Define: "At the end of the day" in Business
High risk of unnecessary meetings
"A filler phrase used before delivering terrible news. Brace for impact."
A phrase used to summarize the most important fact in a situation.
What does "At the end of the day" actually mean?
"I am tired of arguing with you, so I am just going to state my opinion as a definitive fact."
"At the end of the day, our primary goal is driving sustained shareholder value."
"At the end of the day, it doesn't matter that the code is garbage because the sales team already sold it to three Fortune 500 companies."
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