Cubicle Conundrum - Day 50

Q: Did you hear about the new guy they hired? He’s got no sense of self-worth and only exists to motivate the rest of us.

N: Oh?

Q: Yeah. Isn’t that horrible? Nobody’s talking to him because he ends up lavishing unrealistic amounts of praise and makes the person he’s talking to feel extremely guilty and sorry for him.

N: Oh.

Q: Yeah. We think it’s best to avoid him and not use him to unnecessarily make ourselves feel better at his expense.

N: Why would they hire a guy just for that? That’s almost cruel.

Q: Yeah. Well I’m off to a meeting now. I’ll be back later. (leaves)



(Few hours pass. Q returns)



N: …So that’s when I added this semicolon to the line of code and saved us from a major catastrophe.



Low Self-Esteem Guy: Wow, N. If only I could be even half of what you are. I can’t imagine having the mental composure and technical depth of knowledge to even comprehend such a simple solution to such a complex problem. I can really learn a lot from you. Please take me under your wing. Please help me reach your level of sheer unobstructed, awe-inspiring, humbling awesomeness.



N: Sure no problem. Now why don’t you get me a coffee? My awesomeness needs refueling.



(Low Self-Esteem Guy leaves)



Q: (Dumb-struck) ….

N: ….

Q: ….

N: In my defense, I said it was “almost” cruel.

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Introducing Low Self-Esteem Guy – Just another SE with a non-existent sense of self-worth