This chapter opens with a flashback to the previous chapter, in which the narrator explains how he fell in love with one of his co-workers. The narrator explains that the co-worker broke up with him because she did not know if he really loved her, and that he was not good enough with people like her. He tells the story of how he and his boss, Chief, went out for drinks one night, and when they returned, they found that the man was very fond of the waitress. When the waitress asked him what he wanted to do, he told her that he needed to learn how to do a certain job at a specific time, and Chief explained that he could do that within the hours of the day. He then tells the narrator that if he wanted something done, he could come to the office any time of day, and if he did not want to do that, the boss could do it any time he wanted. The next morning, the narrator goes to the bathroom, where he finds that the manager has given him his very first bone, and the manager is his boss. He gives him his first boner, and he is shocked that he has been given such a good one.