David Brent awkwardly navigates a redundancy meeting while debating the definitions of various small beings.
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This is the worst part of my job. I do not want to lose a good man. But it's out of my hands. And even if it were in my hands, my hands are tied. It's nothing personal, it's just based on facts. Why am I getting fired? You're not getting fired, it's redundancy. As I say, it's nothing personal. It's cutbacks being what they are. You are one of the unlucky ones. Or one of the lucky ones in my opinion. Now I'm going to ask you, David, why, when there are three other forklift operators, do you decide to fire me and not Anton? Is this positive discrimination? Do you have disability quotas you have to fill? I don't know what you mean. Are you keeping Anton on because he's disabled? Anton's not disabled. He's a midget, David. Yeah, but you're not disabled if you're a midget, are you? That's not a disability, that's just small. Ronnie Corbett doesn't get special treatment, does he? Ronnie Corbett's 5ft. Anton's 3ft 4. So are some children. Children get special favors. Children are not disabled, are they? Children don't work in warehouses. Look, whether or not Anton is indeed a midget or a dwarf... He's a midget, David. What's the difference? A dwarf is someone who has disproportionately short arms and legs. Oh, I know the ones. Yeah, it's caused by a hormone deficiency. Bloody hormones. A midget is still a dwarf, but their arms and legs are in proportion. So, what's an elf? Do you want an answer to that? An elf is a supernatural being. Sometimes they're invisible, they're like fairies. They don't actually exist, do they? In real life. Do you think I enjoy doing this? This has been imposed upon me. This has been imposed upon me. Yeah, it has. What do you want me to say? Oh, I'm sorry that I gave you a job. Yeah, I want you to say you're sorry. I want you to apologize and stop passing the buck. I'm not passing the buck. This is someone else's decision. I didn't want to do this. Go above your head if you don't believe me. Oh, I will go above your head. Fine, good luck. It's your prerogative. Yeah, it is. Yeah, it is. Yeah, it's my prerogative. Yeah. So is a pixie the same thing as an elf? Oh, not Gareth. What? I just want to know how come he knows so much about midgets. It's called an education. So, what's a goblin? How long are you going to be, mate?
