Programmers Travel in Groups of Five

Text on the meme

These programmers always travel in groups of five. There's always a tall skinny white guy, short skinny Asian guy, fat guy with a ponytail, some guy with crazy facial hair and then an East Indian guy. It's like they trade guys until they all have the right group.

What it means

A three-panel scene shows two men observing several groups of programmers and joking about their stereotypical composition. The punchline is that programmers supposedly rearrange themselves until every group contains the same mix of people. It is used as a humorous reaction to teams that seem assembled according to a predictable tech stereotype. EN: A three-panel scene shows two men observing several groups of programmers and joking about their stereotypical composition. The punchline is that programmers supposedly rearrange themselves until every group contains the same mix of people. It is used as a humorous reaction to teams that seem assembled according to a predictable tech stereotype.

Objects

man with crossed arms / мужчина со скрещёнными руками bearded man with scarf / бородатый мужчина с шарфом group of programmers / группа программистов tall skinny white man / высокий худой белый мужчина short skinny Asian man / невысокий худой азиат heavyset man with ponytail / полный мужчина с хвостиком man with facial hair / мужчина с растительностью на лице East Indian man / мужчина из Восточной Индии plaid shirt / клетчатая рубашка green shirt / зелёная рубашка blue scarf / синий шарф building windows / окна здания lanyard badges / бейджи на шнурках