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Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer: #12 The 5 Hour Meeting

  • February 7, 2021
  • by Brian Brehmer
Called in on his day off with the promise of over-time pay, Brian Brehmer finds himself at a pointless, five-hour meeting for the photo department. Retail Tales with Brian Brehmer.
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