***** NOT A TEACHER *****
Tom: It's the manager's birthday next week. I think that I had better buy her a gift if I want to keep my job in these hard economic times.
Mona (laughing): I'm already two steps ahead of you!
Tom: What do you mean?
Mona: I bought a gift for her last month!
Tom: Really?
Mona: Yeah. When I read in the newspaper that our company was going to fire about 10% of the staff, I rushed out and bought a
beautiful hat for her.
Tom: Thanks for telling me. This evening I'll go get her something nice, too!
Mona: Yeah. If you want to keep your job nowadays, you have to be two steps ahead of the other guy.