Hyper-efficiency is bad for business

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stranded
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left somewhere with no way of going anywhere else
chalk up
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to achieve or accumulate something
meltdown
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a sudden and complete failure of a company, organisation, or system
circumvent
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find a way of avoiding a rule or law that limits you
financialised
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made so that it benefits financial markets, institutions, and elites
downsize
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make a company or organisation smaller by reducing the number of workers
bailout
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money that someone gives or lends to a person or organisation with financial problems
incentivise
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give someone a reason for wanting to work hard
bolster
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make something stronger or more effective
drag
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something or someone that is boring or causes small annoying problems
gouging
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making someone pay more money than they should in a dishonest way
anecdotal
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based on someone’s personal experience or information rather than on facts that can be checked
be at the sharp end of something
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be involved in the most difficult or dangerous part of something
no frills
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something that is good enough but has no unnecessary extra features
hub and spoke
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a system in which goods or people are transported from various local places to a central point from which they travel or are sent long distances
poster child
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someone or something that represents a particular quality, idea, or activity
take the helm
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take charge or come to be in the position of a leader
lean and mean
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ready and able to do hard work using only what is necessary
push to the brink
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push to the point where something very bad or very good is about to happen

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