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Old 17th August 2022, 13:39   #10
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Originally Posted by Borg Warner View Post
Only listening to what she was saying she didn't say lazy.

She is though, to some degree, correct.

I've worked for good managers and good companies.

I've also worked for bad managers and bad companies.

Ti's the way of the world.

My apologies for the loose translation.

If a worker is described as lacking application and needing graft, would most people not loosely translate that into 'lazy'? If not, what would be a more appropriate one-word translation?

Note that her comments were about workers. This includes includes workers of all levels including management.
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