BLOG
(1). A request to management for the funding of a project (usually some kind of technology enhancement), which is somehow always just not able to be squeezed into the budget this year.
“Sure, $5,000 for new printers is a huge ask, but we’re running out of dot matrix paper and eBay’s tapped out!”
(1). Having so many things to do, that you end up at the bar around the corner, having done none of them.
alt. death by a thousand paper cuts (for you pencil-pushing office rats out there)
“Dammit, Greg! This project is like death by a thousand cuts! I have so many to-do’s on my list, I don’t even know which one to do first! Arghh!” (window breaking… …thud… …)
(1). A cooking-inspired term that is used to compare low-cost services that are included in a contract at no extra cost (wink wink), to a bundt cake.
(2). Miscellaneous line-items included in a contract to make the client feel good about paying you more than they want to.
“The technology fee and set-up fee are baked in to the contract. I have no idea what those are but we have to put something in there to justify our fee.”
