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0 pointstravisgriggs3y ago0 comments

Or maybe happy for employees 501 through 504 who were on the chopping block, but because Round Numbers Are Nice(tm), got to keep their jobs!

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brianwawok3y ago· 1 in thread

But they went from comfortable but low performers, to literally the worst 5 employees in the company.

There is a number N for each employee where considering the top N employees, they are the worst.

So I wouldn't feel bad about having a "low" rank in deliberately selective sample of humanity.

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