The first one makes sense from a practical point of view but still I find it quite depressing. "If you don't know how to do the job right, you don't know how t

The first one makes sense from a practical point of view but still I find it quite depressing. "If you don't know how to do the job right, you don't know how to hire for it." This means that if you work for them you will do things which they could also do (possibly better), they just don't have time for it. Basically you are selling your time. "do only what only you can do" (Dijkstra) and all that ...