I would also consider it a joke if I wouldn't have experienced and been a manager like that before. Even if it's a fake story, the way to use logic to get to an

I would also consider it a joke if I wouldn't have experienced and been a manager like that before. Even if it's a fake story, the way to use logic to get to an illogical conclusion is very common (and human). And it's really really tough to let go of this kind of conclusion.