"Once I was working on a project with a very lean team. At a certain point, I needed an extra pair of hands to deliver a significant task. I soon found that the task would be a recurring one and my team was already struggling with their workload that I just could not afford to lose their morale. The standard procedure was to hire an intern but the task was far too complex for someone without the necessary experience. So, I filed an employee requisition form with HR. As expected, my manager stopped the hiring process for an employee when she found out and hired an intern. As a result, the intern had to be trained and their work had to be monitored carefully. All this time spent on holding the intern's hand led to the project being delayed by two months."