are not turning out the work

English translation: not being productive enough

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English term or phrase:are not turning out the work
Selected answer:not being productive enough
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher

22:05 Jul 8, 2012
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Esoteric practices
English term or phrase: are not turning out the work
Hello everyone,

Every man who achieves success deserves it. When he first started out he did not understand how to solve the problems that afterwards presented themselves, but he did each thing as it came up in the very best way that he could, and this developed his power of doing bigger things. We become masters of business by learning to do well whatever we attempt. The man that has a thorough knowledge of his business can of course direct it much more easily and skillfully than the man who lacks that knowledge. The skilled business director can sit in his private office and still know accurately what is actually being done. He knows what should be done in any given time and if it is not accomplished he knows that his employees **are not turning out the work** that they should. It is then easy to apply the remedy.

Does "are not turning out the work that they should" mean they are not refusing to do the work they should do?

Thank you.

Thank you.
Mikhail Korolev
Local time: 13:38
not being productive enough
Explanation:
=not working hard enough

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Note added at 9 mins (2012-07-08 22:14:38 GMT)
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that's why he says that

The skilled business director can sit in his private office and still know accurately what is actually being done. He knows what should be done in any given time and if it is not accomplished he knows...

so time=work that should be done/produced

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Note added at 18 mins (2012-07-08 22:23:45 GMT)
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sorry, not too clear above.

amount of time=the amount of work that should be done (in the business director's opinion)

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Note added at 1 day11 hrs (2012-07-10 09:38:37 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to have helped
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 10:38
Grading comment
Many thanks to everyone.
Thank you, gallagy2.
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +4not being productive enough
Yvonne Gallagher
4not getting enough work done/fulfilling their duties
ANNIE BATTEN


Discussion entries: 2





  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
not getting enough work done/fulfilling their duties


Explanation:
'to turn out' something suggests actually producing something but in the context given it could also mean just not doing enough work or not fulfilling their duties.

ANNIE BATTEN
Germany
Local time: 11:38
Native speaker of: English
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
not being productive enough


Explanation:
=not working hard enough

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Note added at 9 mins (2012-07-08 22:14:38 GMT)
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that's why he says that

The skilled business director can sit in his private office and still know accurately what is actually being done. He knows what should be done in any given time and if it is not accomplished he knows...

so time=work that should be done/produced

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Note added at 18 mins (2012-07-08 22:23:45 GMT)
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sorry, not too clear above.

amount of time=the amount of work that should be done (in the business director's opinion)

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Note added at 1 day11 hrs (2012-07-10 09:38:37 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to have helped

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Many thanks to everyone.
Thank you, gallagy2.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
4 mins
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agree  Jenni Lukac (X)
1 hr
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agree  Thayenga: My first thought, too. :)
9 hrs
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agree  jccantrell
16 hrs
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