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- adjective Relating to the practice of forcing
employees not promoted in atimely fashion to terminate employment.
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Examples
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The most significant is simply convincing a law firm to hire them even though they veered off the conventional linear law firm up-or-out path.
March 2008 2008
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The most significant is simply convincing a law firm to hire them even though they veered off the conventional linear law firm up-or-out path.
mommy-tracked 2008
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The most significant is simply convincing a law firm to hire them even though they veered off the conventional linear law firm up-or-out path.
sadly, it's news 2008
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In the military's up-or-out system, that can effectively end an officer's career.
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The most significant is simply convincing a law firm to hire them even though they veered off the conventional linear law firm up-or-out path.
law firms 2008
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The most significant is simply convincing a law firm to hire them even though they veered off the conventional linear law firm up-or-out path.
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The management consultancy had followed an up-or-out promotion policy, and when it became clear to my bosses that I lacked the confidence and assertiveness to go up, they suggested I get out.
Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009
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Charles Swift is no longer with the navy, having fallen foul of their up-or-out policy that sees their members either promoted or passed over and therefore, effectively, kicked to the curb.
Clooney to Direct Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Film, Matt Damon to Star? | /Film 2009
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The management consultancy had followed an up-or-out promotion policy, and when it became clear to my bosses that I lacked the confidence and assertiveness to go up, they suggested I get out.
Rowing the ATLANTIC Roz Savage 2009
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And a squad of one and two stars who were retired under the military's up-or-out system.
New Hillary Radio Ad In Pennsylvania Features Army Brass Saying Experience Trumps Charisma 2009
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