Penny Doesn’t Want To Work for Bernadette | The Big Bang Theory

[@aaronferguson5335]

Not sure if the writers were trying to make Penny look like a good leader here, but if they were, it's clear that they've never worked in a traditional corporate environment. Talking down to your subordinates like this is how you chase away your best people, especially in sales. Competition in my industry is INTENSE for a good sales rep.

[@99tromp]

Your comment applies to every workplace. This kind of leadership ist old fashioned and it only works when people are afraid of not finding another job after quitting, and even then, in the long term performance is always higher in a healthy work environment.

[@citydweller99]

No... this is actually realistic. The mean aggressive ones always get the promotions... especially if female

[@Lorrdd]

Here's a wild idea, it's a comedy show, not reality.

[@agoraphobicadam1171]

Didn't they teach you knocking at Stanford!!!? Get out! I love that kid. lol

[@cephasdaka7279]

I would have answered saying " it's actually not part of the carriculum". Anything stronger than that means getting fired.

[@Trev0r98]

Yup, that's what Bernadette said, alright.

[@Chinchilla2310]

I mean, she’s not wrong. They’re in a private meeting, you don’t just barge in unless it’s an emergency.

[@podsmpsg1]

Penny was too used to having her way. Bernadette was a bully though.

[@malcolmr3]

I worked in the pharmaceutical industry and the research team (never a single person) would have nothing to do with the sales/marketing process other than being asked pertinent questions about the product. Sales/marketing NEVER answers to development and in fact they rarely interact on a professional level.

[@Phoenix.219]

Tbh that makes sense. I worked in govt hospital and we had different department and one among them was Medicine Distribution (basically govt gives free medicine.. they aren't for complex disease for most of meds for common disease are there). Doctors never had direct interaction with them. Only interaction they had was sometimes one of staff of that dept will go to the doctor to tell them that certain medicine isn't available in stock rn so they should prescribe the one available (like there are 2-3 meds for same problem.. so in that case bcz sometimes patients wanted the one written in prescription and will get angry) & doctors have no idea what's in the stock & what's not so they would write the one they wanted

[@Twinkletwinkle121]

@@Phoenix.219which country?

[@BW-og1vu]

and who exactly is interested in that?

[@adngel]

Yeah, but in your pharmaceutical industry, the sales representant wasn't the bestie of a fearsome research team leader. 😜

[@Some_guy_passing_by]

Apparently this is how it rolls in our place as well . The developers don't have enough time and energy to interact with sales persons . They sometimes go to hospitals to put up a presentation or two about how the drug works and then there's food ; that's about it .

[@Mack_au]

Yeah, like, who wants to work for the workplace bully?

[@sanhcman666]

More like for the trigon version of TBBT universe.

[@MK-lh3xd]

Many many sales heads are bullies. They have the power over your region you get and the bonus you get. People work for them to make a living and get bonuses.

[@Mack_au]

I am my own boss. If someone like Bernie or Penny copped that attitude with me, I'd show them the door in less than a minute. There is no time for bullies.

[@joelprice1470]

Bernadette is a little monster lol

[@booksnbooze7796]

Amazing example of a toxic workplace and a workplace harassment lawsuit.

[@FahadAyaz]

First half is exactly what I was thinking

[@dukelawrence7057]

you guys are living in a totally different world

[@qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq537]

Lame

[@cherrytraveller5915]

@@qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq537you will find out when you end up in one. Won’t be so lame then

[@kaycey7361]

Why asians are getting jobs

[@НаилаГаджиева-й5ж]

Penny is so good at this, I'm glad she found success, even if not as an actress.

[@Someguyhere111]

I mean, it's still basically acting

[@No_Conference]

They RUINED her character. I didn’t like this storyline of her working at Bernadette’s company. Their company is essentially evil. They create diseases and decide them. 🤦‍♂️. I also hated Bernadette overtime, I hate that they turned Penny into Bernadette as well. Did the EXACT woman, only Penny, sometimes afraid of Bernadette. The writers (and Chuck Lorre), are IDIOTS.

[@НаилаГаджиева-й5ж]

@@No_Conference dude, I'm tired of your whining, leave people alone, we all understand how everything infuriates you and you still interfere with other people

[@slaiyfershin]

@@No_Conference Yeah the actor side plot is funny . That and the pre-girlfriend TBBT was hilarious. I can't stand the later seasons with these idiotic twists either,

[@No_Conference]

@@slaiyfershin THANK YOU! Can I recommend something to you that you’ll LOVE because it fixes the problems the show had, to be more specific, problems with Penny’s character and how much of a C U Next Tuesday she became?

[@plouifasol]

That's called mobbing (bullying at work) and it shouldn't be funny, admired or praised. There's evidence that it's linked to several mental and physical diseases as any other type of bullying and it should be reported. No one deserves to be treated like sh*t.

[@nicbentulan]

I agree. And if Amy did that to the magazine then that's wrong.

[@bonniestar4707]

I loved the blue dress 👗 Penny wore.

[@wiej007]

When I heard the line "Close the door" mine survival instinct just awoken and be on standby... But when she said to sit, oh boy! It just startet sounding like siren that warns from airstrike and started looking for escape routes and made comunications like "She stand up and is closes to the door! That exit is not possible! Check out the windows!" xD

[@souptown8490]

First of all, nepotism never makes you popular, people will always question if you made it on your own or through your connections. Then adding being mean or loud or a bully makes it even worse...

[@tzeentchian]

So good how they developed these characters

[@turtleboy991]

Been a while since we saw Penny take charge like this. Nice

[@JasmineSurrealVideos]

It's not really Penny's fault, she's I think trying to emulate Bernadette and her take no prisoners dynamic, probably a Napoleon complex, but from Penny it seems a bit forced, like she's trying too hard. Penny was naturally a laid back, funny, droll and street smart girl, and sweet, and the arc they gave her turned her into a Bernadette meanie, actually like they did with Bernadette, as if attractive blonde women are mean trope, or turn shrill and mean after marriage. Nope don't like it, characters don't have to develop or change to be worthy, although Penny's hair is incredible as a side note 😂

[@VanessaSamuels-v5x]

Penny will always work with Bernie no matter what

[@youmustcreateachanne]

B/c she's terrified of her.

[@No_Conference]

@@youmustcreateachanne …and because the writers are idiots, and RUINED the characters.

[@stephenpenrice1230]

@@youmustcreateachanne If I remember correctly Penny bonded with her first manager at the company when they both admitted how afraid they were of Bernadette.

[@ednabeckwith8185]

Bernadette was a sweet person now she is a bully❤ penny is not afraid of Bernadette I would have lost my job if I work for her slapper in the top of the head and keep walking and then if she said something put my foot up a little ass❤❤ love and prayer to everyone in the world?❤❤❤❤❤

[@PolociousProductions]

Penny was channeling her inner Dutch from the original Predator movie

[@josefk7437]

Penny and Bernadette are very much alike.

[@jessedellross3245]

It’s really incredible how they ruined both these characters over time.

[@AlexLopez-qj1or]

They ruined every character in the later episodes.

[@icaliver]

When they add the girls it became to much like FRIENDS (the seasons everyone dated each other) and Raj as a token ethnicity. Just look at the cast picture at the end of the clip.

[@No_Conference]

I know right. Penny working for a company was just… what were they thinking. They should’ve just given her the Joey Tribianni treatment. At least, it could’ve been more entertaining than this GARBAGE. Chuck Lorre is an idiot, and always ruins his shows.

[@Americaisgreat1-w3f]

Hollywierd does that with all good shows and characters.

[@No_Conference]

@@Americaisgreat1-w3f The last four seasons are GARBAGE.

[@driftkingofforzatrueameric991]

When Bernadette said close the door I got that feeling that people get when they feel like they've been called to the principal's office

[@evankunkle6602]

Bernadette Sarcastic attitude

[@joseph_b319]

I wish they showed Penny out on her sales adventures.

[@BillyButcher90]

Penny is not actually doing much to endear herself to the team...

[@NUFCSuraj]

Perfect example of just how bad the writing got for the characters by this point in the show lol. Bernadette is toxic and a bully and they basically reinforce it with Penny and say it's a job well done. Guess it's fine when it's the pretty girls

[@livegamingwithtejas7967]

It's called character development

[@dre333am]

Cry about it

[@redacted2275]

​@@dre333amPenny was thriving on sales because of her looks, she even admits to Leonard she used to flirt with the clients in order to make a sale. If you ever experienced reality in the workplace, you'd know that's plausible.

[@No_Conference]

@@livegamingwithtejas7967HA. Yeah right. Treating your spouse like shit is character development? Don’t make me laugh. The finale has a false sense of closure. Penny doesn’t respect her husband, and this job is part of the reason why she treats him like shit.

[@marykuettner752]

Yep

[@mparikshit]

Which episode is this?

[@penitent2401]

it's in description

[@mparikshit]

@@penitent2401thank you

[@Nia3943]

Not sure why it’s season 12 episode 13

[@Sejdr]

This show turns psychopaths, bullies and narcissists into funny characters just by adding a fake audience laugh...take that away and you have a horror show.

[@divyaakummar6622]

It's true

[@listrahtes]

That's true for a lot of shows. Watch parts if friends without laughing track that really is like serial killer psycho vibes.

[@theanimator85]

True especially for Sheldon and Howard. Sheldon is an entitled narcissist turned "funny". Howard is a creep child-man turned funny.

[@ryderls2729]

Worst part is it's not really intentional like Seinfeld was, in which the main characters were horrible people and that's what made it funny when things went wrong for them

[@nielsdaemen]

Pretty much 😂

[@simonetozzi7912]

I love this sketch! :D

[@maccheese8379]

Calm down folks, if this happen to you in real life, you could just use kitchen knife to sort things with your boss. Relax

[@ryderls2729]

Man the last few seasons of the show were so... bad

[@whodidit99]

That's not Penny. She should be lovable. Glad the network began charging $10 a month, that's when I stopped watching.

[@YD-uq5fi]

Penny didn't go to college at all? And yet married Leonard?

[@eslwgpg1226]

Yes people who didn’t go to college and people who did can in fact marry each other. Please tell me this isn’t seriously a new revelation for you.

[@AR-yv3dj]

99.99 % of men only go for looks and the hot coefficient...Not degrees

[@Jukeboxster]

well actually Penny did go to college (she took a course in season 6). But people that didn't go to college can and do marry people that did go.

[@JoeKellogg-ko7vq]

Some other times in this scene where Penny brought Bernadette some McDonald's for dinner late night. It's true.

[@KevinMcLaughlin-r6o]

This was some poor writing, I know they were trying to give Penny some character development but this just didn't make any sense. Her going from a waitress/failed actress to working for a big pharmaceutical company without even any qualifications or experience was just awful writing.

[@bigcursedboii]

She work as sales girl...

[@ram_sankar]

I like penny's career arc.

[@No_Conference]

Ew. It’s what RUINED her character. I really wish they didn’t make her work at the company. I wish they had made her quit, because I hate that she ended up becoming exactly like Bernadette. The writers (and Chuck) are idiots. She herself said she hated that job, and I had hoped that it would be foreshadowing in that, like Chandler she would quit, and do something she actually likes. This job also made her treat Leonard like shit. Penny became a SHITTY BITCH.

[@nin4339]

I hate Bernadette

[@richtran]

you hate a tv character? you must be fun at parties.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Melissa Ivy Rauch (Marlboro, Nueva Jersey, 23 de junio de 1980) es una actriz y comediante estadounidense, conocida por su papel de Bernadette Rostenkowski en la comedia The Big Bang Theory, y por ser la voz de Harley Quinn en la película animada del 2017, Batman y Harley Quinn. 44 AÑOS.

[@imperez669]

Penny's character is still normal and as part of maturing as a woman.. With Bernadettes bullying at work,, im not sure if their trying to make her into a cartoon character or, just dont know what else to do w/her..

[@redacted2275]

Bernadette was portrait as a mean girl previously... the scavenger hunt that she teams up with Leonard, girl is ruthless.

[@EFX5452]

Bernadette started out kind and sweet, but viciously protective, and intelligent - with an interest in physics and what the boys were doing. Her character was too good. IMHO - she's prettier than Penny, even with the glasses, dumpy clothes, and voice affectation. So ... can't introduce a character that's better than the romantic lead.

[@msriram9884]

Don’t know who’s bright idea it was to give her an incredibly annoying voice, and then add an annoying personality to it as well.

[@sdaiwepm]

What does this have to do with the wonderfulness of TBBT?

[@FantometteBR]

Its a given

[@youmustcreateachanne]

I wish apostrophes were.

[@FantometteBR]

@@youmustcreateachanne Me sorry

[@firstname4337]

damn laugh track ruined this show -- so much fake over the top laughter after EVERY sentence

[@shylavender]

It’s not even a laugh track, though. It’s filmed in front of a live studio audience. I was part of said audience twice.

[@surlespasdondine]

It's NOT a laugh track- they filmed in front of a live audience every day.

[@firstname4337]

@@surlespasdondineWRONG -- it is obviously fake -- no audience is so stupid as to laugh after EVERY single line -- the studio OBVIOUSLY used prerecorded laughter

[@firstname4337]

@@surlespasdondine WRONG -- it is obviously fake -- no audience is so stupid as to laugh after EVERY single line -- the studio OBVIOUSLY used prerecorded laughter

[@No_Conference]

@@firstname4337 Yeah. They must’ve paid the audience a lot of money to laugh.

[@gorvlivin]

This is where they jumped the shark. No way could Penny be an uneducated not all that bright ever ever get a job in pharmaceutical sales. Unless she slept slept with the boss.

[@withjust-a-bite1396]

Yeah, I always had my bone to pick with this idea as well - although I do wish Penny success, and there is always a little part of me that kind of wished that the acting thing had panned out better, if not in the way, she had always dreamed of… But maybe have Penny instead hired for a small job at the company with Bernie getting her maybe a secretary or receptionist job… I feel like that’s more realistic and still a good way for Penny to show her people skills - hell it could get her positive attention at the company and maybe more motivated to finish her education 🎓 so she could be qualified for more complex work and then work her way up

[@Mack_au]

If you search around, you'll see that pharma reps need to graduate, and Penny didn't. The companies prefer someone with a degree. Penny doesn't have one. Maybe the writers thought Penny needed a job, and we'll make her a pharma rep. In any case, it is not believable. I would have liked to see Penny complete school (without bullying anyone to write her papers)

[@redacted2275]

A big part of the job is to look pretty - there's a character on "Scrubs" played by Heather Locklear that makes Dr. Cox furious because she's a sale representative that uses her looks and flirtation to make sales, no matter how dubious is the drug she's selling.

[@davidlucey1311]

It’s a TV show people. You don’t watch Star Trek to learn about real science, do you?

[@sws212]

There's no hard stop degree requirements for a sales job, you guys are dreaming. Plenty of people get into sales position purely through connections or prior work history. Penny especially got her starting job from favoritism; Bernadette got her the interview, she got the job because the boss also hated Bernadette and her lack of degree / experience was even noted but nothing about her getting the job is impossible. Someone getting hired despite being grossly unqualified happen every second of every day.

[@matiaspereira9382]

I love Penny's legs

[@No_Conference]

Dude… Kaley has become a sellout, and has been for the last ten years.

[@matiaspereira9382]

@@No_Conference She's the 2nd actress with the best legs ever in my opinion (behind Mayim Bialik). And yes I know what you're gonna say and I don't care you hate Amy

[@No_Conference]

@@matiaspereira9382 I also dislike Bialik; she supports genocide.

[@No_Conference]

@@matiaspereira9382 Dude… she doesn’t have attractive legs.

[@No_Conference]

Yes dude, I don’t like her, but she definitely doesn’t have the nicest legs.

[@humantacos9800]

They never should have moved from the base characters and added romantic pairing for everyone. It lost its identity

[@No_Conference]

I really hated Penny working this job; it’s what ruined her character. It also made her treat her husband like shit. Women like Penny should not be making more than the husband, especially when they constantly put them down and call them pathetic.

[@humantacos9800]

@@No_Conference I never really watched these later shows. How was an administrative assistant making more than a physics professor?

[@No_Conference]

@@humantacos9800 🤷‍♂️. Personally, I don’t think a woman like Penny should make more than whoever she’s with. She treats her husband like shit, and honestly it’s not funny.

[@humantacos9800]

@@No_Conference Not sure it's a gender issue as much as a character issue.

[@No_Conference]

@@humantacos9800 I didn’t say “a woman shouldn’t make…” I said “A woman LIKE PENNY shouldn’t make…”

[@Danjefrajer12]

Pls new episode

[@JUANFRANCISCOCARRILLOMUÑOZ]

I❤ Penny

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Kaley Christine Cuoco (Camarillo, California; 30 de noviembre de 1985) (entre enero de 2014 hasta inicios de octubre de 2015 usó privadamente y profesionalmente el nombre de casada Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting)[2]​más conocida como Kaley Cuoco, es una actriz estadounidense. Después de una serie de papeles secundarios en películas y televisión a finales de la década de 1990, consiguió su papel decisivo como Bridget Hennessy en la comedia de situación de ABC 8 Simple Rules (2002-2005). A partir de entonces, Cuoco prestó su voz a Brandy Harrington en Brandy & Mr. Whiskers (2004-2006) y apareció como Billie Jenkins en la última temporada de la serie de televisión Charmed (2005-2006). 38 AÑOS. (39) PENNY THE BIG BANG THEORY.

[@BRN497]

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[@CyberController-]

The Big Bang Theory: A show that teaches us that being yourself is wrong, emotional connection isn't as important in a relationship as sex or money, and that science should always be used to make as much money as possible. Yeah, this show's American as f**k

[@25sergio06]

Lol It's funny how people are too sensitive with bossy characters, you're supposed to laugh at these bitchy moments they have instead of feeling annoyed by them, it's fiction! And even if you relate bc of similar situations, you're watching a cartoonish version of it. The same shit happened in the Glee fandom with the main character Rachel Berry, the fandom had a lot of whiners about how awful she acted sometimes, and me liking her so much bc of her talent, and admitting she is written as an annoying diva, I couldn't do other than laugh at her tantrums, I mean, she got punished for it many times anyway.