A man in a suit sits on a bench with two other men with rows of other men sitting behind them. Each row of men are holding on to one long handled oar and have chains on their feet attached to the floor.
It's a well-known image in history of slaves being used to power oars on ships but seeing a man dressed in a modern day style suit in that setting is unusual.
Why is the man in a suit there?
Your last job sounds terrible.
scene: a galley ship description: A man in a suit sits on a bench with two other men with rows of other men sitting behind them. Each row of men are holding on to one long handled oar and have chains on their feet attached to the floor. uncanny: It's a well-known image in history of slaves being used to power oars on ships but seeing a man dressed in a modern day style suit in that setting is unusual. entities: Rowing, Slavery, Businessperson. caption: Your last job sounds terrible.
The people rowing the boat are slaves --- their conditions seem dire and their job terrible. But, even the rowers take pity on the businessman, who they judge to have an even more terrible job previously. This surprising conclusion is joke is about how modern jobs are cushy, but might still feel like slavery in some ways (even though they aren't really comparable).