The discussion with Matthew went on for almost forty minutes, which is longer than any phone call pertaining to work should go.
He made every effort to keep me on the line when I eventually told him that I had to go back to work, but I had to stand up for myself.
I told him, "I have responsibilities," even though I felt nearly bad about saying it.
I looked at the remaining meetings for the day after 4:00 p.m. In addition to the tasks that required my boss's immediate attention, we still had at least three or four important appointments.
However, I noticed that Mr. Timothy had no plans to attend any of it when I turned to face him.
I wasn't asked to fill in for him at all. After nearly becoming paralyzed by my indecision, I made the decision to approach him.
We almost bumped into e
