(1). A guy who advances on his charm but does no real work.
Get By On A Smile And A Shoeshine
RANDOM LINGO
Ask
(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!”
Catch-All Provision
(1). A vague term at the end of a contract that seems to obligate everybody to virtually everything they can think of.
“Yeah, so … blah, blah, blah … acts of God … blah, blah, blah … full indemnity … catch-all provision at the end … here’s a pen.”