POV: when the wife calls you at work..

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The video uses a relatable scenario of a spouse being called away from plans with friends by their partner, combined with a humorous visual of a person in a green suit and a chaotic work environment. The dialogue is also funny and captures the common dynamic of such conversations.

Summary

A man is on a work call with his wife, who is reminding him of dinner plans. He tries to explain that he already made plans with his friends to go out, but she insists he be home. He eventually agrees to come home, but it's unclear when.

Structure

1Work call with wife
2Wife reminds of dinner plans
3Husband explains plans with friends
4Wife insists he come home
5Husband agrees to come home, but vaguely
6Phone is lost and found

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POV: when the wife calls you at work.. HELLO? HEY, WHAT'S UP? UH, WORKING. WHAT? UH, JUST CALL BEING HOME. GUESS WHENEVER I GET HOME. I'M WORKING. WHY? UM, OKAY, NO, WE HAVE DINNER PLANS TONIGHT. SURE WE PROBABLY BUT NOT TOGETHER, I MADE PLANS WE GOING OUT? YOU MADE PLANS A MONTH AGO GONNA GO HAVE SEE A MOVIE. UH, YOU CAN THAT. WITH THE BOYS SOME FUN. SOME, UH, ARCADE, MAYBE SHOOT SOME GOLF. SO I'LL SEE YOU WHENEVER I DON'T KNOW I MEAN, I'LL COME HOME TONIGHT. HERE. YOU BETTER BE HOME. OKAY. BE THERE WHENEVER MAYBE TOMORROW, MAYBE THE NEXT DAY. WHO KNOWS? SO. HMM. OKAY. OKAY, THEN. YEAH. SO I'M GONNA GO HAVE SOME BOYS. WHATEVER. I DON'T. CARE, SO. OKAY. YOU DO THAT. THEN. BYE. HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY PHONE? IS THIS IT? YEAH. YEAH. THANKS. YEP.

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When the wife calls you at work #foryou #reels #construction #work #fyp

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HELLO? HOW'S IT GOING? HOW'S IT GOING? HEY, WHAT'S UP? UH, WORKING. WHAT? UH, JUST CALL BEING HOME. GUESS WHENEVER I GET HOME. I'M WORKING. WHY? UM, OKAY, NO, WE HAVE DINNER PLANS TONIGHT. SURE WE PROBABLY BUT NOT TOGETHER, I MADE PLANS WE GOING OUT? YOU MADE PLANS A MONTH AGO GONNA GO HAVE SEE A MOVIE. UH, YOU CAN THAT. WITH THE BOYS SOME FUN. SOME, UH, ARCADE, MAYBE SHOOT SOME GOLF. SO I'LL SEE YOU WHENEVER I DON'T KNOW I MEAN, I'LL COME HOME TONIGHT. HERE. YOU BETTER BE HOME. OKAY. BE THERE WHENEVER MAYBE TOMORROW, MAYBE THE NEXT DAY. WHO KNOWS? SO. HMM. OKAY. OKAY, THEN. YEAH. SO I'M GONNA GO HAVE SOME BOYS. WHATEVER. I DON'T. CARE, SO. OKAY. YOU DO THAT. THEN. BYE. HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY PHONE? IS THIS IT? YEAH. YEAH. THANKS. YEP.