I was replacing one of my co-workers this evening at the front desk of the library. I asked them where they were going.
"I'm going to the phones, unless you want to answer them for me." They responded.
I called their bluff. "I'd be delighted to answer the phones for you!"
They didn't really want me to answer the phones. They were just kidding.
They would never want me to answer the phones for them, and so I would be genuinely happy to answer the phones for them.
The weird, sad rule is:
The co-workers who almost never want your special help are the very ones you would be happy to give it to. And the co-workers who always call on your help don't deserve it.
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