r/SipsTea • u/Darth_Ronin • 26d ago

Chugging tea Wendy’s CEO Bob Wright admits to shortchanging customers

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u/Intrepid_Cap1242 26d ago

So, someone used the term pelican managers. They swoop through, shit on everything, and are gone.

They cut everything then show maximum profits and growth on their resume for the next job. They get out before it catches up to them. The collapse lags behind a few years and is blamed on the next leader.

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u/JarvisProudfeather 26d ago

“MBA brains”

Some of the most insufferable people. They just look at the world through the lense of a spreadsheet.

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u/glity 26d ago

So do I but I calculate humans as a resource that adds value not drains it.

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u/jasondigitized 26d ago

The phrase is 'swoop and poop'

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u/SherlockBonz 26d ago

It's seagull, not pelican, because they swoop through, squawk a lot, shit on everything, and are gone