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The expression is bean counters.

• dktoao 4y ago
  The "beans" way of thinking is outdated! If any company is to be successful in today's environment they need to be counting beads!
• triceratops 4y ago
  GP is still technically correct. Why would a bead counter count beans?
  • shepherdjerred 4y ago
    Everyone has to start somewhere
• lm28469 4y ago
  When I wrote the comment I had abacuses in mind. I'm not a native speaker so I didn't know about the bean counter idiom
  • loonster 4y ago
    As a native English speaker, I adore your version.
  • HyperSane 4y ago
    That is actually pretty funny, you independently re-invented the expression.