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Incompetent manager: "Hey uh can you pop open that firewall for me?"

Me: "That's against corporate policy. You'd need to follow procedure xyz."

Incompetent manager: "My good friend, J could open that firewall in 15 mins flat. J opened the firewall for me 4 times last week. He could show you how if you don't know what you are doing, its no problem."

Me: Facepalming "Didn't you hear what I just said?"

Of course the above happens in a meeting with a congregation of people.



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