[speaker001:] how was your day?
[speaker002:] let 's start with you. How was yours?
[speaker001:] it was really busy. I had to work straight through my lunch break.
[speaker002:] did you get to leave early then?
[speaker001:] 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.
[speaker002:] it was nice of your boss to give you an option. My boss would never do that.
[speaker001:] let 's get back to you. How was your day?
[speaker002:] it was horrible! It was just one thing after another.
[speaker001:] you look pretty upset. Are you ok?
[speaker002:] I 'm fine. But I have bad news.
[speaker001:] what 's that?
[speaker002:] I got sacked today.
[speaker001:] you 're kidding! How did that happen?
[speaker002:] well, I was late to work today. It was the third time I was late this week.
[speaker001:] how late were you?
[speaker002:] only about 5 minutes.
[speaker001:] you got fired for being a few minutes late?
[speaker002:] my boss is really picky about that. He never arrives late, usually works over-time, and always gets his work done on time.
[speaker001:] oh well. You never really liked your boss anyway, did you?