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(1). A caveat added to a promise to complete a task requested after a known or stated deadline, often used by operations to pre-emptively excuse the fact that they have absolutely no intention of completing the annoyingly last-minute request in the first place.
“Well, given that it’s 4:30 on a Friday, running a report of all your transactions since 1996 by the end of the week is going to be on a best efforts basis…”
(1). A huge, and largely cosmetic, upgrade to your current, obsolete systems. Or in other words … money well spent!
“So, we are looking to roll out the platform uplift sometime in Q2. Certain dependencies remain which may impact this timeline, including Ken over here never showing up for work. Oh, and Ken? Can you see me in my office after this call?”
(1). The easiest way to get at least some of what you want without getting a lot of grief (see push back) for your effort.
“I know asking Melanie to cover my shift sucks, you know, ’cause Melanie sucks…but, she still kinda wants to sleep with me, so it’s the path of least resistance if I want to still hit the Pantera concert show.”
