Maybe a good quote's thread?

"You make 100% of the hurdles you remove the bar from"

-Me to my boss in a meeting about bringing everyone up to speed with new technology....she didn't like my satire
 
mustangmike6996 said:
"You make 100% of the hurdles you remove the bar from"

-Me to my boss in a meeting about bringing everyone up to speed with new technology....she didn't like my satire
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It COULD be taken as setting low (or no) standards. It's kind of the opposite of saying "SET THE BAR HIGH" I assume you meant "remove the obstacles".
 
DeFormula said:
It COULD be taken as setting low (or no) standards. It's kind of the opposite of saying "SET THE BAR HIGH" I assume you meant "remove the obstacles".
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It was in regards to people complaining about a skills test that I wrote being too difficult. I was asked to make things easier for them and shorter. I've learned that if things or people don't pass a test, lowering the bar is always someone's strong suggestion.
 
mustangmike6996 said:
It was in regards to people complaining about a skills test that I wrote being too difficult. I was asked to make things easier for them and shorter. I've learned that if things or people don't pass a test, lowering the bar is always someone's strong suggestion.
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Similar to the term "snowplow parents" I've heard recently where parents just plow away any obstacles for their kids.
 
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"I'm not long to get a hard with"

"Meet to please you"
 
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