Rather than the company losing 10 minutes of money to pay for a guy who was late, they’ve just lost 20 minutes because you’ve just spent 5 additional minutes of your time and 5 of your boss’s, who gets paid more on top of it.
#A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS TWILIGHT ZONE PLUS#
Simply put: if you go in to explain why you’re 10 minutes late, you’re wasting an extra few minutes of your own time time, plus that much of your boss’s. Now bear in mind: you have to add those numbers together. That means for every minute one wastes of the bosses time, it’s equal to more of the underlings time. But more than that, would it even be worth the boss’s time to interrupt him to say he was 10 minutes late? Here’s a real life fact: the higher up the chain you go, the more you get paid. Yeah about that… nearly being run over might justify being late anyway, especially if, as he says, he has a spotless track record.
Poole is totally clueless and has to stare at people to get even the inkling of a clue! Then when Poole gets to work 10 minutes late, he runs to his boss to apologize. People walk into him and blame him for it, although one man does seem to be repentant and a little afraid.
#A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS TWILIGHT ZONE HOW TO#
Sure, at that point he doesn’t know how to respond because he’s hearing voices and doesn’t know from where, but he could show some sign of standing up for himself. After nearly being hit by a car, he endures the mental assault that comes at him from the driver. I’m not saying he shouldn’t be contrite when needed, nor do I think he should be looking for a fight, but he accepts things that are unacceptable. Look, I don’t need John Wayne to admire a guy, but I do like a man to have a backbone. But then we start seeing just what kind of a man Poole is and it wasn’t one I really liked. Maybe it was just a penny for one person’s thoughts, but he got a whole day’s worth. I wasn’t even put off by the fact that the title references a penny, but Poole tosses in a quarter to get his abilities. Anyway, when A Penny for your Thoughts starts and he’s shown as the lead character, I thought: nice! This should be a happy episode.
I used to like that show when I was a kid, though it was more of a background series than one I ever really watched. But I take issue with a few things in this episode and it spoiled my enjoyment of it.įirstly, let me say I’ve always liked Dick York but that’s because I remembered him as Darrin in Bewitched. Considering he’s such a nice man, I should be overjoyed by this. Poole gets the unexpected ability to hear people’s thoughts, he has a chance to improve his life a bit. I’ll be the first to admit that I often root for the underdog I’m an infracaninophile.
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