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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.