My favorite consulting activity: canceling meetings.

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its much more rewarding to reply "Tentative" and then not show up 😏

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I prefer accepting but not sending response. Then when they accuse me of not responding I show them my calendar with said meeting in it. Cue much confusion and a call to IT 😂

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Best thing ever is a cancelled meeting request.

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The most annoying thing ever is when junior associates reply "tentative". What the hell else do you have to do you little shit? Grinds my gears lol

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now thats just rude

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