Oh So Very Subtle
First posted here almost three years ago and it turns out it’s still timely.
Earlier today I had a long and spirited conversation with my boss about my need to spend a small amount to better support my organization. Any budget requests are generally rejected, no matter how small. So he and I plotted ways we could still accurately categorize the costs, but make the request seem palatable.
That ability to make it subtle is harder than it looks.
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From a high level meeting I attended at work, during which we had an hour long debate about a difficult and political situation regarding budgets (if you haven’t done the corporate thang, then know that nothing gets hackles raised like budget conversations).
At the end of the meeting, the Financial Analyst said to the Senior Director,
“So, do I make it so?”
“No.” He replied, sternly. “Make it subtle.”
I had to write it down, it was just too good.
Jean Luc Picard facepalm found all over the ‘net. Let me know if this photo belongs to you and I’ll add attribution or remove.
