Me: Hi, can I speak with Chris, please?
His mate: How is calling?
Me: The Miserable Middle Manager
His mate: What is is about?
Me: I am calling to catch up with him on an application for a project manager role
His mate: one second, I will check if he is available
... a nanosecond later...
[Definition of a nanosecond, for those of you who hated maths: A nanosecond (ns) is one billionth of a second (10−9 s). One nanosecond is to one second as one second is to 31.7 years. The word nanosecond is formed by the prefix nano and the unit second. Its symbol is ns. A nanosecond is equal to 1000 picoseconds or 1⁄1000 microsecond. Because the next SI unit is 1000 times larger, times of 10−8 and 10−7 seconds are typically expressed as tens or hundreds of nanoseconds. Times of this magnitude are commonly encountered in telecommunications, pulsed lasers and some areas of electronics]
His mate: Sorry, he is busy, can I get your details?
Me: Is he going to call me?
His mate: Probably not, he is a very busy person and it is Friday today, happy hour at the local pub starts at 1pm.
Me: *%&$%^!!!
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