Zero-sum game
A situation where one person's gain is another person's loss, which describes most corporate politics and budget negotiations, where someone always has to lose for someone else to win.
Examples
Examples:
- "This is a zero-sum game - someone has to lose."
- "We need to avoid making this a zero-sum game."
- "In a zero-sum game, everyone loses except the person who made the rules."
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1855 views • Created 9/26/2024
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