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Re:Microsoft offers mass buyouts for roughly a quarter of it... by sa48k on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @03:32AM (#50255707)
I once told someone that they shouldn't use 'flesh out an idea' because it's offensive to skeletons.
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Re:Microsoft offers mass buyouts for roughly a quarter of it... by walthamstow on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @06:59AM (#50257245)
In a previous job, in whiteboard sessions, one of the team would always refer to something as the "final solution" and I could never tell whether he was doing it on purpose or not
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Re:Microsoft offers mass buyouts for roughly a quarter of it... by lazide on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @09:44AM (#50259223)
Playing the long con
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Re:Microsoft offers mass buyouts for roughly a quarter of it... by lostlogin on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @12:21PM (#50276193)
Volkswagen blundered into a version of this when the CEO pushing for more productivity declared something like ‘work sets you free.’

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-47566898

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