enjoying it when other people get it on it and have fun and he's not the victim.

  • @thesmallwolf
    @thesmallwolf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    No matter how badly a conversation is going, you know it’s going to get worse as soon as Rowan walks up 😅

  • @27eduedu
    @27eduedu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    As funny as it might seem, I had a coworker once who did exactly that - she sent emails to me when I was sitting IN FRONT of her, most of the time to mention silly things like 'please close the door'. Aaaah... I miss toxic environments so much.

    • @musicbox-id
      @musicbox-id 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      What the heck.. Asking someone close the door by email.. 😅😂😂😂😂

    • @sebrassino
      @sebrassino 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Nah just mail back: No you close the door. And cc your boss into the convo later on.

    • @Hawky2947
      @Hawky2947 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Probably because you left the door open, right? :D I had that at home... 10 times in one hour, always had to get up and close it myself because of draft.

    • @stealthattack2209
      @stealthattack2209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol

    • @irradiatedice98
      @irradiatedice98 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Hawky2947 yeah same but I wouldn't e-mail my family members about it

  • @joostdriesens3984
    @joostdriesens3984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    I see an opportunity for Adam to get a pay raise for improving workplace communications..

    • @musicbox-id
      @musicbox-id 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is Adam late for work too? 😜😂😂

    • @johncarmen9963
      @johncarmen9963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Rowan: “but I’m going to do things a little bit differently, instead of just giving you a pay rise Adam, I’ll just give everyone else a MASSIVE pay cut, it works out the same”

    • @generofugama9777
      @generofugama9777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "You get paid?!"

    • @matarono
      @matarono 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Then he'll finally get some money from working there again

    • @chunkymunkey9182
      @chunkymunkey9182 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But he should use Ellie's pay raise method :D

  • @BlitzRazor
    @BlitzRazor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    It all started with a passive aggressive email... and it escalated to workplace bullying

    • @l337pwnage
      @l337pwnage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      these are levels of snowflakery I never thought was possible, lol.

  • @syntaxusdogmata3333
    @syntaxusdogmata3333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love Adam. He's so dynamic. One video, he can look all quirky and awkward, and the next he can seem suave and domineering. 👍

  • @lilheinz9496
    @lilheinz9496 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You guys are absolutely the best! Please never stop being great at literally everything!!! That you have as much range and variety as you do is no coincidence, talent like yours is immeasurable and rare, exceedingly so compared to today’s standard.
    You guys are seriously raising the bar when it comes to short skits on a tight budget, cause your stuff is better than much of what I see professionally done now adays on tv or Netflix movies, stuff like the CW shows, who have way more money and connections to everything needed to make something spectacular, yet fail to approach even mediocre, even on the best moments of top shows like flash or arrow, they were leaving everyone feeling like... ehh so meh...
    All of you guys are extremely talented and freaking genius! To be talented enough to make something special with what you have got, and people don’t even notice it’s done by guys who aren’t deep within the entertainment industry like folks who have all the stuff that makes these kinds of skits possible, but without any of it yourselves and no one even notices cause it’s so damn much better than those “real” actors, that is proof that your above the majority of up and coming talent not just in this platform either...
    I think if the kind of opportunities that those clowns in entertainment today, were given to you guys, then I feel like that would be start of the next big hit thing, you would be on the same level of the likes of amazing stuff like, making shows even better than the greats of the past like the walking dead season 1-3 or GOT(before season 7 lol) or that one Netflix series with the red hooded masked dudes shooting people who are playing red light green light children’s Murder games lol (can’t remember the name didn’t see it yet but have heard good things)
    You guys are great keep uploading stellar content, and we’ll be here for it all the way on ur well deserved journey to super stardom!!
    Anyways sorry for the page of text just had to say that lol tl;dr ^ ^
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  • @ironmarmite4341
    @ironmarmite4341 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I'm still waiting for the episode where Alan gets his revenge on everyone.

    • @kdavid022
      @kdavid022 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/77nJkl_0CXo/w-d-xo.html

    • @raeeskamaar6190
      @raeeskamaar6190 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Or one where Adam gets his revenge on his "friend" David.

    • @sherylcorbett8283
      @sherylcorbett8283 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@raeeskamaar6190 omG Yes!

    • @sinisterthoughts2896
      @sinisterthoughts2896 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@raeeskamaar6190 I don't know, many more videos like this and I might call it a karmic balance.

    • @neowolf09
      @neowolf09 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Never seen the white shirt episodes?

  • @chris2790
    @chris2790 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Almost 20 years ago, I shared an office with four other people doing software development. One day it was just me and another guy, everybody else was off doing something else. I was trying to finish up a project for a delivery the next day and was kind of stressed. The other guy gets a phone call on his cell phone and proceeds to yak away, distracting me from my work. After 20 minutes I had had enough. I figured this guy was gonna be ticked at me for asking him to take the rest of his call outside the room, so I had been reluctant to say anything to begin with. I figured instead of verbally asking him, it would be less disruptive to his call if I just DMd him via our work chat client. So I sent the chat asking if he wouldn't mind taking the rest of the call outside the room since he was on his cell phone anyway, and heard it "ding" on his computer. lol
    I turned to watch him lean forward, squint as he was reading it, and then get this look on his face. He says "what!?", then looks up at me and practically yells "F you! Blah blah blah". I was surprised and already annoyed and that sent me over the edge. I just blew up and was like "No, F YOU! Blah blah blah!"
    I can't remember if he left the room or if I did at that point. I do remember a few days later I happened to be leaving for the day and as I was walking out to my car, his wife had just picked him up at the curb. She said something like "Sorry he's such an ass." or something to that effect. Pretty sure he had been talking to her. lol
    ah, memories. Good times!

  • @GreenFoodMan
    @GreenFoodMan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This brought back some deep memories of when I first started working fast food. When coworkers don't like you they really like to leave you out of convos and talk like this around you. It got better eventually and they started to like me. But it took 6 months.

  • @SuperLycan13
    @SuperLycan13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Needed a "per my last email" email

  • @HG-Media-original
    @HG-Media-original 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I hate how accurate these videos can be, not long ago they posted a video about pen thieves at work and now I watch this. I feel like they are following me around my work and seeing what pisses me off then them being like “right that down, right that down!”

  • @hereticsaint100
    @hereticsaint100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I feel for Alan. He's the only sane one at this point.

  • @TheEvilBere
    @TheEvilBere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is so true. Working in a cinema, there are so many, especially young people, who can't even order tickets eye to eye properly. You can see how they cringe to have to talk in person to somebody. All conversations for them are via mobile, they can't really socialize anymore.

    • @Ganara426
      @Ganara426 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah its pretty pathethic

  • @joshl1664
    @joshl1664 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    They need to do a series where they're bullying Alan and he just tells them f-ck off and quits. Then we watch how Playtech fails without him there to run it and all three have to grovel back to him to get him back.

    • @inseerlink3511
      @inseerlink3511 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just to go back to bullying him. "Well done loser" this is me to Alan. Sorry, please don't get it personal, I have been in Alan's shoes way to many times already. I wouldn't ever go back to work in a place like this, and while this is almost impossible, this is the reason why I choose to work for myself now-a-days. It is both rewarding and sane.

    • @joshl1664
      @joshl1664 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@inseerlink3511 It's a comedy series, I'm sure they could come up with something where Alan is king for a bit. Sort of like what they did with the white shirt saga but better.

    • @TheCaliRhino
      @TheCaliRhino 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alternate timeline: Alan quits, new guy is annoying buddy David or whatever his name was that bilked Adam out of all his money, business goes under, they’re all homeless. Alan walks by them on the street at their cardboard box homes & drops a 5 in their beggar cash box…& takes his five 1’s for change & gives them each 1 before getting into his Bentley & driving off, but he backs up & takes all of Rowan’s money because revenge revenge!

  • @AaronValacircaVT
    @AaronValacircaVT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    A skit where ADAM is the villain?! What?!
    I love it!

    • @jaredschepemaker9258
      @jaredschepemaker9258 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He's always been the villain, remember his intro?

    • @BreakofDawn
      @BreakofDawn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And the gold shirt saga

    • @BlueCanary7
      @BlueCanary7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jaredschepemaker9258 [Adam remembers his intro] "Am I... _evil_ ?!"

  • @dirtydish6642
    @dirtydish6642 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    When you're boss needs to generate a hard record of his grievances with you, this is how he does it. Management 101.

  • @SunnahTaqwa
    @SunnahTaqwa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Every person saying Alan is the only "normal" person has definitely forgotten that he is a murderer

    • @erurainon6842
      @erurainon6842 ปีที่แล้ว

      In this franchise he is the outsider one :D

  • @johnfranklin87
    @johnfranklin87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Remembering how evil Adam actually is from when he started, I feel Alan is gonna bring back the White Shirt

  • @billy9144
    @billy9144 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Unrelated, but I'm an IT guy, and it drives me crazy when I send people emails and they don't read it and instead come and bother me because they are too lazy to read the damn email. Some people just want to have their hand held through everything. This sketch is really funny though, and I love it. Adam is taking it to absurd levels.

  • @Genericgamertag147
    @Genericgamertag147 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Working in a government office for almost a decade, the best ones are the ones that come through as "As per my previous email..." or "If you require clarification on this please refer to the..."

    • @ilovefunnyamv2nd
      @ilovefunnyamv2nd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sometimes I do that, but my office usually uses the reply function so its just scrollingdown a bit, and SOME PEOPLE have a tendency to ask questions that were already answered (they only respondto the last message and don't bother reading the entire chain if not familiar).
      More often then not, I'm just acting as a gopher between the supplier and the appropriate technical team, so its [my brief summary], [please see below]

  • @elenoryn4700
    @elenoryn4700 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can relate so much to Adam ... I don't like difficult conversations. But if you can write it, no problem.

  • @PapaSmurf40K
    @PapaSmurf40K 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I once had coworkers on either side of me messaging each other and laughing like this. I definitely sympathize with alan here. Super uncomfortable...

  • @etherealregions
    @etherealregions 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nailed it! This is exactly what aggravates me about people today. Good job 👏

  • @100nitrog
    @100nitrog 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    For what it's worth, it can be useful to leave a paper trail when it comes to conflict in the workplace. That way you can prove that the matter was discussed and exactly when it was discussed.

  • @housesteiner7783
    @housesteiner7783 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the hospital with Covid, needed a good laugh, thank you!

  • @zguesss
    @zguesss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    This was the most infuriating video you guys have ever made, and I've watched close to an hour of Adam trying too be a therapist.

  • @kfeltenberger
    @kfeltenberger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    In a Tarantino movie, this is where Alan goes postal on the rest of them.

  • @michaelputnam2532
    @michaelputnam2532 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Adam is also generating a record of his conversations that could, I suppose, be used by HR to support his positions.

  • @ronin7997
    @ronin7997 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is totally my boss with texts. She cannot hold a 30 second face-to-face conversation with any employee, yet vomits novels out over text messenger.

  • @mpalmer22
    @mpalmer22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yep, this is exactly the experience I had at my last workplace a few weeks before I got fired, just the tension I felt whenever I entered the room, all conversations would stop, and everyone would be short and blunt in my interactions with them (e.g. such as when I asked how are things?) But then I'd get emails written very matter-of-fact with certain criticisms (e.g. it has come to my attention that you arrived 5min after your starting time, this is unacceptable, blah blah). Getting fired just came out of left field for me, just got called into a meeting one morning and told my employment with them was terminated due to not fitting in with their work culture?? I mean what does that even mean?

    • @carrieullrich5059
      @carrieullrich5059 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That they wanted their buddy to have your job, so they made up bullshit about you...

    • @mpalmer22
      @mpalmer22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@carrieullrich5059 Well, it worked out for the best, I ended up starting my own company after that, I just didn't want to work under a boss after that experience. Now my company has grown, and theirs have shut down, some of their clients have even moved across to me

  • @therican5728
    @therican5728 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    PLEASE.. more Playtech videos. I'm a big fan from Tampa, Florida. I'm not a gamer so I can't understand the other skits. Really love you guys.

  • @cwircuit4037
    @cwircuit4037 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you VLDL, i was not having the best day today, but this genuinely made me laugh, thank you!

  • @Daniel_Roach
    @Daniel_Roach 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Adam somehow manages being most loveable, to sprinting past rowan as most hated

  • @Azurryu
    @Azurryu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    "You can't just avoid difficult conversations by putting them into an email."
    Oh you can.

    • @Jason-rq1gw
      @Jason-rq1gw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      As a receiver of said emails I think I'd consider deleting each email after reading them so that I could carefully ignore any unimportant info XD see how long it takes for them to actually talk to me. Irl my whole office was used to receiving and deleting irrelevant annoyance emails at my previous office jobs. The worst but most amusing were the accidental 'reply All' to a company email.

    • @wyliecoyote173
      @wyliecoyote173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes I can it more easy then you would of thought

    • @chunkymunkey9182
      @chunkymunkey9182 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      But thats not Email, thats blackmail lol

  • @star_c4313
    @star_c4313 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In opposite of this skit I would tell my story. There are 3 of us working in one room. One guy is friendly and another one is really toxic (like Rowan), so if me or friendly_guy needs help with work we just text each other on e-mail, even though we are're sitting right in front of each other. It's definitely better than listening that we are "stupid af" or whatever

  • @jonathankopicko2242
    @jonathankopicko2242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I know y'all are really only here for entertainment, but for the life of me, it really just brings me away from life for a second in a good thoughtful way. Thanks for doing what y'all do all the time. It has been a pleasure to see the growth and segments that have come off of all of y'alls characters

  • @arcticridge
    @arcticridge 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    every episode where Alan gets screwed around should end with him opening a drawer with the white shirt folded up inside and a massive bass drop

  • @RamenNSoup
    @RamenNSoup 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "As we previously discussed..."

  • @glakhmed
    @glakhmed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    How about an arc where Alan finally has enough and goes to work somewhere else, leaving the store to fall apart.

  • @thespectaculargamernerd8114
    @thespectaculargamernerd8114 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Adam's such a nice guy wanting to avoid conflict face to face. Excuse me while I write an email about how Alan was in the wrong.

    • @m0L3ify
      @m0L3ify 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      cc me. I love tea

  • @piob9801
    @piob9801 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One golden rule in the workplace is "Always cover your ass." Use email so everything is documented.

  • @musicbox-id
    @musicbox-id 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Regarding to this video, Alan is officially the only one "Normal" PlayTech employee.. Bahahahaha.. LOL

    • @katasmurf
      @katasmurf 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just don't give him the white shirt...

  • @Jud1cator
    @Jud1cator 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The life of an introvert and an extrovert in the workplace.

  • @sparky4878
    @sparky4878 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    What was wrong with the boxes? Couldn’t Adam get to the ones he wanted to get a good sniff of?

    • @DrSwazz
      @DrSwazz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I believe Alan's used to stacking the old boxes on top of the new boxes, being entirely unaware that the new box smell only lasts about 2 hours when properly preserved. He must have missed Rowan's orientation.

  • @warrior99s16
    @warrior99s16 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Adam sending the email to Alan when he's right behind him! That cracked me up! 😄😄 & Then it just kept going. Brilliant! Simply brilliant. :-) 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @MsYunaFires
    @MsYunaFires 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As a socially awkward introvert, and one who writes better than I talk, I've never related to Adam more than in this skit

  • @joshuatheargonaut4412
    @joshuatheargonaut4412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I knew just from the title this one would annoy me but I watched it anyway. It hits on one of my hugest pet peeves. Passive aggressive people drive me frikken nanners.

  • @cttommy73
    @cttommy73 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    This is the kind of things which ends with people quitting. That or getting punched. I mean Adam is exuding massive Rowan energy and again, I have to say, it is surprising no one has ended up getting punched yet.

    • @stevenastillero9599
      @stevenastillero9599 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Prolly because it is just a skit. They don't seem to actually have some beef or nothing too serious at least against each other. Otherwise, yeah, I can see people possibly if not for certain to be falling out cause of this.

    • @retnaningheryuanti6008
      @retnaningheryuanti6008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The work place has the energy of "ugh, I want to punch you. I want to to punch really hard, but I can't."
      Quoted from the majesty Rowan himself

    • @cttommy73
      @cttommy73 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stevenastillero9599 Of course I understand that. They are actors playing a role. I am talking about the in-world characters. Seriously, I don't think it is that hard to understand.

    • @stevenastillero9599
      @stevenastillero9599 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cttommy73 Oh, lmao. Just to be clear, didn't really mean anything by what I said earlier in case you were offended. That and that didn't thought about it that well, I suppose. Just took it at face value.
      In any case, to be fair, the vod is titled "Passive Aggressive" that much is still true, lmao. Didn't really strike me as needing to come to punch someone or so initially. Kinda makes sense now that you made it clear but yeah, the vod still holds true pretty much even without the rumble or so.

    • @cenciende9401
      @cenciende9401 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      NZ is a first world country, not... wherever you live so I don't understand why you think punching would ever be involved, that sounds like loser behaviour.

  • @Polesca
    @Polesca 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At this point, if I was Allan I'd just never come back to the job again

  • @jimmymoore2479
    @jimmymoore2479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    There is never a win win with passive aggressive people.

  • @ryangibson1578
    @ryangibson1578 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love you guys. Yall have made my life so much better by making content. Keep it up 💛

  • @Chessrook44
    @Chessrook44 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I mean in all honestly, considering how Adam is normally so passive and nervous and awkward and anxious and has trouble talking to people, the fact he actually found a way to do so is good for him. I'm kinda on his side in this case. Now if only he could send an e-mail explaining that...

    • @sinisterthoughts2896
      @sinisterthoughts2896 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Usually, but it seems he got really toxic really quick once he found his workaround.

  • @triune_blades
    @triune_blades 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Their behavior is only fueling the "White Shirt."

  • @almightyk11
    @almightyk11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This is an interesting situation though where emails are used between coworkers near each other so there is an official record.

  • @mufassaden
    @mufassaden 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thx for the subtitles, always happy to see them)

  • @langgambagaspratomo2876
    @langgambagaspratomo2876 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Alan needs his white shirt back

    • @Jarsia
      @Jarsia 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      extreme times call for extreme measures

  • @AkibanaZero
    @AkibanaZero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Me: Where's Rowan in all of this?
    Rowan steps in: Whoa whoa whoa
    Me: Like clockwork

  • @EysiBoy
    @EysiBoy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Rowan: *f**cks with Alan for 2+ years*
    Alan: 🙄
    Adam: *writes passive-aggressive emails about alan*
    Alan: this is bullying!

    • @wopaah
      @wopaah 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, but bullying is (dramatic pause and Rowan's voice) "manager's privilege".

  • @RedT...TheOriginal.NotANumber
    @RedT...TheOriginal.NotANumber 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Look at it from Adam's viewpoint: Confrontation can be scary. And there is no "backspace" in a face-to-face conversation.
    Plus, doing it by email creates a paper trail which can be referenced later in the case of continued issues. All this goes beyond the joke and can/does happen in real life.
    Also, he's probably still traumatized from multiple dealings with Karen. I can still hear him sobbing.

  • @leedunning1825
    @leedunning1825 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is horrifyingly close to real life. The art of face-to-face communication has become a lost art.

  • @kamenrider7203
    @kamenrider7203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “Hostile work environment” got me. Lol!

  • @TheOwlTheOne
    @TheOwlTheOne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is the kind of world we’re living in these days.

  • @daethalion1725
    @daethalion1725 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Alan: "Adam, you can't just avoid difficult conversations by putting them into email!"
    Adam: "Challenge accepted."

  • @m0L3ify
    @m0L3ify 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Neurodivergent people who struggle with verbal communication and face-to-face conversations feel seen 😄

  • @farside3108
    @farside3108 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos VLDL, it makes my English better

  • @NameNotAChannel
    @NameNotAChannel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I started out with a dislike... and then the group got in on it and turned on the worker that wanted to force workplace confrontation about things that could be handled through a simple email, so I gave it a like.

    • @bullpup1337
      @bullpup1337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I feel like you missed the point of the video.

    • @nairocamilo
      @nairocamilo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Please, do not go to work with people.

    • @jankoodziej877
      @jankoodziej877 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bullpup1337 I feel like you missed the point of the comment.

    • @sinisterthoughts2896
      @sinisterthoughts2896 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm assuming this is a troll.

    • @NameNotAChannel
      @NameNotAChannel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sinisterthoughts2896 I think emails are quite possibly the best way to politely address a minor situation without bringing other people's attention to it. Escalating it to an in person confrontation/conversation about something that might not be a big deal otherwise, makes things more uncomfortable for everyone involved.

  • @silverfireVRgaming
    @silverfireVRgaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mixed reaction here to this, lol. I can appreciate the video, but at the same time, I was once accused of being an Adam at a previous job unjustly. Supervisor of another department was on the other side of the warehouse, busy interacting with and assisting other people. I had a non-urgent request, so sent an email to him, CC my direct supervisor. Went about my day, only to have him come over and get in my face about the "unprofessional" way I did that. I could've just gone over and told him and didn't have to use an email, etc.
    That's just as toxic as this form of passive-aggressive emailing is. ;)

  • @rianshmalik7678
    @rianshmalik7678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think it would've been cool if instead of saying we stream on twitch, they just showed an animation of us receiving an E-mail saying that...

    • @hanbill
      @hanbill 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh no, missed opportunity

  • @olivertunnah3987
    @olivertunnah3987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Poor Alan. When he thought he had Adam on his side in the struggle against Rowan, Adam stabs him in the back.

  • @pixiememe
    @pixiememe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    How about a mandatory prison sentence for people who send emails to a person right next to them. I would sign the petition.

    • @rutgerdemuelenaere2363
      @rutgerdemuelenaere2363 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Up to a point, there are (in my opinion) situations where sending an email to a colleague within 5 meters (to name a number) would be allowed:
      - When the recipient is very busy with something and the email doesn't have high priority.
      - Sending background/context prior to walking over to said colleague.
      - Sending links with suggestions for a team-outing or surprise party for another nearby colleague.
      - Invitations to (online) meetings.
      There may be more situations where sending an email to a nearby colleague has merit, I can't directly think of any right now, but other than that I agree with your statement.

    • @brag0001
      @brag0001 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do they get to send emails from prison? 🤣

  • @Nick-cs4oc
    @Nick-cs4oc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My level of discomfort and annoyance is unreasonable right now.. well done 👍

  • @HenryH0702
    @HenryH0702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is bullying

  • @robertnett9793
    @robertnett9793 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    19 out of 20 people have no problem with workplace mobbing.

  • @FharishAhmedPortfolio
    @FharishAhmedPortfolio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Anybody like Adam here, would "accidentally" fall of their ladder one day...

    • @FFKonoko
      @FFKonoko 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      We just openly talking about assaulting people because they avoid confrontation?

    • @sinisterthoughts2896
      @sinisterthoughts2896 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FFKonoko well... maybe he'd have less "accidents" if he treated people with respect. Lol.

  • @JairajJJ
    @JairajJJ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My brain automatically puts a smile on my face just by watching VLDL's TH-cam notification

  • @miks8
    @miks8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    At this point, have you not considered opening your own tech store? I mean you already got 3+ million customers

    • @oskrm
      @oskrm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      What do you mean? Rowan owns a tech store!

  • @redt3788
    @redt3788 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If they're being passive aggressive than maybe Alan should get out the sword

  • @Archont4000
    @Archont4000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow! I'm within the first 100

  • @AllieSocks12
    @AllieSocks12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Being the only sane person (like Alan) in an insane world can you drive you insane. It happened to Frank "Grimey" Grimes in the Simpons, Dib from Invader Zim, and now poor Alan...I think he's definitely due for a pay-cut at this point.

  • @Chimera__Gaming
    @Chimera__Gaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    1st!!! Oh my

  • @HandyHanderson
    @HandyHanderson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    " *_This is bullying!_* "
    That line killed me!😂🤣