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  • 5 days ago
In all likelihood, you're not looking to join a drug cartel. That's great. But, no one can deny Breaking Bad can teach you a lot about entrepreneurship — regardless of your trade.

A key takeaway from the hit show is to never settle for mediocre office snacks. It's equally important to remember that corporate mergers aren't always a good thing for both parties.

RJ Mitte — better known as breakfast enthusiast Walt Jr. — took these lessons to heart. Actually, he kind of just showed up at Refinery29 one day and built a niche but lucrative market in the back-cubicle dealings of our cereal supply.

Things at R29 headquarters are understandably darker, now. No one can escape his monopoly. Even our executive creative director and founding partner Piera Gelardi finds herself caught in Mitte's sugary breakfast-cereal clutches. It's all very Heisenberg.

Seriously, he won't leave. We are hungry. Send help.
Transcript
00:07Hi, I'm Vanessa. Human resources. I don't think we've met, which is like so weird, but.
00:13Human resources? Yeah, so, um, the problem is that I've been getting some, like,
00:18complaints. People come here for breakfast. Complaints? Yeah, well, I mean, not heated
00:21complaints, but just concerns. Something about you, like, hogging the office cereal.
00:26Breakfast? Yeah. Breakfast time. Went to the kitchen. RJ, help me out here. Where's my cereal?
00:33Ah. Mmm. Mmm. When do I get out of it? I'm not going to give you anything.
00:41You know, AGG bought me a brand new pair of Aldo heels. Hmm. Well, their shoes only go up to
00:48women's 10,
00:49so that's confusing. That's what you think. Okay. So, is that, is that? No, it's, we're actually
00:56talking about that right now. It's, it's fine. There must be, like, a supply issue. I just, like,
01:01it's, I just wanted some cereal. Check back in, like, five minutes. Okay. See, that's
01:03what I was talking about. I see you have two bowls of puffs here. Ah. I don't see that.
01:09Okay. Sure. It's just that there's kind of, like, a culture of fear in the office when you
01:14say, like, you can't have. Hey, guys. Hey. Sorry to interrupt. Uh, I saw you got some puffs over here.
01:19Yeah. Yeah? Uh, you wanna, you wanna share some? Can I, can I get some? Nah, man, nah.
01:24Can I just get a little bit? Hey, just a small. We've talked about this, man. I can't French
01:29you no more. Clean your apartment. No vacuum. We've been over, we've been over this. Foot rub?
01:33I've told you this. I can't French you no more. Alright, alright, how about this? Aziz, he can
01:37dance for you, man. Look at those moves. So smooth.
01:47I just don't think you're taking this as seriously as I'm meaning it to be. Are you looking at cat
01:52gifts?
01:53We're here, boss. Alright. Alright. I need more spoons. Got it. Thanks.
01:57Call the boys on Wall Street. Tell them to sell. Sell, sell, sell. See this? You gotta push the
02:03meeting back with Christine. It's Fashion Week. She has no time.
02:06Hey. Everyone has no time. Do you want it or not?
02:10I want it.
02:13Okay.
02:16Um, so this is actually really uncomfortable because I'm 99% sure that you don't even work here,
02:20but we have to let you go. Like, I'm not even sure how you get in the building every day.
02:24Do I have to leave, Piera?
02:44Who are you again? Vanessa. I'm with Human Resources for the... Vanessa.
02:49Do you know where you are right now?
02:52Oh, shit.