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by jackgolding 2827 days ago
I'm considering the same, but I recall reading something someone said while I was in uni - "Why would anyone want to be a consultant when you are mainly brought in for the 'gone to shit' situations?"

Any thoughts on this? Is there any difference?
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arkades 2827 days ago
Getting a situation from 90% optimal to 91% is very difficult and produces an improvement few care about.

Getting a situation from 20% optimal to 50% is usually relatively easy; getting to 75% is a giant pain, and either result will get you hailed as a hero.

You also deal with the politics with the disengagement of an outsider, and you're gone before it can suck you in too deep.

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JoeAltmaier 2827 days ago
A missionary is quoted as saying

"Some want to live within the sound of church or chapel bell; I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of hell."

It takes all kinds

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