segunda-feira, 22 de fevereiro de 2010

Are you a consultant or a prostitute?

* You work very odd hours.
* You are paid a lot of money to keep your client happy.
* You are paid well but your pimp gets most of the money.
* You spend a majority of your time in a hotel room.
* You charge by the hour but your time can be extended for the right price.
* You are not proud of what you do.
* Creating fantasies for your clients is rewarded.
* It's difficult to have a family.
* You have no job satisfaction.
* If a client beats you up, the pimp just sends you to another client.
* You are embarrassed to tell people what you do for a living. · People ask you what you do and you can't explain it.
* Your family hardly recognizes you at reunions (at least the reunions you attend).
* Your friends have distanced themselves from you and you're left hanging with only other professionals.
* Your client pays for your hotel room plus your hourly rate.
* Your client always wants to know how much you charge and what they get for the money.
* Your pimp drives nice cars like Mercedes or BMWs.
* Your pimp encourages drinking and you become addicted to drugs to ease the pain of it all.
* You know the pimp is charging more than you are worth but if the client is foolish enough to pay it's not your problem.
* When you leave to go see a client, you look great, but return looking like hell (compare your appearance on Monday A.M. to Friday P.M.).
* You are rated on your performance in an excruciating ordeal.
* Even though you get paid the big bucks, it's the client who walks away smiling.
* The client always thinks your cut of your billing rate is higher than it actually is, and in turn, expects miracles from you.
* When you deduct your take from your billing rate, you constantly wonder if you could get a better deal with another pimp.
* Everyday you wake up and tell yourself you're not going to be doing this stuff for the rest of your life.

3 comentários:

  1. Somehow I do not agree with many of your views about being a consultant. May be you are yet to meet a client who is a pleasure to work with.
    Beleive me, there are some

    -Vishnu

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  2. Hi Vishnu.

    Thanks for your comment.

    Fortunely the clients I've worked with are those who are worth working with and learn from.

    The post was just a comic point of view about the consulting industrie that I found on the net and it seemed useful for sharing and discussing.

    Working in the PM area, for your own sake, you should have a strong sense of humor. :)

    Best regards,
    Marisa

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