High-Pressure Job

(There’s a reorganization in progress at my company, which no one likes, and of which I’ve been openly critical. One morning I wake up with a terrible headache and find that the weather has changed during the night; in fact, it’s pouring. I take a painkiller and, some time later, I call in sick.)

Coworker: “Hello, this is [Company].”

Me: “Hi, it’s [My Name]. I’ll be coming to work late today. I’ve got a splitting headache.”

Coworker: “Oh, take it easy, poor thing. Must have been the change of the pressure…”

Me: “…or the pressure of the change.”