Time travel

Me, on the phone: "Hey Neil."

Neil's one of my old bosses at Kraut Corp. (ancient), whom I haven't worked for in three years...

Neil: "Hi what's up?"
Me: "Someone's calling to check up on my references for my new job. I gave them your name."
Neil: "Standard lies?"
Me: "No, no, the truth! I'm the greatest employee of all time. You'd pay them to get me back."
Neil: "OK...Do you know? Your name came up the other day."
Me: "Oh"
Neil: "Yeah, Rob left the other day and somebody mentioned you used to do his job..."
Me: "Really?" [nervous tightening in my throat]
Neil: "But you wouldn't want to come back here anyway..."
Me: "I wouldn't."
Neil: [whispering] "Same fucking idiots are in charge..."