how was your day?
let's start with you. How was yours?
it was really busy. I had to work straight through my lunch break.
did you get to leave early then?
my boss told me that I could either go home early or take a long lunch break another day, so I decided to wait and take a long lunch break another time.
it was nice of your boss to give you an option. My boss would never do that.
let's get back to you. How was your day?
it was horrible! It was just one thing after another.
you look pretty upset. Are you ok?
I'm fine. But I have bad news.
what's that?
I got sacked today.
you're kidding! How did that happen?
well, I was late to work today. It was the third time I was late this week.
how late were you?
only about 5 minutes.
you got fired for being a few minutes late?
my boss is really picky about that. He never arrives late, usually works over-time, and always gets his work done on time.