The Breakfast Club - Best of Donkey of the Day- Gravity Diagnostics

Episode Date: June 24, 2022

Today we flash back to when Charlamagne gave "Donkey of the Day" to Gravity Diagnostics in Covington, for throwing a surprise birthday party for their employee that did not want to celebrate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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The Breakfast Club. Yes, Donkey of the Day goes to Gravity Diagnostics in Covington, Kentucky. All right, this donkey of the day today is near and dear to my heart because at the top of the year, I made a commitment to myself that 2022 was the year of boundaries, okay? If you have never read the incredible New York Times bestselling book, Set Boundaries, Find Peace, do yourself the biggest favor and go do that. It is by Nedra Glover-Tawwab. She's been a guest here on The Breakfast Club.

She's been a guest on my weekly show on Comedy Central. The book Set Boundaries, Find Peace is a guide to reclaiming yourself. OK, she has a Set Boundaries workbook that you can purchase with the book as well. And the reason I love this book is because it gives you the language to express what it is you may be feeling in regards to having boundaries. Okay. What does setting healthy boundaries look like to you? Whether it's work, relationships, smoking a joint, anything that has to do with other people, boundaries have to be set, which is why I realized one reason. That's one reason I don't like to be outside.

I took my old ass in these streets this past weekend to see my guy, Andrew Schultz, sellout Radio City Music Hall here in New York City, two shows, 12,000 people, and I went to the second show. The reason I went to the second show is because he was having an after party. I'm like, okay, I'm going to lay on the couch all day Saturday, get these naps in so I can be ready for tonight's festivities. And what I realized about myself is after this pandemic, I am very socially awkward, okay, especially in a nightlife setting.

And you know why? Because I told you all in 2022, that's the year of boundaries for me. And I don't know if y'all know or not, but there are no healthy boundaries you can set in a club, okay? In fact, you actually look like a complete jerk setting boundaries in a club. If you don't want to be bothered, why in the hell would you be at a club? If you want to be tucked away in a little section with just you and your friends, you could be doing that in the living room at your house. OK, I want to your friend's house. You can't really set boundaries at a club or any setting where you are there to be social. And I need my boundaries. Now, I'm saying all I have that to say the place where boundaries can be set is at work. Okay. In fact, work is the place other than

your relationship where you can set the most boundaries and healthy boundaries are absolutely a necessity in the workplace. And Kevin Burling of Kentucky laid out a boundary for his manager at Gravity Diagnostics. In fact, it was a very simple request. And the request was he asked him not to celebrate his birthday at work. Well, Gravity Diagnostics did not respect their employees' wishes, and they threw a birthday party anyway. And man, because of that, Kevin Burling got the greatest bidet gift of his life. Let's go to WKRC Local 12 for the report, please. Kevin Burling had worked at Gravity Diagnostics for about 10 months in 2019. be they gift for his life. Let's go to WKRC Local 12 for the report, please.

Kevin Burling had worked at Gravity Diagnostics for about 10 months in 2019, and because he suffers from anxiety disorders and panic attacks, he asked the company not to celebrate his birthday as it normally does for its workers. And that's when things started to go south. According to the lawsuit filed in Kenton County, the office manager forgot his request and still held a birthday party for Burling. That triggered a panic attack and he left and spent his lunch hour in his car. His bosses held a meeting about the incident triggering another attack. At that point, company managers told him to leave for the weekend and then subsequently fired him, telling him they were worried about him being angry and possibly becoming violent. Burling declined interview requests. His lawyer, Tony Bucher, says the company apparently was more concerned about others than his client's well-being.

A jury believed Burling and this week awarded him $450,000 in damages, including $300,000 for mental anguish. I want my money. Okay, in fact, since y'all want to celebrate B-Days, and I told y'all not to, put it all in a birthday card. Write the check for the $450,000 and put it in a birthday card, okay? Everybody not with all that noise on their B-Day.

That man told y'all I didn't want no cake, I don't want no balloons, I don't want everybody gathering around singing me happy birthday, even if it's the Stevie Wonder version. And it was Kentucky, so you know it wasn't the Stevie Wonder version. Okay, you don't know what the reasons were for not wanting to celebrate his born day. All right?

Kevin might have had religious reasons. Maybe he just didn't rock with y'all like that and would rather do that with his friends and loved ones. And actually, he did have a reason. His reason was because he said a B-Day celebration would bring back childhood memories surrounding his parents' divorce. Look, he don't even owe y'all an explanation. He told y'all he didn't want no birthday celebration. Y'all can debate all day on whether this man overreacted or not.

But there is no such thing as an overreaction when I set a boundary and you overstep said boundary. OK, and these are actually the worst boundaries to overstep because this is really all about you. You think that what you are doing, you know, for me is so great that it has to be done. Therefore, you're not really thinking about me. You're thinking about yourself and how it's going to make you look and how it's going to make you feel. You're not thinking about me.

So now eat this lawsuit and run me my $450,000, okay? All boundary violations aren't physical. Most are mental and emotional. Kevin said his supervisor chastised him for stealing his co-worker's joy and called Kevin and told him, stop being a little girl. Look at those keywords, stealing his co-worker's joy. What about my joy? It's my birthday. You don't care about me you care

about yourself imagine going to someone on their birthday and saying if you don't let us have a party for you then you will be stealing our joy come on man the nerve when someone oversteps your boundaries they are letting you know that what you want doesn't matter let me tell y'all something else no is a complete sentence and you else. No is a complete sentence. And you know what else is a complete sentence? Run me my money. Okay? Please give Gravity Diagnostics in Kentucky the sweet sounds of the Hamilton's. Oh, now you are the donkey of the day.

You are the donkey of the day Yeehaw All right. Kevin Burland, get your coins. Every red cent, all the money. Thank you for that donkey of the day. Yes, $450,000. The Breakfast Club.

Hey, guys. I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show, where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about.

It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post-Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, my undeadly darlings. It's Teresa, your resident ghost host. And do I have a treat for you. Haunting is crawling out from the shadows, and it's going to be devilishly good. We've got chills, thrills, and stories that'll make you wish the lights stayed on. So join me, won't you?

Let's dive into the eerie unknown together. Sleep tight, if you can. Listen to Haunting on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Daphne Caruana Galizia was a Maltese investigative journalist who on October 16th, 2017, was assassinated. Crooks everywhere unearths the plot to murder a one-woman WikiLeaks. She exposed the culture of crime and corruption that were turning

her beloved country into a mafia state. Listen to Crooks Everywhere on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Ja. And I go by the name Q. Ward. And we'd like you to join us each week for our show, Civic Cipher.

That's right. We discuss social issues, especially those that affect black and brown people, but in a way that informs and empowers all people. We discuss everything from prejudice to politics to police violence, and we try to give you the tools to create positive change in your home, workplace, and social circle. We're going to learn how to become better allies to each other, so join us each Saturday for Civic Cipher on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Living. Girls trip to Miami. Mess. Breaking up with your girlfriend while on Instagram Live. Living. It's kind of mess. Yeah. Well, you get it.

Got it? Live, love, mess. Listen to Mess with Sydney Washington and Marie Faustin on iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.