Mr. Motivation story
A toy doll with a sinister personality encourages a timid pharmaceutical employee to stand up to his business manager and take control of his life. Directed by: Deran Sarafian. Story by: Steven Aspis, Brent V. Friedman.
10 total · 1 choice · 7 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| becoming a more self-assured person | choice | A talking, toy doll encouraged the timid pharmaceutical employee Charlie to stand up to his overbearing boss. |
| anthropomorphic object come to life | major | Charlie was given a strange, talking doll for his birthday. |
| boss and employee | major | Charlie stood up to his overbearing boss. |
| coping with a bad boss | major | Charlie's boss Rick was a bully and a criminal. |
| criminal fraud | major | The pharmaceutical company manager Rick plotted to commit an elaborate fraud related to a prescription drug recall. |
| standing up to a boss | major | Charlie finally stood up to Rick. |
| standing up to a bully | major | After a life time of caving in, Charlie finally stood up to his bully of a boss. |
| workplace relations | major | The story was set in a stereotypical office and turned a conflict between a timid employee and his overbearing boss. |
| blackmail | minor | Rick mistakenly thought that Charlie was trying to blackmail him. |
| office romance | minor | A secretary hit on Charlie. |