'Ten-percent' as a verb: meaning
Dear forum members:
I am currently reading a book by Maria Sample called Where'd You Go, Bernadette? As such, it is a series of notes, emails, and reports that together move the narrative forward. There is one place, though, that I fail to understand. In an email to a friend from the same school, one of the parents talks about Ollie-O, a PR consultant that the school has recently hired to boost its image. It is known that he once consulted Microsoft, and here's the sentence that I don't understand:
On another topic, don't you love Ollie-O? I was crushed when Microsoft ten-percented him last year. But if that hadn't happened, we'd never have been able to hire him to rebrand our little school.
The question is: what exactly is meant by 'ten-percented'. My best guess is that his salary or fee was cut down by ten percent, and this is the best I can think of.
Please help!
Best regards,
Max
Top answer
anonymous It is known that he once consulted Microsoft, Do you mean this, or do you mean that he once worked as a consultant for Microsoft?
- anonymous It is known that he once consulted Microsoft, Do you mean this, or do you mean that he once worked as a consultant for Microsoft?
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anonymousIt is known that he once consulted Microsoft,
Do you mean this, or do you mean that he once worked as a consultant for Microsoft?
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