Thanks, yes, it was the uncertainty about getting the job back that I was hinting at with "should". BTW in case anyone thinks it was a ridiculously contrived e

Thanks, yes, it was the uncertainty about getting the job back that I was hinting at with "should". BTW in case anyone thinks it was a ridiculously contrived example, I was just trying to illustrate that what one person thinks is totally innocuous can appear damning to someone else.