[When he says that she's a third of the way through another rib and for that joke - and she knows it is one - he gets an easy roll over her eyes.]

It's not the worst thing in the world but trying to balance respect and expectations isn't easy, I'm not sure I've met anyone who has the right balance for it. But, [She pauses to finish chewing.] I also came right in after the previous department head passed away in a car crash, so I kind of get it.

[She's almost done, no ): !!] That chick had decades of experience and while everyone is scrambling to figure out whose going to be in charge of what, this wet behind the ears no-one girl barely out of college, without a single internship under her belt, is volunteering for it.

[For a lot of the people that now work under her, it's sort of like being ordered around by a toddler.]