Testing the waters to see if you both hate the same person

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Why it worked

The video succeeds by tapping into a highly relatable, slightly taboo social experience that most viewers have encountered in the workplace, creating an immediate sense of shared understanding.

Summary

A woman performs a skit about two coworkers bonding over their mutual dislike of another colleague. The video highlights the relatable social dynamic of testing the waters to see if someone shares your negative opinion of a third party.

Structure

1Casual work check-in
2Discussing a mutual acquaintance
3Testing the waters with a question
4Confirming mutual dislike
5Shared relief

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Testing the waters to see if you both hate the same person

Transcript

Hey, so how's work going? Really good. Yeah, I feel like I'm finally getting settled in. Awesome. You feel like you're getting to know everybody? Yeah. What do you think of Jenna? She's so nice. So nice, right? But is she like always like that? Like what? Nice. Yeah, she is. Yeah, people seem to like her, right? Other people do. Okay, is she a total fucking bitch? Yeah. Oh, thank god. I can't stand her. Oh no, yeah, no. She's absolutely the worst. Okay, cool.