‘Out at 5’ photograph by e.s. piteau

Out at 5

A call center tale

e.s. piteau
Nov 1 · 7 min read

Gregory watched the numbers on the screen countdown the last four minutes of his fifteen-minute break.

That’s impressive, he thought, realizing he’d had time to walk the length of the main hallway, take the elevator down ten floors to the men’s bathroom on the second, and back again. A glance and swipe at his iPhone revealed the usual chatter from everyone he followed.

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e.s. piteau

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