Training Smarter Minions

During construction of the evil lair, one of the workers asks Zalika about the strings on their boots because the thinking stuff is too hard for them. Zalika is baffled by how dumb her minions are and decides to invest in scientist training to improve the research department. Of course, after she gets her scientists, Zalika reveals she's not entirely above her minions' intellect when she assumes the word "research" is the scientist's excuse for double the salary.

Example of:
Surrounded by Idiots