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> Trimming the fat is a commonly used idiom, not only in business but anywhere there is excess and unnecessary items not helping the bottomline There are lots
by chickenpotpie 4y ago
> Trimming the fat is a commonly used idiom, not only in business but anywhere there is excess and unnecessary items not helping the bottomline
There are lots of commonly used idioms that are gross, especially in certain contexts.
> As an investor I care much more about Google's profitability than the ineffective headcount.
And your investments are objectively less important than people putting food on the table.
- dontblink 4y agoTrimming the fat can be used to also be net zero in employment loss. E.g. cutting projects that are not going to make money and reinvest the effort from Engineers into extending more impactful (profitable?) products.
- ProAm 4y ago> There are lots of commonly used idioms that are gross, especially in certain contexts. That is just like your opinion. > And your investments are objectively less important than people putting food on the table. That's just not how publicly traded companies operate. Good luck to these people, I'm sure they can continue to contribute elsewhere, earn a fair income and continue to put food on the table. I feed my family by investing in publicly traded companies, and therefore would like the most amount of profit for the least amount of investment. If these employees truly fear being laid off they can work harder, good, valuable employees are rarely let go in any business.
- origin_path 4y agoPeople's investments are putting food on their table.
- telotortium 4y agoTrimming the fat primarily means trimming the fat off a piece of steak or pork, which makes sense because there the fat is tasteless and so completely useless (unless you need lipid calories for some reason).