The term peanut butter approach reflects the idea that you will apply the same tactics to all aspects of a business. For instance, your business might need to cut 10% of its workforce. Under the peanut butter approach concept, you’d reduce your workforce evenly among different departments. Managers would be just as likely to be laid off as regular employees, and any department, productive or not, would lose 10% of its workers.
There are some inherent problems in the peanut butter approach if you apply the same tactics to all parts of a business. The company that simply reduces 10% of its workforce without considering that certain departments may need more workers because of greater productivity generally makes a mistake.
Another way that the peanut butter approach is mentioned in business is when companies give raises. Instead of determining raises on a merit-based system, some companies give the same raise percentage to all employees. This can have unfortunate consequences because it rewards employees that may not merit raises and at the same time may not encourage employees, who have worked very hard, to stay with a company.
It frequently is used by managers who cannot make decisions so they equally mete out criticism, punishment and/or praise to all whether it is merited or not. It is often a sign of weakness in a manager.
There are some inherent problems in the peanut butter approach if you apply the same tactics to all parts of a business. The company that simply reduces 10% of its workforce without considering that certain departments may need more workers because of greater productivity generally makes a mistake.
Another way that the peanut butter approach is mentioned in business is when companies give raises. Instead of determining raises on a merit-based system, some companies give the same raise percentage to all employees. This can have unfortunate consequences because it rewards employees that may not merit raises and at the same time may not encourage employees, who have worked very hard, to stay with a company.
It frequently is used by managers who cannot make decisions so they equally mete out criticism, punishment and/or praise to all whether it is merited or not. It is often a sign of weakness in a manager.
When looking at the budget cuts, we will apply a peanut butter approach and cut all housekeeper's hours evenly so there is no perceived favoritism. Even if we need longer hours on those shifts to clean the facilities, or those employees are better performers, it doesn't matter - we have to cut everyone exactly the same to avoid controversy.
by billytrish January 21, 2011
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A peach that looks delicious, but is actually fowl in flavor.
(2) A peachy cunt is the other way around. A girl who looks awful in one way or another who is actually one who should be a homegirl
A peach that looks awful and disgusting but has the sweetest flavor.
A peach that looks delicious, but is actually fowl in flavor.
(2) A peachy cunt is the other way around. A girl who looks awful in one way or another who is actually one who should be a homegirl
A peach that looks awful and disgusting but has the sweetest flavor.
(1) Thing One: Wow, everyone likes Jessica, I bet she's really nice, we should hang out sometime.
Thing Two: Don't be fooled, she's a major cunty peach. don't get involved with that skanque.
(2). Thing One: Look at that girl over there, she looks like a major bitch.
Thing Two: Alyssa? No she's the shit! She's just a peachy cunt, but she's got your back and will fuck a sister up for you, if need be.
Thing Two: Don't be fooled, she's a major cunty peach. don't get involved with that skanque.
(2). Thing One: Look at that girl over there, she looks like a major bitch.
Thing Two: Alyssa? No she's the shit! She's just a peachy cunt, but she's got your back and will fuck a sister up for you, if need be.
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When a guy first goes through puberty and decides he wants look more mature. To accomplish this he unsucessfully tries to grow facial hair. A very common look among teens from the trailer park. It come in light and sparse like the fuzz on a peach.
by TM January 25, 2005
Get the peach fuzz mug.a phrase initially said by the rapper Common in a 2007 Holiday ad for the GAP. Commonly used when parting company with friends, family, etc. Often times mistakenly quoted as "peace love AND gap."
Can be shortened as "pltg" when using text based means of communication.
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Brah: Alright dude, see ya later!
Bro: Yeah man, peace, love, the gap.
Common: We gonna give it to the world/ peace, love, the gap.
Bro: Yeah man, peace, love, the gap.
Common: We gonna give it to the world/ peace, love, the gap.
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Get the peace, love, the gap mug.When you are on stage, but in the background or off to stage left or right and are supposed to be carrying on a whispered/background conversation you continue to repeat "peas and carrots" to each other so the audience sees the lips moving, and can hear the psst-pssts, but cannot understand what you are saying.
Mailman: "peas n carrots peas n carrots peas n carrots peas n carrots" <looks over to Mr Bernard at stage center>
Mrs. talkstoomuch: "peas n carrots peas n carrots peas n carrots peas n carrots" <places hands on hips>
Mrs. talkstoomuch: "peas n carrots peas n carrots peas n carrots peas n carrots" <places hands on hips>
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