S02E05 · SCENE 18/19 · 20:39
Monica gets fired

Monica is fired for accepting steaks as a kickback.

20:39→22:06
in the episode · 1m 27s · S02E05
Monica gets fired

What happens

20:39–22:06

The money argument continues until Monica gets a page from work. She learns the steaks were a kickback, violating corporate policy, and she is fired. The money argument is forgotten.

WhereCentral Perk
DriverMonica
Positionact3 · reveal
ThreadMoney Class Divide

Key lines

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21:04

Oh, and you feel like we hold you back. Yes.

21:21

Come on, I'll just replace them and we can forget the whole thing.

21:27

What corporate policy?

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social rule violation1.0
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Beats

21:12Monica gets page from work
21:43Monica announces she's fired

Scene in the episode

20:39–22:06
A · Chandler's Jade Scheme
B · Money Class Divide
C · Ross's Birthday Plans

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