She: “Can you let me know when you’ll have this done?”
Me: “What’s your drop-dead date for this project?”
She: “Yesterday.”
Me: “Sorry, I don’t think we’ll be able to meet that deadline. Really, how urgent is this?”
She: “Well, my manager wants it done.”
Me: “Is it pee in your pants urgent or…”
She: “Well…”
Me: “Or is it ohmygod, I don’t have my Christmas shopping done urgent?”
She: “It’s hard to say.”
Me: “Try. I need to know ’cause we’re working on other things.”
She: “He wants it done as soon as possible.”
Me: “I’ll see what I can do.”
