"I can't cover your shift," Hubert Gray, my colleague, said. "I'm playing golf this afternoon. I don't have time."With that, he turned his back on me. "Hubert, please," I pleaded. "My grandma's dying. I need to get there right now…"He clicked his tongue in annoyance, then raised his voice. "I'm not trying to be harsh, but what does your dying grandma have to do with you? If you've got time to bother other people, you might as well finish that proposal. Stop inconveniencing everyone!"His voice rang through the office, silencing the chatter around us. One by one, my colleagues turned to stare.I held his gaze for a few seconds. "What? Am I wrong?" Hubert shouted, clearly uncomfortable under my stare. "Covering someone's shift is a favor, not an obligation. I simply don't want to swap shifts with you!"I opened my phone and typed "shift" into our chat. More than 600 messages appeared. "Jonas, I'm meeting some friends tomorrow. Can you cover my shift?""Jonas, I'm going out
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