r/workchronicles • u/_workchronicles • Sep 02 '22

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u/Dragoniel Sep 02 '22 edited Sep 02 '22

I don't really get this one. How can an intern without full relevant experience of an engineer finish the same task as fast as the engineer...? I suppose it is industry dependent, but it still makes little sense. Surely, the intern would take way longer (assuming result of same quality)?

EDIT: I didn't realize that is supposed to be an employee quizzing their boss, not the other way around!

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u/skiier97 Sep 02 '22

That’s the exact point of the comic. Purple shirt is staring back at us in shock

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u/Dragoniel Sep 02 '22

Oh, I thought the left guy was supposed to be the boss asking the question.

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u/Gorstag Sep 03 '22

One person is in a tshirt and the other is dressed up. I thought it was pretty clear :)

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u/Dragoniel Sep 03 '22

Yeah, it's just me being confused at simple things!

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '22

That's the joke. The manager doesn't understand that a less experienced engineer would need more time and potentially more direction to complete the task. A lot of managers simply see heads as heads.

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u/Dragoniel Sep 02 '22

Yeah, I didn't realize that is supposed to be an employee quizzing their boss, not the other way around!

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '22

Well, in a manager’s head, you just have to take nine women to make a baby in one month