The video taps into a universally relatable workplace frustration, using a popular meme format to deliver a humorous and concise message about the disconnect between management and employees regarding task complexity.
Summary
The video uses a meme format to humorously depict the disconnect between management's perception of a task's simplicity and the reality faced by the person who has to execute it. It highlights the common workplace frustration of underestimating the effort required for tasks.
Structure
1Management states a task is simple
2Employee reacts to the oversimplification
3Employee expresses the task's true difficulty
On-screen text
when management says "it should be pretty simple" in front of the person who actually has to do it
Transcript
It's not that hard Scott. Tell him what. It's incredibly hard.
Original caption
oh to have the confidence of someone who doesn’t have to do the work #corporatelife #workmeme #9to5life