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** Dave is intentionally criticising Eva to her face, but Eva assumes that he's talking about someone else.

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* '''Inverted''': Dave describes all the incredible stories he's heard about how awesome Eva is... to Eva.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Dave describes all the incredible stories he's heard about how awesome Eva is... to Eva.Eva.
** Dave talks he is close to Eva and how great she is, only to insult a stranger who actually is her.
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* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Conversed''': ???"Oh, for crying out loud -- badmouthing your boss to a total stranger? They handed Dave an IdiotBall just to make this plot happen, didn't they?"
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** Dave makes a neutral remark about Eva to a stranger, only to find that stranger is Eva.
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* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???"First rule of not getting in trouble: never say anything you wouldn't want to see printed on the front page of the New York Times."

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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???'''Downplayed''':
-->'''Dave:''' Why do they keep bringing in total strangers to lead our division?\\
'''Eva:''' I don't think I can say.\\
'''Dave:''' Whatever -- I just think they could do better if they promoted someone who already had a connection to us.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Felicity knows that Eva has been charged with firing at least one employee, so she sends Dave to talk to Eve without telling him who he will be talking to.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': Dave complains about Eva, '''to''' Eva. Eva fires him for undermining her authority, and now Dave can't provide for his family. Dave has learned a harsh lesson about harmful gossip and showing respect to someone even behind their back.
* '''Reconstructed''': Eva likes to leverage {{Career Building Blunder}}s and rehires Dave, reasoning that Dave will be more grateful than her other employees -- and more tactful in the future.



* '''Exploited''': ???



* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???

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* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???'''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Dave complains about Eva, '''to''' Eva. Eva fires him for undermining her authority, and now Dave can't provide for his family. Dave has learned a harsh lesson about harmful gossip and showing respect to someone even behind their back.
* '''Reconstructed''': Eva likes to leverage {{Career Building Blunder}}s and rehires Dave, reasoning that Dave will be more grateful than her other employees -- and more tactful in the future.






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* '''Parodied''': Eva is wearing a name tag, and went up to Dave to introduce herself. Dave '''''still''''' talks about her to others.

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* '''Parodied''': Eva is wearing a name tag, and went up to Dave to introduce herself. [[FailedASpotCheck Dave '''''still''''' talks about fails to notice]] and badmouths her to others.anyway.



* '''Played For Laughs''': Almost always is

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Almost always isCarol, who was standing behind Eva, resorts to more and more elaborate signals to warn Dave to stop as he digs himself deeper and deeper.

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* '''Double Subverted''': "Hey, relax -- I'm not that Eva. If I were, I'd fire you right now. You probably just heard one of the stories Fred used to make up about me."
* '''Parodied''': Eva is wearing a name tag, and went up to Dave to introduce herself.

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* '''Double Subverted''': "Hey, relax -- I'm not that Eva. If I were, I'd fire you right now. You probably just heard one of the stories Fred used to make up about me."
* '''Parodied''': Eva is wearing a name tag, and went up to Dave to introduce herself. Dave '''''still''''' talks about her to others.



* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Dave, you '''''really''''' have a bad habit of talking about people when they're right in front of your face."



* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???



* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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* '''Played For Laughs''': ???Almost always is
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Dave insults his new boss Eva in front of a stranger, whom he later finds out is named Eva. It turns out to be another person named Eva, but Dave's boss Eva overhears the insults, and fires him anyway.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Eva likes to use the HouseHiringHeuristic and rehires Dave, reasoning that Dave will be more grateful than her other employees -- and more tactful in the future.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Eva likes to use the HouseHiringHeuristic leverage {{Career Building Blunder}}s and rehires Dave, reasoning that Dave will be more grateful than her other employees -- and more tactful in the future.
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* '''Reconstructed''': ???

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* '''Reconstructed''': ???Eva likes to use the HouseHiringHeuristic and rehires Dave, reasoning that Dave will be more grateful than her other employees -- and more tactful in the future.



* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???"We need a good way to establish that Dave is naive, candid, and unobservant."



* '''Defied''': "Man, that Eva, she... wait, you're not Eva, are you?"

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* '''Defied''': "Man, that Eva, she... wait, you're not Eva, are you?"you're--. Never mind."
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* '''Straight''': Dave complains to a stranger about how he's just been assigned to work under Eva, who he's heard is a nasty piece of work. Of course, he doesn't realize that the woman he's telling this to ''IS'' Eva.

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* '''Straight''': Dave complains to a stranger about how he's just been assigned to work under Eva, who he's heard is a nasty piece of work. Of course, he doesn't realize that the woman he's telling this to ''IS'' '''is''' Eva.



* '''Inverted''': Dave describes all the incredible stories he's heard about how awesome Eva is ... to Eva.

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* '''Inverted''': Dave describes all the incredible stories he's heard about how awesome Eva is ...is... to Eva.



* '''Deconstructed''': ???

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* '''Deconstructed''': ???Dave complains about Eva, '''to''' Eva. Eva fires him for undermining her authority, and now Dave can't provide for his family. Dave has learned a harsh lesson about harmful gossip and showing respect to someone even behind their back.



* '''Averted''': ???

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* '''Averted''': ???Dave simply watches what he says around people he doesn't know.



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???"Man, that Eva, she... wait, you're not Eva, are you?"

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