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Re:Ask HN: What mistakes in your experience does management ... by ghostly_s on Thursday August 17, 2017 @12:08PM (#15038014)
I think I get what you mean by 'Chefs kitchen/Plumber's bathroom', but I've never heard either colloquialism before and can't find anything on Google, either. What's the origin of these terms?
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Re:Ask HN: What mistakes in your experience does management ... by cpeterso on Thursday August 17, 2017 @12:57PM (#15038508)
Based on the context, something like "the cobbler's children have no shoes" meaning they are too busy doing paid work for others to the same work for themselves.

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/159004/the-cobbl...

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Re:Ask HN: What mistakes in your experience does management ... by lfowles on Thursday August 17, 2017 @01:01PM (#15038555)
I don't think it's related to too many chef's in the kitchen. More a reference to chefs having a spotless kitchen at their day job, but a messy kitchen at home. Likewise for plumbers.
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Re:Ask HN: What mistakes in your experience does management ... by dantheman0207 on Thursday August 17, 2017 @12:22PM (#15038131)
"Too many chefs in the kitchen" is the first one. Not sure about the second, but probably the same kinda thing.
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Re:Ask HN: What mistakes in your experience does management ... by elijahwright on Thursday August 17, 2017 @12:31PM (#15038224)
There is a required reference here to "Too Many Cooks". Thanks, Adult Swim!
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