"Do not underestimate your abilities. That is your…

“Do not underestimate your abilities. That is your boss’s job” is a jocular work saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on the newsgroup ba.mountain-folk on October 30, 1996, and is of unknown authorship.

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How do you hook-up a generator to your house?
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10/30/96
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Do not underestimate your abilities. That is your boss’s job.
It is your job to find ways around your boss’s roadblocks.

Google Groups: sci.engr.biomed
Engineering and Creativity
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4/16/97
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Do not underestimate your abilities. That is your boss’s job.
It is your job to find ways around your boss’s roadblocks.

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Kevin D. Jones
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Management philosophy for dealing with employees: “You should never underestimate your abilities. That’s my job.”
11:11 AM - 23 Jan 2009

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Do not underestimate your abilities. That is your boss’s job. - Unknown
2:59 PM - 6 Feb 2009

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Laughter Is the Best Medicine: @Work:
America’s Funniest Jokes, Quotes, and Cartoons
By Editors of Reader’s Digest
New York, NY: Readers Digest Association, Inc.
2012
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“Do not underestimate your abilities. That is your boss’s job.”
—UNKNOWN

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The Biteback Dictionary of Humorous Business Quotations
By Fred Metcalf
London, UK: Biteback Publishing Ltd
2014
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Do not underestimate your abilities. That is your boss’s job.
Anon.

Quotabulary
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“Do not underestimate your abilities. That is your boss’s job.” - Unknown

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Do not underestimate your abilities. That is your boss’s job. Unknown
7:09 PM - 1 Apr 2019

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The Brocode Tv
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Never underestimate your abilities,.. that’s your employer’s job
5:30 AM - 3 Apr 2019