The context of the following conversation is Alex did not agree with their boss' findings.  Therefore, Alex made their statement.:
Alex says I had an awful day at the office today!.
The friend responds Why? What happened? Was it Mr. Darryl again?.
Alex responds Yes, he was upset that we have so much extra worklog due to Covid-19 and wants me to put in more overtime to catch up!.
The friend responds Wait a minute, you have been working every weekend for the last 6 weeks, you have not even seen me in at least that long..
Alex responds I know! Now he wants me to put in 3-4 hours of overtime during the week too!.
The friend responds Oh, I feel for you, Alex, that's awful. But then again, think of all the overtime money!.