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Bump, this seems like a scenario The Intern would be involved in.
When you're alone I'm reaching out to let you know that you're far from strangers, like the saviorI've seen at least one example of this before listed under I Don't Pay You to Think, whic is a similar concept.
Yeah, I can see an example of someone stating this and then "you don't even pay me" as a response. So it'd be related in a sense.
When you're alone I'm reaching out to let you know that you're far from strangers, like the saviorI've seen this in Rags, as a minor Running Gag where Arthur essentially forgot that Charlie wasn't a paid employee. One line being "That's coming out of your paycheck!" "You don't pay me at all."
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I've seen this happen twice at least, so I'm hoping it's a trope or a trope-worthy idea. Basically someone (usually with authority) makes a remark regarding someone's (a subordinate typically) pay, but it turns out the fella doesn't get paid anyway.
First example from BoBoiBoy: Adu Du tells Probe to zip it if he didn't want his wages deducted, to which Probe replies that he doesn't even get paid. (Makes sense since Probe is a Robot Buddy)
Then I recalled in Hotel Transylvania where Dracula yells "What do I pay you for?" at a knight for letting Quasimodo get away. Once Drac leaves the room, the knight pops his head back in the doorway to remark that he doesn't pay him.
Edit: Just adding that I looked through the latter's examples and came up blank. I'll still keep looking though.
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