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		Eisenstein on Dec 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The last three years of my work will be permanentl... If you can't quantify it, it doesn't exist, and when you start to quantify it, the numbers turn into targets that must continually improve.

fleddr on Dec 1, 2022 [–]

Yep, and I think we can apply the accounting logic to the original article.

A team that regularly saves costs for other business units is a promise of cost savings. Dropping the entire time is an immediate and factual cost saving.

Short-sighted? Yes.

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