Yesterday, Sesame Street Tweeted a clip of Cookie Monster negotiating a contract to become a journalist. The result is painfully relatable.
The clip is captioned,
"Negotiating that new year salary increase like:"
Negotiating that new year salary increase like: https://t.co/1fv2UMbqgYβ Sesame Street (@Sesame Street) 1546875893.0
It features Cookie Monster trying to negotiate his contract for a journalist position with his employers Big Bird and Abby Cadabby.
Cookie Monster tells the pair,
"If me take journalist job, we need to discuss salary, and benefits, and time off."
The cookie lover then remembers one last very important request for his contract.
"Oh, and retirement package."
His demands fall upon confused ears, resulting in Abby Cadabby proclaiming,
"We'll give you a cookie!"
Cookie Monster eagerly agrees and reappears in full journalist garb, ready to begin his new job.
The exchange has journalists laughing (though possibly through their tears) at the negotiation's accuracy.
Itβs how they get you, every single time. https://t.co/flSyR5Iw9rβ Quentin Sommerville (@Quentin Sommerville) 1546899038.0
thrilled my first year after college has been adapted for television https://t.co/zUFo0dhwPOβ jamieloftus π (@jamieloftus π) 1546886936.0
damn if this isn't the most searing indictment of digital media hiring i have seen https://t.co/iGswsX6c5nβ Hayes Brown (@Hayes Brown) 1546890043.0
@HayesBrown I'm shaken??? Why did Sesame Street do this to us????β AB (@AB) 1546890210.0
this pierced me right to the soul https://t.co/FFfqfcjE9bβ Aaron West (@Aaron West) 1546891353.0
THIS IS TOO REAL https://t.co/hmIQPTgNZUβ krista hessey (@krista hessey) 1546896598.0
The one Sesame Street clip that can make every journalist both laugh and cry at the same time https://t.co/aq0TkqJzpuβ Jen Monroe π½π π¦₯ (@Jen Monroe π½π π¦₯) 1546893273.0
never thought Iβd know how it feels to be brutally dunked on by a beloved childrenβs show but thereβs a first timeβ¦ https://t.co/3i1VJquJ3zβ Whitney McIntosh (@Whitney McIntosh) 1546891006.0
This is one cookie more than I made at my first journalism internship. https://t.co/tuTcxL6oMlβ Bob McGovern (@Bob McGovern) 1546898500.0
But at least there's the silver lining of the ultra-important lesson the series is teaching.
@WhitneyM02 i appreciate sesame street's turn from inspirational to setting realistic expectations for our children thoughβ Robby Kalland (@Robby Kalland) 1546897926.0
Who knew Sesame Street would be known for its realism?