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The Philip DeFranco Show

PDS 4.18 The Truth About The Mr Beast Accusations & Backlash...

The Philip DeFranco Show

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4.7 β€’ 1.1K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 18 April 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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0:00.0

So I don't know about you, but when it comes to birthdays, I hate two things immensely.

0:03.8

Surprise parties and work parties.

0:05.4

Possibly the best thing to come from the pandemic and the switch to work from home

0:08.2

is just no more everyone awkwardly getting together.

0:10.7

Hey, it's your birthday.

0:12.1

Let's sing at you and make you

0:13.4

uncomfortable in the middle of the work day. I'm the boss. Literally don't know why I

0:16.8

allowed it to continue being a thing. And funny enough, those two things that I

0:19.7

hate with a passion are at the core of this story along with Kevin Berlin.

0:23.2

Back in 2019 Kevin had a birthday coming up in August and his employer had a

0:26.2

policy of celebrating its employees birthdays but Kevin has an anxiety disorder so

0:30.0

he politely asked the person in charge please please don't throw me a party.

0:32.8

It's not going to be a pleasant experience for me.

0:34.4

It's going to stress me out.

0:35.4

I'm going to spiral.

0:36.4

But on his birthday?

0:37.4

Surprise, motherfucker.

0:38.4

They throw him a party anyway, with it being claimed that the company just forgot about his request.

0:41.6

So Kevin, Shocker, starts having a panic attack. He runs out to his car,

0:45.6

he does his breathing exercises, and then returns to work

0:48.2

once he's able to calm down. And hey, that was unpleasant for Kevin,

0:50.7

but it was over.

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