While that kind of makes sense on the surface, the manager who does this is actually rewarding low-performing employees (and reinforcing their behavior) by giving them less work.

尽管这表面上看起来很有道理，可是这样做的管理者正在通过安排较少工作的方式奖励那些低效的员工。

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Below the surface, the skills are closer to those of a manager than a servant: for an (unnamed) Russian oligarch, Mr Seddon-Holland managed properties on several continents and organised 60 permanent staff.

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