Define: "The juice isn't worth the squeeze" in Business
Multi-headcount capital waste
"Keep the script for yourself and enjoy the three hours of free time it gives you every week."
A phrase indicating that the potential benefits of a project or effort do not justify the cost or resources required.
What does "The juice isn't worth the squeeze" actually mean?
"The condescending phrase management uses to kill your automation project because they would rather pay an offshore team to click buttons manually."
"After reviewing the projected ROI leadership decided the juice just isn't worth the squeeze."
"I spent three days building a script to automate the backups, only to be told the juice isn't worth the squeeze by a manager who types with two fingers."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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