"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
"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
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".Originally Posted by mustangmike6996
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.
Similar to the term "snowplow parents" I've heard recently where parents just plow away any obstacles for their kids.
Yea, that's pretty much it. That's the first I've heard of that term lol.
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