original publish date: 21st November, 2012
decades on …
Commentary coming soon.
transcript
FTE #1: There's a lot of work on and we're going to need 110% out of you this week.
FTE #2: You understand 110% is mathematically impossible, right?
FTE #1: And you understand that's only true if your output is currently near 100% of your capacity, right?
FTE #2: 110% it is then.
Caption: 110%: management's way of saying they need more than they're getting, not more than you can do.