Better Call Saul, Season 4

[Jimmy leaves his job interview at Neff Copiers after being promised that he will be contacted in a week. Jimmy impulsively walks back to Mr. Neff's office.]

Henry:
Yes?

Jimmy:
I'm sorry, could I just have another minute? I-I'll be real quick.

Mr. Neff:
Uh, yeah, sure, Jimmy. What's on your mind?

Jimmy:
Uh, look, I know you are gonna take some time to consider your options, but maybe we could settle this right now. There's a thing that we all know called opportunity cost—the time you spend looking for someone is time I could be out there working for you. And sure, there are salesmen out there with way more experience than me. But what are the chances one of them's going to come walking through that door in the next week? And is it worth the wait? Maybe. Maybe. But I could tell you this: none of them will have the connection to your machines that I do. None. I worked in the mail room. I know how important the copy machine is – deadlines, last minute changes. And I was in there. I was clearing paper jams, I was cleaning ink off gears and rollers trying to figure out where the mystery streaks were coming from. [chuckles] I was down on my hands and knees with my tie over my shoulder and ink-stained hands and a line of assistants out the door, and they're all worried that they're gonna lose their job if they don't get their document in the next five minutes. I know—I know better than anyone that the copier, it's the beating heart of any business. It goes down, it causes delays—that is lost money, that is frustrated employees, that's a negative work environment, that's a business on life support. But you plug one of your new machines into the system, that is a healthy, strong heartbeat—ka-chunk, ka-chunk, ka-chunk! That is a healthy business—ka-chunk, ka-chunk, ka-chunk! That is a successful business! And that's what we're selling.

Mr. Neff:
Um, just...

[Jimmy walks to the other side of the room while Mr. Neff and Henry confer amongst themselves. After a few minutes, they approach Jimmy.]

Mr. Neff:
Jimmy. Welcome to the team.

Jimmy:
Really?

Henry:
Damn right! Congrats! We'll get you set up with Audrey in HR, fill out your paperwork, and hopefully you'll be all set by the end of the day.

Jimmy:
So just like that, huh?

Mr. Neff:
Yep. Why wait when we can get you rolling?

Jimmy:
You were gonna take some time though and consider your options, but, uh... I just come in and do that little song-and-dance and... I'm in?

Mr. Neff:
Yeah. Right. That's right.

Jimmy:
Wh—Are you out of your mind? You don't know me. I just came in off the street. You guys are like a couple of cats. I come in, wave a shiny object, you're like, "I want that!" No due diligence? No background check? No, just hire the guy that says them fancy words? I could be a serial killer! I could be a guy who pees in your coffee pot! I could be both!

Henry:
...So you're not taking the job?

Jimmy:
No, I'm not taking the job! Suckers. I feel sorry for you.

[Jimmy takes his briefcase and leaves]