Could be some manager who needs to show a certain headcount to maintain their status, but involving more people in the actual work would just be too many cooks in the kitchen. The friend probably had a degree that looked sufficiently good on paper to make the manager look good.
Could be some manager who needs to show a certain headcount to maintain their status, but involving more people in the actual work would just be too many cooks in the kitchen. The friend probably had a degree that looked sufficiently good on paper to make the manager look good.