My name is Julia. I am 24 years old and I work at a big company in the city. I work full time in an office and I like my job. Sometimes there is a lot of work to be done. I work under pressure to finish my work.
Yesterday my boss, Mr Kent, wanted me to work overtime. He told me to work one hour overtime because we had some goods coming to our warehouse. I knew that if I refused to work overtime, my boss would not be happy. He cared about his business a lot and I always wanted to show him how hard I worked.
I also felt worried because my boyfriend, Jim, would be unhappy if I didn't turn up on time. We had arranged to have dinner at a restaurant. After dinner we had arranged to see a movie at a cinema.
I rang my boyfriend Jim on his home number. I told him that I would have to come late because I would have to work overtime. Jim was not impressed because I was always late for our dates.
I told Jim that it was not my fault but I would be there at 8. Jim was angry. He said I always had an excuse for being late.
I promised Jim to go and meet him at the restaurant at 7 pm directly from work. He was still unhappy.
