What's the silliest thing you ever done for ~optics~ ?

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Sit and do nothing until 6 pm in client office.

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Unmuted to laugh awkwardly at client joke before remuting

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https://youtu.be/F1Fc3ggopWI
Guiltyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

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Stayed at Fairfield inn for $250/night far away when Ritz Carlton in front of client site was available for $150/night.

Cost cutting engagement.

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Agree, please note most Hilton brand hotels are within a few dollars of each other, but optics on which one you choose

Well...

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We did a project for a dairy cooperative in rural Wisconsin. We were told not to accept any free upgrades from the rental car company, for the sake of optics. “No, I want the crappy car, thanks. Do you have anything with visible rust?"

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@bcg4 same for us

Show up in the office when I could definitely be remote

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Worn heels

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I am 5’2” and often wear flats. Or boots with a chunky heel, which make me taller without any of the downsides of ~heels~

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As an analyst on a public sector client I was told not to wear a suit because I was just a ‘numbers guy’: wear a shirt, chinos (slacks) and a jumper and try not to stand out.

I saw another guy suspiciously take his Omega off after 3 hours on client site and never put it back on for the rest of the engagement.

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Probably surreptitiously

Wore glasses

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Same. Wore my blue light blocking glasses to interviews. No Rx, just makes one look pedantic

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Not allowed to use client's gym even though client was fine with it

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am I late to the game

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Finish my Starbucks coffee before getting to the client office as we couldnt have fancy coffee

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This is so Deloitte.

Spend thousands of client dollars every week to fly, lodge, eat, and work in closed-off team room with all non-client colleagues in effort to help said client save money.

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Worked at an open floor plan agency in a not very hip city that was pitching a fashionable NY brand. Client scheduled a visit. The agency hired local models to wear black and walk around and pretend to work there - they were given desks and laptops- to make our agency seem more hip and fashionable. They also had some support staff (like accounting and IT) do an offsite team building day - really it was to get the older, fatter, less hipster employees out of the office while the hot shit client visited. We did not win the account.

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Sounds like this was planned by an SEC sorority rush chair

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When I was with a research firm, sometimes clients would ask for our colleague who was just doing project management work as a way to kill time before retiring come and be in the room for speeches etc. this almost always was requested when a younger woman was leading the engagement and stakeholders wanted “someone with experience” to lend credibility to the work. Real bs

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Wow that’s awful

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Not sat next to my Partner because we had separately gotten feedback that we always sit next to each other. Like a force field. 😂

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For the record no funny business. People love to gossip though. It keeps it interesting. IDK

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Worked 60+ hour work weeks for 5Y while in consulting

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Client said they hated when consultants received perks during travel. So, I paid a daily rate to park my convertible mustang rental at the hotel next door so he wouldn’t see me leaving the parking garage every day.

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Creative solution!!

Come in before the client and leave after the client

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Common, not silly. It shows we’re committed to helping them

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Wear make up.

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Developed and maintained a British accent for a full year

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Hehe this is excellent 🤭

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genuinely haven’t accomplished a single task today & can’t focus

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wish i could go back to the time where my biggest stressor was taking minutes lol

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