Boss: Schedule me a meeting with X sometime today.
Me: X is unavailable today; he's in China.
Boss: Well, couldn't you ask anyway?

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I. I mean. He could Skype you? If you're willing to stay until 8pm?

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Velocipumpkin That's even assuming that 1) his assistant can reach him to even set up such a meeting, and 2) he is, for some reason, up at 11 pm at night checking his work email on what is very likely a family holiday. (the man in question is from China)

Lord. Yeah. No.