Killer Coworker

Hello!

Hey! Let me out!

Please! Help me!

What do you think?

Isn't it great?

It

definitely shows what we're all about.

I took your advice on branding.

How when people walk in, they need to be immediately hit

with our vision.

I want people walk into Serenity Gardens,

and be inspired

to be more like...

To be more like you?

Exactly!

I finished my analysis of the employees.

I also included ideas for budget cuts and value spends.

Value spends?

They sure do teach you MBA grads some fancy terms.

I love it.

Gather the troops. Let's meet in my office in 15 minutes.

Boxer?

Ahem. Boxer?

Good morning.

I was just doing my gratitude reflections.

Join me?

Actually, I'd be grateful

if you could come to a meeting in Ivy's office.

Fifteen minutes.

To see if you're firing us or not?

Just kidding.

I'll be right up.

Yeah. Great.

How could Ivy even hire her?

I don't know, Ivy's trying to turn the spa into

a global high end brand, apparently.

And that stuffed suit is the one to do it?

What's next, drive-through healing?

"Hello, welcome to Serenity. How can I serve your soul?"

Stop making me laugh. You're gonna mess up the crystal work.

Okay.

Sorry to interrupt you, Jett,

I'm just gonna need you in Ivy's office.

I have another 30 minutes.

Oh, I checked Jett's schedule, and it was clear.

I don't need appointments. Jett always makes time for me.

Just come back this afternoon.

Today's session will be on me for the inconvenience.

I'll even throw in a voucher for a one-on-one session

with Boxer to make up for my interruption.

Maybe she's not so bad after all.

I don't know.

It was a hollow gesture.

I never trust anyone who wears a blazer.

- Later. - Bye.

Kilman, can I talk to you?

Kilman!

Meeting in Ivy's office.

Ivy's office!

What's the temper tantrum for?

Uh, all-hands meeting in five.

All right, let me know how it goes.

It's mandatory.

I'm practicing new poses for this weekend's warrior class.

If Ivy has anything she wants to say to me,

she knows where to find me.

It's actually about what I have to say.

We're going over my findings.

That's great. Good for you on finding yourself.

That's what we do here at Serenity Gardens.

This is serious.

So I'm gonna need you to...

You need Kilman to do what?

Ivy asked me to round everyone up.

A task that falls in my responsibility

as general manager.

Instead of needlessly bothering everyone,

why didn't you just come to me first?

I'm sorry...

Just because you have an MBA,

or a PhD, or whatever makes you so important,

doesn't mean you get to make your own rules.

Tell Ivy whoever needs to be at the meeting

will be there.

We're on the same team, Zoe.

I'm here to be a help, not a hindrance.

So maybe cut the attitude.

Are we good?

Mhm-hm.

- You are such a jerk. - Think I pissed her off?

Oh, yeah.

Why don't you play hooky and skip the meeting?

We can have our own conference.

Hmm. I need to be there

and keep an eye on Miss Business.

I don't think this meeting will end well for any of us here.

Especially me.

So you're a psychic now?

Maybe.

So what am I thinking?

Mhm, that you

love me.

What do you smell?

Vanilla?

A hint of bourbon.

Cinnamon maybe?

Mm. Nothing.

My sinuses are blocked.

It's the smell of our future.

It's me opening a spa in London.

It's Zoe running operations here in the States.

It's all of us here at Serenity Gardens

becoming a global, high-end brand.

What's next, a drive-through?

I mean, yay, us!

Stella has designed a blueprint

for the launch of Serenity Gardens own branded merchandise.

Like this candle.

I gave you that same idea ten years ago

when all Serenity Gardens had

was two yoga mats and a salt lamp.

I won't be taking credit for anyone's ideas.

In fact, the spa space is brand new to me.

My last job was analyzing how to sell car parts.

So if you don't know anything about how we work,

why are you even here?

Well, I...

Zoe, that is incredibly disrespectful.

I just asked a question.

Down.

Now.

Moving on.

Let's get to the rankings. Stella, post the photos.

Oh, I was hoping we could review privately.

Rating everyone here feels counter-productive

and I'm don't feel comfortable.

I want you to feel uncomfortable, hm.

It's good to feel uncomfortable.

That's the only way we can change our habits.

A muscle only grows when every fiber

is ripped to shreds.

So, Stella, I want you

to make everyone here as uncomfortable as possible, hm.

Just like I'm making right now.

I'm really don't...

Look, we're all big kids.

We can take it.

Go on.

The yoga studio is Serenity Gardens'

main money maker.

A lot of that has to do with our

lead yogi's popularity.

And who is that?

It's important to name names.

How can we learn unless we know who's excelling and

who needs expelling.

It feels odd putting Kilman number one

since

he couldn't even bother to show up today.

Not exactly a team player.

But his 2.5 million followers

don't mind how he plays, so

go on.

Boxer's management of the massage space is exemplary.

Massages aren't exactly exemplary.

Every spa has them.

But I built the chakra crystal studio from scratch.

Surely your assessment noted that?

Yeah, you have potential.

But the crystals are still a loss leader.

No offense, Jett.

So where does that leave me?

This isn't personal.

We can discuss specifics in private.

Tell me now.

Serenity Gardens' infrastructure is

far behind compared to how our competitors operate,

especially when it comes to the security system.

And I'm not just picking on you.

Boxer, the massage tables

could be hygienic in a more cost-efficient way.

Are you saying that I'm dirty?

Jett

the free first-time sessions you give away

hardly result in repeat, paying business.

And you're saying I suck.

Please don't get defensive.

Okay, I'll get offensive.

Let's do an assessment on you, hm?

Starting with that ridiculous blazer

and those high-heeled boots.

You clacking around here like a corporate T-Rex

doesn't actually match the vibe we hold sacred here.

Was that too out of line or do I need to do another plank?

I sense your aura has changed, Zoe.

You seem very... red.

Ivy, I'm your best friend.

We started Serenity Gardens together.

But now you bring in her to tell us how to do our jobs?

I'm sorry, but I won't tolerate this.