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title: 'A joke'
url: 'https://graker.ru/en/news/2025/12/10/a-joke'
language: en
type: post
author: 'Roman Grachev'
published: '2025-12-10T17:20:00+03:00'
updated: '2026-11-07T19:14:09+03:00'
categories:
  - 'On life'
  - 'Software Development'
  - Fun
translations:
  ru: 'https://graker.ru/news/2025/12/10/a-joke.md'
---

# A joke

A discussion about the uselessness of team leads on one of the platforms where I posted the "monstrous mistake" above reminded me of an old joke.

> A lathe operator is thoughtfully wiping his wrench with a rag. The shop foreman comes up to him:
> — Petrov, \[censored\]! Why the heck are you getting ready to go home so early? It's only 5:30!
> — Well, you see, by the time I wipe the wrench with a rag, brush the machine with a wire brush, wash my hands with soap, get changed… that's exactly when the workday ends.
> — No, Petrov! I believe this is wrong! Take me, for example: I start getting ready to leave at exactly 6:00.
> — Well, what do you have to get ready? Shut your mouth and off you go…

I should write something more life-affirming about the benefits of team leading.