kitlag
/ˈkɪtˌlæɡ/nounVerified NewThe gap between an employee's start date and the arrival of the equipment needed to begin.
Day one is a welcome email; week two is a loaner; the laptop ships "within ten business days" of a process that started a month ago. Kitlag turns onboarding into unpaid waiting, which the new hire experiences as a first performance review.
Etym. — kit (equipment) + lag: the delay measured not in networks but in couriers.
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