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Stephanie is on set in New York, playing a prosecutor, phone hidden under a pile of fake files, waiting between takes to find out if HR approved her leave of absence.

They did not.

What follows is a masterclass in in-between-takes crisis management - a denial email with a non-compete clause, a coach being frantically texted from a phone, a full catastrophizing spiral that ends at Denny's, and a very clear line in the sand.

This is the story of the moment Corporate made the decision for her.

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:32 Phone Under the Files
• 01:10 They Did Not
• 02:05 The Non-Compete
• 03:18 Do You Understand What an Actor Does?
• 04:22 The Worst Case Scenario
• 05:44 Dead in a Ditch
• 06:12 You Can Always Get a Job at Denny's
• 07:05 The Line in the Sand
• 08:20 Until Next Time