• @Maggoty
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    122 months ago

    It’s an English language idiom that means you have power over them and can make them do whatever you want because the pain, (real or financial) would be intolerable if you make good on whatever threat you have.

    • @Eheran
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      22 months ago

      I know, again, how do you have any power over them?

      • @Maggoty
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        22 months ago

        Oh, well if they just closed on a house or had a kid then they need a steady income. They’ll be willing to take a pay or benefits cut to keep their job instead of spending months trying to get a new job.

        • @Eheran
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          22 months ago

          Oh … “The salesperson” is not some (bad) colleague, it is the person getting layed off!