A story is told of a father who overheard his son talking on the phone.
“Hello sir,” the boy said, “I was calling to see if you could use a lawn boy to do your yard work. Oh, I see, you already have one. Well, is he doing your work to your satisfaction? He is Thank you, sir, I was just checking.”
As he hung up, his father turned to him, “Sorry you didn’t get the job, son”
“Oh, no sir,” the boy replied, “I’ve already got that job. I was just calling to check up on myself”