Reacting to Blackstone's holiday video

[@gigiopincio5006]

never have porridge before corporate propaganda

[@handlemonium]

Or a "Americone Dream" malted milkshake 😏

[@TonySoprano-oo8wd]

That's antisemitic 😅

[@BichaelStevens]

I'm just saying, if the I in AIPAC stood for Italian....

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa4523]

Everyone knows polenta is better before corporate propaganda. Dan just didn't do his homework.

[@ToTouchAnEmu]

Now when I think of Blackstone, I won't think of a heartless corporation squeezing failing companies for every penny they're worth before abandoning them and the employees. I'll think of the office. hahahahaha

[@craigslist6988]

they seem like they would hsve been super cool fellas to meet in the 60s, before they had that idea to become real life supervillains sucking the lifeforce from society.

[@Happycat8385]

Dont forget buying up real estate from private owners then gauging rent prices and running slum lord properties that you have to harass them to fix anything that breaks like a sewer mainline back up that spews raw sewage into your sink tub and toilets if you dare run water and let's it stay like that for 5 days before finally sending a plumber ( yes personal experience I'm biased they are dog shit) so grateful not to have them as slumlords anymore

[@senselessDesires666]

[@JukaDominator]

Preferrable to let the company go under, to be fair.

[@benjamin1435-k6n]

That’s hedge funds , private equity firms tend to be more long with the companies they invest in.

[@exoZelia]

It is pretty funny that Blackstone and Blackrock are both similar things with a cartoon villain corporation name, but they both have to clarify which one they are

[@sonny423]

I also get them confused with black cube which is somehow even worse

[@AlexanderjFraser1]

@@sonny423 "black cube" the autistic nephew of Blackstone and Blackrock :)

[@hendrikd2113]

Used to be one company, iirc

[@shamanic_nostalgia]

Yeah I always enjoy this too. Not at all like the black cube of Saturn

[@footsocks1677]

​@@shamanic_nostalgiareal ones know

[@jamesstephenson9063]

I love everything that you and everyone behind this channel does.

[@GoodWorkMB]

same

[@SlipperySnake321]

same @@GoodWorkMB

[@AmiiboDoctor]

Honestly me too

[@Hel1mutt]

same@@GoodWorkMB

[@omnipresencejustified6499]

What if he kills babies?

[@OnlyDoniaUKnow]

delighted to see the people who own a majority of the country living out their failed musical theater dreams

[@rightwingsafetysquad9872]

Majority? I don't think people realize how tiny private equity is compared to everything else. Hell, Blackstone isn't even the largest private equity company.

[@Tyler-vw9bh]

@@rightwingsafetysquad9872 Hyperbole

[@littlelilacbunny]

😂😂

[@JukaDominator]

They should do what they wanna do, like everybody else.

[@rightwingsafetysquad9872]

@@Tyler-vw9bh Hyperbole doesn't explain it. Hyperbole is an overstatement for effect. This is a category error.

[@jessicasun4348]

"Too many people with top-shelf educations go on to lead lives of professional misery, surviving on rationalizations, coming home to their families morally emaciated, because it’s draining to spend your life pretending to believe." - Anand Giridharadas Ah, to see up close the people powering the private equity machine furthering wealth inequity and destroying democracy in America. Thank you Good Work for demonstrating so well the right response.

[@WinstonSmithGPT]

He should talk. 😂😂😂

[@resa574]

I’d say that’s true for 99.5% of Wall Street But if you actually talked to the few people at the top it’s pretty clear that they enjoy what they’re doing You have to work 70+ hour weeks regardless to be at the top of anything and that’s the platform that they’ve chosen. For most people, I’d agree that isn’t the case

[@Skellyton99]

@@resa574yes cause the few at the top equal an extremely large portion of that industry?

[@WoolyCow]

how on earth did the marketing guy convince the execs to willingly participate in this.

[@Jupa]

Surveillance Blackmail

[@efovex]

If it's anything like the big companies I've worked at, the execs were probably at the forefront of this

[@MichaelOxlongerThanYours]

Im in college for Engineering right now but part of me wants to switch to marketing purely see how far i can push execs to go on dumb shit like this. "Oh? you want everyone to be smiling and happy during your diabetes medication ad? How about we add a laugh track?"

[@slash196]

@@efovex I was gonna say, no marketing department in the world has this kind of pull. This was definitely Steve's idea.

[@justmeajah]

In 2020 video they wrote that it's their culture to make fun of themselves for the holiday video so yea

[@nishandavid8942]

Other financial-sector-edutainment-news-brands might hint at the dry gag during a Blackstone reaction video, but only Good Work follows through with multiple wet retches. Bravo.

[@nishandavid8942]

Commitment

[@kediloaf]

😂😂😂

[@yurisich]

And the fact that it didn't turn orange after the second or third go of it meant there was plenty more left to finish the video for us. I appreciate their commitment to journalism.

[@chefsweaty6744]

“multiple wet wretches” is a lovely string of words

[@kaikyc.5072]

I love how they say they "build wealth". I used to think they didn't really create anything and just squeezed money out of businesses to make regular people poorer and investors richer! Really changed my mind with that one!!!

[@craigslist6988]

well technically even if you tear down someone else's house and use the materials to add on to your mansion you're still 'building'.. can't catch these guys in a lie, they've had their laywers very thoroughly weasel out nothing but (technically) true facts

[@kagakai7729]

By taking things from people who have no wealth to compound the wealth of those with wealth, they are indeed building wealth. Honesty!

[@brendansherry8737]

Blackstone builds assisted living facilities that cost 10k a month. No worries though, you can turn over your house to pay when you die.

[@JukaDominator]

I'm not sure I understand, investments help people build things, and if the risk pays off you make money...

[@kaikyc.5072]

​@@JukaDominator They're playing a zero sum game, concentrating ownership of existing business and properties to drive up prices and reap the benefits. It's a staple of these firms really, they have no intention of managing/creating businesses because that limits the profit/employee ratio. Their model is focused on amassing wealth and ownership to take money from poor people and pass it to shareholders while taking a slice.

[@RaytheonNublinski]

So well done! I can almost smell the puke through the screen. Oh wait that’s my puke that’s on me. Oh god

[@19MAD95]

Pin this one chief.

[@vovandarius]

I laughed outloud lmaoo

[@0000-r2b]

How did my puke get all the way over there?

[@sundayssslave]

This gives me a newfound respect for sickos like JP Morgan & HL Hunt. As bad as they were, at least they didn't have the pretense to put on a confetti robe and pretend that they're 'hip'. If someone had recommended the cultural equivalent of this video to them, they would've fed them to their specialized squad of German Shepards.

[@gigisilk798]

Omg this comment 😂

[@doxariel]

they lacked the pretense to be animals without donning a grotesque mask, as opposed to whatever the fuck is going on here

[@EliSkylander]

Now that is a holiday special I would pay real assets to see.

[@littlelilacbunny]

I wanna see the German shepherds!

[@elucified]

I'm Canadian so I've never heard of Blackstone (if you mentioned them in one of your past videos, sorry I forgot) so I decided to google them and y'know, I sure am glad they decided to put up this video because before this, I never knew about their: illegal child labor, direct contribution to the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, and major contributions to making what was an already bad situation (the 2007-2008 financial crisis) worse. Now I do. Thanks Blackstone!!

[@enemyspotted2467]

They bought my local hospital, made it for-profit, fired half the staff, and closed numerous wings. I now would have to drive for an hour and a half to receive maternity care.

[@elucified]

@@enemyspotted2467 Good god that's horrible, I'm so sorry 😔

[@tiro0oO5]

Lets go! Build with blackstone!

[@CC-qx7hk]

Its a shame being this evil is way more boring in reality 😢

[@joshyoerger5271]

Eichmann in Jerusalem

[@Mr_C137]

That’s actually profound

[@Ginzolo]

ask Hannah Arendt

[@thatundeadlegacy2985]

Invets in fossil fuels, world dies, win

[@philip7922]

It's called the banality of evil

[@joklit]

Even with the Office reference, this just feels... insidious. Honestly, it doesn't even make me angry. Just scared.

[@brendansherry8737]

Chutulu attacks a small fishing village psychically by projecting this song on repeat into the villagers dreams. One lady survives but cuts off her ears and blinds herself. The others drowned themselves in their toilets.

[@_jangkoon]

The Blackstone Taylor Swift holiday video isn't real, it can't hurt you The Blackstone Taylor Swift holiday video:

[@alex0589]

"if i cringe any harder i might become a fossil" -Roman Roy "Bwerughearrghagehegh" -Dan Toomey

[@ibrahimchowdhury9779]

Watching the smile slowly drain from your face as you realize they are about to do the worst possible thing at 2:13 makes this whole endeavour worth it 😂

[@ccc3]

This is their sixth holiday video. It took them so long to get noticed. All that hard work finally paying off

[@justmeajah]

Yea I watched them all and I particularly love 2019 and 2020!

[@Iceman259]

Nothing warms the heart like an underdog story

[@littlelilacbunny]

IMO this years is the worst, too try hard. Previous years were actually cute and wholesome … it’s a down year so they gotta market aggressively 😂

[@Norrr8801]

I‘m so glad you started this channel. We needed this kind of entertainment, it’s unique.

[@nicolarobatto7469]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who reacted profusely puking

[@pepejpg5039]

we genuinely live in a dystopian future

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Person behind the camera: “Should we go the doctor?” Dan, an Intellectual: “I don’t believe in that.”

[@EwenBell]

Somebody got paid to make that Blackstone video. Somebody actually got paid for that. What a time to be alive.

[@-droid-j7-225]

I love that when the music starts you can see Dan thinking of a million jokes but at the same time being to stunned to say anything.

[@irish9372]

You initial reaction to the “singing” portion was just perfect. The slow subtle shifting of your head away from the screen was almost exactly what mine was doing once they started doing their, what have you.

[@tessiepinkman]

This is pure comedic genius. You, that is - *not* Blackstone. It somehow felt very important to make that distinction.

[@000Converse000]

"That guy fired my dad once." got me

[@jagrada]

don't be shy @Blackstone. turn on comments 🥰

[@TTOS69]

Dude why do you not have 1000 videos I'm trying to binge watch tf out u ma boi

[@KyleOfTheBeard]

I can’t believe I laughed five times at the same gag. Amazing job.

[@timgehrsitz3267]

I was just gonna comment "I shouldn't eat while watching this it's gonna make me sick" then you immediately pulled the vomit gag. Glad it's a universal feeling

[@sammypanda]

how can i dislike the original video without having to even click on it

[@pignatiusquercia6925]

Mom, can you pick me up? I’m scared.

[@saveriodipoce2201]

Hi to everyone.I, a 79 year old in a top ship, in the condition to take part in a 70.3 Ironman if asked.living very happy in Italy in the company of a Top chef..This is the first time i came across this Blackstone.How did i live with out them all these years,or wat it my luck not to have found them.Happy holydays everyone.

[@wingsarch94]

Blackstone is a fun place to work at.

[@jamesdrummond7684]

"fun"

[@ShapezPuller64]

soulless goul in the chat!

[@copiouscat]

🫡🤗 Happy Holidays Thanks always for the uploads. Feels like an esoteric gift everytime you upload 😆

[@wolfe9655]

I always joke about puking, but this is the first time in my life watching something actually make me physically ill. Had to pause for a minute there lol

[@drewbrew444]

leave it to Blackstone to unlock a new layer of Hell

[@jamey2326]

Once they started singing I was thinking it’s making me sick to my stomach and then you started puking right after 😅 you’re absolutely hilarious

[@joshuastrozzi737]

I've been saying for years that if I could puke on command, for comedic effect, I'd be overpowered. It's my ultimate dream.

[@OutlawMaxV]

We're definitely in the dystopia timeline

[@Yourmission9]

What fresh hell is this? The company vacuuming up all single family residences across America singing in a post apocalyptic hunger games style commercial…. Special

[@lt44560]

Idk why but day by day, the more I see this man, the more I love him🤗

[@alexlarson2466]

"Not to be confused with Blackrock" you're right, wouldn't want your reputation for evil to be slightly reduced if you were confused with any other entity, since Blackstone is the MOST EVIL of ALL

[@Eramsay121]

"That guy fired my dad once"

[@personontheinternet597]

My 4 year old's response "wow that's a loud noise!!"

[@mcmann7149]

You can hear the pain in Dan's voice during this entire video. It's a physical, visceral, animalistic response.

[@rainenjoyerr]

could not have picked a better video to chuck on at dinnertime

[@rdubitsk]

We buy assets and make them better. Funniest line.

[@emily-kk2vs]

"oh a new good work video, I'll put that on while I eat my dinner"

[@sdesmtl]

The relatable, down-to-earth, soulless corporate vampires.

[@rihardspaze]

Thanks

[@GoodWorkMB]

thank you!!!

[@MichaelDavis-wx3pw]

I haven't laughed this hard at regurgitation since Monty Python's Meaning of Life.

[@dennisl1303]

Cant wait for this year's iteration

[@genericusername5909]

Once upon a time almost every Blackstone employee felt alive

[@YazminM2222]

'That guy fired my dad once' 😮 wth 2:13 when the dystopia is becoming a little bit too real to laugh

[@Mac-dt3iz]

I work in the building next door and have never seen a single smiling employee come out of the building during lunch.

[@jaybee1570]

Of all the giant evil companies I’ve ever worked for, that’s one of em!

[@GANTZ90]

Jesus that got me so damn good. I really needed that laugh, actually got me wheezing. Love your stuff and Good Work.

[@kezia8027]

This isn't even hello fellow kids, this is hello fellow humans level...

[@PokhrajRoy.]

2:56 He had a full body reaction OMG

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Blackstone to the makers of ‘The Office’: “I’m not afraid anymore!”

[@TheMosayat]

I love that the second half of this video can just be used as a reaction other things too 😂

[@jbo8540]

"The definition of the alternatives is the supreme instrument of power"

[@mhuh]

Next gig should be how celebrity worship is the modern day polytheism.

[@idf3da]

I love Blackstone™ (not to be confused with Blackrock) because it is in this video

[@fray3dendsofsanity]

As soon as I saw this Blackstone video on Reddit, I was like "Good Work better comment on this"

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Dan Toomey in his Reaction Channel Era >>>>>>>>>>>>

[@JohnGardnerAlhadis]

This man's comedic delivery is on another level. 😂

[@taylorlawler3525]

I’m going to try to convince my company put out a deathcore song in response to this. Wish me luck.

[@iwantabiscuitplz]

There was a weird amount of vomit in this video but it was accurate 😂

[@DTS__]

its amazing you convinced blackstone to debase themselves so much just for this video - amazing work...good work even.

[@jb94103]

This legit looks like something Ashley Barrett cooked up in the boardroom of Vought International, right after making a LinkedIn post about “quiet quitting.”

[@bdc_ky]

If I had any sort of power, I’d immediately send the SEC and other regulatory agencies after them to make sure this never happens again

[@AlbertBalbastreMorte]

Wait, we have a new villain in the block? Blackrock, now Blackstone?

[@emdeo]

ah, love our dystopian present. but where's my cybernetic limbs?

[@meister9416]

I think those employees had to do this video in their unpaid, free time.

[@777VIV]

i am dying !!! this was a good reaction video. Happy holidays to you and the team. 2924 is going to be huge. recessionwise

[@EASMEDIA]

i like how they try to differentiate themselves from blackrock like they aren't just as evil lol

[@Kirmo13]

that's crazy, thanks for bringing attention to it

[@SamBarnett98]

I didn't think he'd do the vomit gag again

[@yeetyeet7070]

the vomiting is relatable

[@jaron95]

Now that's what I call Wood Gork_

[@Youthure]

We need the lore of your dad getting fired by “that guy”

[@LordDecapo]

Such a great video to wake up to :) This just kept getting better and better xD

[@kibzie23]

It's like the Dr. Evil musical numbers in Austin Powers.

[@debanshumajumdar9790]

We need behind the scenes of this video! Please! I’m begging

[@Bout_TreeFiddy]

Tears are streaming down my face and I can barely breathe

[@Cannabonsai]

Holy shit this is a real thing! I thought you made this

[@Yamazaki112]

WHEN HE SAID I DIDN’T EAT ANYTHING IN THE LAST WEEK I FELT THAT

[@bbrbbr-on2gd]

In a world of only STEMlords, one company will boldly -break- follow militantly to the mold of Holiday videos...

[@redherrington3040]

This reminds me of the last company I worked for. They would do the same stuff, and also use Taylor swift music. I always had the same gag reaction.

[@a3day]

The moment they started the music and your entire being recoiled 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thomaslarkin3307]

This actually makes me feel unadulterated rage. These people are ruining our lives. These people are the reason no one can afford a house.

[@less_than_savory]

All I really have left is a sad sigh

[@hazusuki]

As soon as you threw up you gained a new sub. I laughed so damn hard.

[@Lachronix]

BLACKSTONE A BOP bruh. I love this channel

[@valdezmaury467]

The moment I heard the accent of the first guy I died. The jokes write themselves 😂

[@joefennell6220]

Crazy, I always thought your reporter voice was put on. But now I know it's just your voice 🤣🤣🤣