Cake Icing Before the Pie

PM 8/11 4:20 PM I need you to start on the icing anyways. And even though we are missing eggs for the cake still, are you able to start baking it anyways? John 8/14 8:06 AM Ok, I guess I'll start making the icing. And even if it were possible to bake a cake without the icing, another team is using the stove this week. PM 3:10 PM Great job completing the icing! Change of plans though Customer came back and said they actually want a pie. John 3:11 PM ...

A workplace-style chat shows John being asked to make cake icing despite missing ingredients and unavailable equipment. After he completes the icing, the customer changes the order and asks for a pie instead. The joke is about pointless work, shifting requirements, and the frustration of completing a task that is suddenly irrelevant.

• @dev_meme / 5363 2023-08-23