Business BafflegabEuphemism
Do More With Less
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What it means
An instruction to absorb the work of departed colleagues at unchanged pay, described as an opportunity.
What it actually means
Work harder for the same money.
How it is used in a sentence
"We're asking everyone to do more with less this quarter."
Filed under
Business Bafflegab — Language engineered so that nothing is ever anyone’s fault and no decision is ever final.
Euphemism — The phrase hides something specific. We decode it.
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