She directs the store manager, Quimby, to assign Phiffier a series of impossible and outrageous tasks, hoping he will become frustrated and quit, proving to her daughter that he is worthless.
The woman instructs Quimby, the store manager, to give Phiffier an assortment of challenging and absurd assignments, intending for him to become exasperated and resign, thereby proving to her daughter that he is useless.