Teresa: Hey, where are you going? We have a meeting in 10 minutes.
Adrian: I’m sorry. I’m going to have To postpone. I’m in the middle of Putting out fires and I’ve had To clear my schedule to deal with the latest Crisis.
Teresa: Can I help?
Adrian: I wish you could. With the new Layoffs, I feel like I’m Being pulled in several directions at once. As soon as I feel like I’m Making headway with one problem, I get another Thrown at me.
Teresa: I know exactly what you mean. I always feel like it’s crunch time around here because we’re so Shorthanded.
Adrian: I’m so tired of everything being Urgent all the time and needing attention ASAP. I Long for The days when projects had Timelines and people followed them. I’ve got to go.
Teresa: Hey, when are we going to have that meeting?
Adrian: As soon as things Quiet down.
Teresa: When will that be?
Adrian: I’ll let you know as soon as the latest Disaster has been Averted.
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