Say it ain't so! Will one of you please open up a bowling alley or something? Oh ya...never mind...a New York Fries franchise...anything!
Honestly, darlings, how many consultants does one industry need? There's practically more of them than us. They could start their own industry. Huh? How about that? Run around consulting each other.
Of course we can't all be Sue Webb who leaves a sinking tour operator one day and appears on swanky Bloor St. above a Cartier store the next with a full client portfolio and staff and furniture. Now that's impressive.
Quite frankly, Pumpkins, I find the term 'consultant' rather pretentious. It implies they know something we really ought to. I had one of those vultures...I mean consultants…come and "show" me how to handle my business affairs. His condescending tone earned him a wet olive up his flared nostril.
But, to be fair, there are some self-employed ex-Big Co types out there who are doing an amazing job of contracting out their knowledge with a 'what can I do to help?' attitude. Not, 'well, let's see, travel's been very good to me so far. How much more can I sucker out of it?'