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the downside to exceeding expectations

the downside to exceeding expectations

original publish date: 6th October, 2011

decades on …

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transcript

FTE #1: One we managed 10 sell 20 times more than we thought possible.

FTE #2: How can you be upset?

FTE #1: Lost margin due to underpricing, no scale discounts on materials, operations impacted by long hours and reputation loss due to delays, how can I not be upset?

FTE #2: You ust hate 0s for our success, I only hate you for your definition of it, ail

Caption: Unexpected success has failure written all over it.