I exclaimed “it’s Morbin’ time!” after a client meeting this morning to get hyped for work, and the SM had a 30 min ad hoc meeting with the client at the end of the day, and then the MD set up a call with me and explained that I was being rolled off the project due to a skill set difference, but that it wasn’t my fault because they had miscalculated the scope, and that she’d help me find a new role as they transition me out.

Is this true? Or is this all rly because i said “it’s Morbin’ time?”

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When this happens this quickly - its because the client did not think you had the skills to be on the account from day 1. The client had already conveyed that to the Smgr / Partner.

The chances that you were going to get rolled off in under 2 weeks was probably 90%+

If you had kept quiet - the client would have rolled you off for not having a big enough impact.

If you had said something else - they client would have rolled you off for not having enough experience

Your comment - was generational....basically something that I would expect from someone younger than 30. If I were the exec in the room - I would have made a comment about how excited you were and left it at that.

My guess is that behind the scenes - your bosses had sold you to the client as an expert. The client disagreed and was waiting for any reason to end things with you.

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I believe it was a tweet mentioning an alleged part of the movie where they said that, making fun that as nobody saw the movie then nobody can know if that’s a real part or not (of course it isn’t)

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I mean if she offered to help you find a new project it’s probably unrelated

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Because the MD appreciates how hard OP was morbin

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In all honesty, you probably don't want to work for clients that'll throw you off the project for stuff like this anyways.

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See what happens when you fuck around … you find out 😂

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Seriously, I love this post. Was the laff I needed today.

OP, seriously question - why did you say it’s morbin time? What triggered this thought?

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This will past. Keep your positive energy!

What’s your level, how many days into the project were you, and what was the context of your exclamation (in-person? positive vs negative outcome of meeting? number of client stakeholders present?)

Have you tried suggesting that you relaunch the project? That's the only way to be truly morbin my fella!

Thank them for reminding you that you are no longer an intern. Learn the lesson and move on.

Take nothing personal at all in business. You’ll go nuts from it. You could be great, but someone thinks you remind them of a person they did not like, or an x, or what ever. People can be very shitty in business, but also yeah avoid saying it’s Morbin time 😉👍

Post of the month. I don’t have the answer to your question, but you ask a good one

People should accept humanity and stop being so rigid and pretentious. God forbid anyone risks losing a client. The client probably likes you because you’re not a tightly wound sociopath that is only out for themselves (clients can tell).

He said his manager didn't think it was a big deal but the client kicked him off

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