Why do we pay consultants insane money to tell us things our own employees already said? I wrote a memo six months ago that got ignored. Consultant says the same thing, gets $200K. What's the magic?

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Title, honestly. Perceived expertise. Education over practical experience. It is 💩

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Exactly. Same ideas, different badge. Suddenly it’s ‘strategic insight’ instead of ‘internal feedback.’ The credibility boost is wild.

Have to agree with store manager 1. This stuff happens alllll the time. Sorry that happened though. I hate when someone says something I already said.

Totally agree. It’s wild how the same idea suddenly matters once it comes with a consultant logo and a big invoice. Makes you wonder why internal voices aren’t taken seriously until then. 😅

Years, many years (decades) ago, I interviewed with a couple of comsulting companies. I actually enjoyed the idea of being on the road all the time. But they expect so many "add-on" sales a week. You go into a company that has contracted you, and convince them to spend more....or you are out of a job.

I also worked at an adult book store for a time. I actually had a choice between two jobs. The other was a payday loan company. I found the porn store to be less morally reprehensible.

Both of those jobs are better than consulting ;)

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