As bad as the job hunt is in general, it doesn't necessarily get much better when potential employees manage to secure their interviews.
Not only are they almost always nerve-wracking and awkward, but there's often prevailing sense that interviewers will treat us like faceless numbers and expect enthusiastic thanks for even that much consideration.
And that feeling is especially apparent when we know full well that we can expect to be automatically disqualified for a job if we show up late to the interview, but the ones conducting it can be as late as they want.
Although one bartender noticed his boss had been taking full advantage of this disconnect, he found the perfect little white lie to trick her into cutting that habit out.