The result of this is that no-fault lack-of-fit between an employee and the first manager, team, or project is likely to lead either to termination or stagnation (which are fast and slow varieties of the same thing).

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It no longer became about my weight or my eating habits or the lack of working out, it became about whether or not I could fit into my pants.

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After getting some quality time with a prototype of the new device, we found the copper-colored buttons and speaker grill running along its right side to form an intriguing design, but the overall fit and finish -- not to mention the lack of a backlight for the screen -- demonstrated that it wasn't quite ready for primetime.

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As for the clothes he sent down the runway, there were many complaints about the fit, the season-inappropriate choice of fabrics, the pilfering from other designers, and the lack of any new ideas or perspective on fashion.

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