Lecturer

K is nervous.

Standing outside the office of his new boss, he finds his hands sweating. This is his first day of joining the university as an academic staff, and, as you would expect, the first thing that he does is to see his department head.

He knocks on the door, and a husky voice comes out, "Come in!"

K opens the door and finds a frail old man sitting by a large desk. This is Professor L - K has searched from the Internet how his boss looks like and he recognizes the face immediately. He wants to say good morning, but L is faster to act, "Dr. K? Good morning! Pray sit down. Welcome to join our department. You are the new Lecturer of Alternative Theology. Am I right?"

"Yes, professor," L nods and sits down, "I am sure I have a lot to learn and this post is very competitive. I shall focus to do good research."

"Research?" L looks confused, "Oh, yes, you need to. Well, you may have some spare time after all."

(To be continued.)