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Setting up to fail is a phrase denoting a no-win situation designed in such a way that the person in the situation cannot succeed at the task which they have been assigned. It is considered a form of workplace bullying.There are also situations in which an organization or project is set up to fail, and where individuals set themselves up to fail.The first known documented use of "set up to fail" was in 1969 in the United States.

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