You’re having lunch with some people from work.

Someone is telling a story about the boss. You add something that happened last week. Everyone laughs.

“You’re terrible,” someone says.

You laugh. “I know.”

That evening, you’re having dinner with an old friend.

They ask how work is going.

“Fine.”

“Still like the people?”

“Yeah. They’re nice.”

You almost tell the story from lunch, but it doesn’t seem like something you would say here.

Later, your friend asks if you’re different at work.

You think about it.

“Not really.”

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