The Grapevine (1958)

[Music] [Music] hey Alex have you heard this something really big is brewing oh what is it N Out or at least some part of the company what do you think of that that's silly Helen want to sayell well I don't know but n said when she was in his office she overheard him talking about it you think there's really anything to it well n says she heard Mr cowdery say that the Perkins company Plant in Cleveland can handle the entire load you can figure it out from there everybody's talking about it see I hope not oh this Mr Stone I see you Helen okay and we'll be happy to talk over the matter with you on your next visit here cordially yours that'll be all for now Alice Mr still Mr Stone yes well I was wondering if you could tell me if it's well you see my husband works here in town and we just bought a new house so well I'd hate to have to move or look for another job or anything thing and what are you trying to say Alice well you see everybody's talking about Perkins company taking us over maybe moving us all to Cleveland I was just wondering if you could tell me if it's true because if it is what well I'll be how do rumors like that get started look Alice who told you that well it's kind of all over the office Mr Stone well you and the rest of the girls can forget it there's nothing to it why is it people are always interested in things that are none of their business first thing you know the darnest rumors get started like this one look Alice will you please take my advice and not repeat any of these silly stories yes Mr Stone the grape vine yeah the old grape vine something simple happens it's misinterpreted a story starts and grows and grows for instance 2 weeks ler lat oh Alice if you wait just a moment you can take these reports up to Mr cowery well look Mr Stone I'll be running along don't worry we'll get your new computer and those file cabinets in early next week good now that we're getting rid of those two desks out there I guess we'll have room for them oh yes what about the ex expert operator oh I've taken care of that we're sending you our very best girl all right uh here you are Alice if you'll just give these reports to Mr cow's secretary please yes Mr Stone now I'm planning on keeping your expert operator here long enough to train both Helen and Sally they're two of my best girls that way both girls will be trained on the new machine and we'll be able to get out a lot more work with less effort well I can guarantee you this Mr Stone you're going to like it and the girl will be happy with it too after they've learned how to use it I'm sure of it within a week both my girls will be old hands at it just a normal business Improvement Stone head of accounting is getting a new type of computer to make his Department more efficient a simple Improvement in methods simple that is until the office grap Vine gets a hold of it I hear they've already ordered one yes Helen and Sally moving them transfer laid off fired without notice just like that what did they do well the least he could have done was tell us first well that's only what I heard Helen maybe the thing you to do is go right in and ask him about it after all you're not sure well you're his secretary Alice why don't you ask him I wouldn't ask him I told you how he acts when anybody asks him anything about anything that goes on around here well where there's smoke there's fire if they're moving our desks out and getting a new automatic machine they must be getting rid of us too well that's the thanks you get four years at the same desk working your head off and then in comes a new fangled machine and out you go well I think we ought to quit before he has a chance to fire us there's plenty of other good jobs around here I don't know what you're going to do Sally but I'm leaving early today to find me another job it's really a swell job and if you'll come down good morning girls you already oh uh Helen will you and Sally come in for just a minute please I've got some news for you we've got some news for him too well I guess this is it oh come on in and sit down girls I've got something I want to talk to you about it's all right you don't have to tell her we know and it may interest you to know that we don't care this is the thanks you get for years of hard work maybe we don't want to work for you as a matter of fact I already have another job I start Monday wait a minute another a job what on Earth you talking about and I've got an interview set up for Sally too maybe it's a good thing to change jobs now and then people get so used to seeing you around after a while they look at you like you're a piece of furniture what in the name of Heaven are you talking about you needn't pretend Mr Stone we've heard all about it already the whole office has you think just because you buy a new automatic machine you can let us go and get an experienced operator for it well let me tell you let you go oh for Pete's sake if if this wasn't so serious it would be ridiculous look I'm buying a new computer to take the place of those two old adding machines out there and they always send along an experienced operator to break someone in on it now I thought you'd be much happier with a new setup goly Mr Stone we thought that you thought well why didn't you come into me in the first place instead of listening to all this silly backyard gossip well I heard that whenever anyone comes into you about something you say it doesn't concern them but look girl it isn't always possible to tell you everything that management has in mind you can understand that but I'll certainly tell you about anything that concerns you directly in fact that's why I called you in here to tell you about this change before the equipment arrived oh golly Mr Stone we thought we were going to lose our jobs well I'm sorry girls if you got concerned and upset over nothing but how in the devil can I keep these rumors from getting [Music] started