The TV station where I worked years ago threw away a ton of $$ one time by hiring a consulting firm. I had a quote taped up in the window of the audio booth in Studio Control. “A consultant is someone who takes your watch away to tell you what time it is.” When I got to work one afternoon, a co-worker laughingly told me he’d noticed one of the consultants snooping around in Studio Control earlier that day, and the guy turned up his nose when he saw it. :-)
I’ve had to hire a few consultants to convince my boss that I was right. Couldn’t convince the boss so he told me to hire a consultant. Consultant would come in and I’d show him around and explain the problem. Then I’d show him the work that I had done and the conclusion I’d come up with. $20,000 or $30,000 later he came to the same conclusion.
Steal $10 from a million people who need to watch every penny and it’s a minor news story at best or praised as being a smart capitalist at worst. Steal $10 million from one person who has billions and it’s a horrible crime worth years in prison.
Sounds like an attempt at a preemptive defense to me – “Of course they knew what was going on when they handed over their money. It’s right in the name, Your Honor!”
Decades ago, when I took the lead of a group of young women who distributed a list of harrassments along with the coffee to a managers’ meeting, guess who the managers decided would be the first in the new “Employee of the Month” program? THEN, my oblivious boss asked me to write the text for the little blurb that would go along with it. I wrote it alright. When he read it he sighed and said, “OK, I’ll write it.” That was the first and last EoM at that place. What a bunch of saltines!
He looks like a consultant. Balding, looks like he thinks a lot. A bit paunchy, looks like he does well enough to eat richer food. All he needs now is hæmorrhoids to show that he is not a perfect a$$hole.
It isn’t rebranding; it’s full disclosure or transparency. Rebranding would be if he actually added value to the services he provided. I’m not against anyone making a profit. But what a certain pharma bro did is beyond the pale. It used to be illegal. Now it’s celebrated.
feverjr Premium Member over 2 years ago
The Bernie Madoff Story….
baddawg1989 over 2 years ago
The TV station where I worked years ago threw away a ton of $$ one time by hiring a consulting firm. I had a quote taped up in the window of the audio booth in Studio Control. “A consultant is someone who takes your watch away to tell you what time it is.” When I got to work one afternoon, a co-worker laughingly told me he’d noticed one of the consultants snooping around in Studio Control earlier that day, and the guy turned up his nose when he saw it. :-)
Concretionist over 2 years ago
The Pointy Hair Boss from Dilbert has been here more than once.
braindead Premium Member over 2 years ago
Shoudda just left the RNC on the door.
Sanspareil over 2 years ago
She tells the truth, some people can’t handle the truth!
eastern.woods.metal over 2 years ago
I’ve had to hire a few consultants to convince my boss that I was right. Couldn’t convince the boss so he told me to hire a consultant. Consultant would come in and I’d show him around and explain the problem. Then I’d show him the work that I had done and the conclusion I’d come up with. $20,000 or $30,000 later he came to the same conclusion.
Can't Sleep over 2 years ago
Sounds like “Truth in Advertising.”
sandpiper over 2 years ago
Secretaries know all the secrets and cover ups. And, like cats, they keep it – and their jobs – to themselves.
cdward over 2 years ago
Ah, corporate America in a nutshell.
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 2 years ago
Wow… the put the advertising hook right in the name!
ArtyD2 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Greedy Crooked Weasels, LLC
SusieB over 2 years ago
Better than grifting the American worker and taxpayer
Defective Premium Member over 2 years ago
If he’s her boss, and she’s doing stuff he doesn’t want her to do, that’s very easily fixed. Regardless of anything else.
bigbadwolf49 over 2 years ago
where can you buy one of those paintings Wiley uses in his strips?
bbenoit over 2 years ago
Perhaps she should pay attention to which side her bread is buttered on.
Enter.Name.Here over 2 years ago
Truth in advertising.
rmercer Premium Member over 2 years ago
Surprised that corporate name was still available…
I was FRAMED!!!!!! over 2 years ago
TRUTH in advertising.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 2 years ago
What will happen when Amazon buys Microsoft?
Masterskrain over 2 years ago
A.K.A. trump enterprises.
Alverant over 2 years ago
Steal $10 from a million people who need to watch every penny and it’s a minor news story at best or praised as being a smart capitalist at worst. Steal $10 million from one person who has billions and it’s a horrible crime worth years in prison.
blah_duh over 2 years ago
Just wait until he sees the full page newspaper ad she took out.
mindjob over 2 years ago
Dewey, Cheatam and Howe
thelordthygod666 over 2 years ago
Wait a minute…they stole the name of my consultancy!
mistercatworks over 2 years ago
Too generic. :)
ManiacEx over 2 years ago
Sounds like an attempt at a preemptive defense to me – “Of course they knew what was going on when they handed over their money. It’s right in the name, Your Honor!”
dogday Premium Member over 2 years ago
Decades ago, when I took the lead of a group of young women who distributed a list of harrassments along with the coffee to a managers’ meeting, guess who the managers decided would be the first in the new “Employee of the Month” program? THEN, my oblivious boss asked me to write the text for the little blurb that would go along with it. I wrote it alright. When he read it he sighed and said, “OK, I’ll write it.” That was the first and last EoM at that place. What a bunch of saltines!
proclusstudent over 2 years ago
Tax evasion is easier to prove.
boltjenkins1 over 2 years ago
grift- to make dishonest money
bleu nez over 2 years ago
did a stint as a consultant. “tech” guys forgot to check the office backups. had never worked b’cos of a hardware error. i left.
198.23.5.11 over 2 years ago
“Fuller Bull”—managing editor
Richard S Russell Premium Member over 2 years ago
Not sure which of these major principles applies here: “Never buy anything from a rich salesperson. Always hire a rich lawyer.”
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 2 years ago
The rich grifting off the rest of us to amass fortunes larger than in any previous time.
DaBump Premium Member over 2 years ago
AKA Just a tad too much truth in advertising
Teto85 Premium Member over 2 years ago
He looks like a consultant. Balding, looks like he thinks a lot. A bit paunchy, looks like he does well enough to eat richer food. All he needs now is hæmorrhoids to show that he is not a perfect a$$hole.
Isenthor1978 over 2 years ago
It isn’t rebranding; it’s full disclosure or transparency. Rebranding would be if he actually added value to the services he provided. I’m not against anyone making a profit. But what a certain pharma bro did is beyond the pale. It used to be illegal. Now it’s celebrated.
Ray Helvy Premium Member over 2 years ago
Acronym: ARG GORG. Catchy!
keenanthelibrarian over 2 years ago
I’m pretty sure she knew what she was doing …