Define: "Turkeys Voting for Christmas" in Business
Catastrophic fiscal burn
"Drag your feet on execution while updating your resume on company time."
A situation where employees endorse or participate in an initiative that is contrary to their own long-term interests.
What does "Turkeys Voting for Christmas" actually mean?
"Cheerfully digging your own professional grave because upper management asked you to."
"We need total buy-inBuy-inThe exhausting process of convincing everyone not to sabotage the VP's new pet project. on the automation rollout, even if some departments feel like turkeys voting for Christmas."
"Asking the helpdesk team to build the AI chatbot that will replace them is basically turkeys voting for Christmas."
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