English term
Iran
Native in: Persian (Farsi) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English
slot
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NUCOR’S TEAM MEMBERS ARE DEEPLY SKILLED, BUT THEY’RE ALSO MULTISKILLED. SHARED TARGETS, CROSS-TRAINING, AND MALLEABLE ROLES HELP THEM TACKLE THE SORT OF TOUGH, BOUNDARY-SPANNING PROBLEMS THAT YIELD BIG PRODUCTIVITY GAINS. THERE ARE NO “SLOTS” AT NUCOR AND, THUS, NO ARTIFICIAL LIMITS ON WHERE AND HOW TEAM MEMBERS CAN CONTRIBUTE.
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Technical translator with Math degree
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: Dutch to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
tailor-made for one area of expertise
slot = a long, narrow aperture or slit in a machine for something to be inserted.
Only one type of thing will fit in this aperture and this will only lead to one thing.
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Yvonne Gallagher
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Tina Vonhof (X)
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Daryo
: The idea of "slots" is about job specifications / job descriptions it doesn't imply IN ANY WAY that people put in these jobs must be "incapable of anything except the narrow requirements of their job". May ***or may NOT*** be true.
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narrowly
narrowly defined roles yield narrowly defined contributions.
slot (n.): a narrow opening; a groove or slit.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/slot
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Anastasia Kalantzi
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Tina Vonhof (X)
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Daryo
: if the "job descriptions" have very narrow requirements it's very likely that many people in those job can do far more than what's asked of them (the exact OPPOSITE of "overspecialised"!!!) and lots of potential contributions are missed.
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