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I'll have to take your word for it. I still think it's ridiculous.

Oh, well, laughter in the workplace is a good thing, I suppose.

Hi Hapi

Yes, you're absolutely correct that Dogbert/Dilbert made a lasting impression on me, and I have shamelessly adopted that tone in this piece, as I did (maybe to a lesser extent) with recent entries on Workshops, Mission Statements and Icebreakers. If you feel I've gone too far anywhere, then let me know and I'll think again. Maybe it's a UK thing but I always feel that we can knock people who earn lots of money (cf celebrities, bankers, etc). The newspaper headlines I open with are just the tip of the iceberg too.

Your Missionaries/Mine fields analogy is interesting. Is that your personal observation or a published theory?

Sorry about the big words, Opti. If you feel a simpler one would suit, then let me know.

Icy

I myself am a dedicated, devoted admirer of Dilbert (and of course Dogbert) and you definitely haven't gone too far well .. not that I noticed anyway

do keep in mind however that the "consultants" (as a group) aahh.. how shall I put this .. usually shouldn't complain about the money they make however the mainstream consultant definitely doesn't make the hilarious fortunes referred to in the newspaper articles .. I myself cannot remember that I ever made "millions".
There are the happy few (notice the double p in that, I'm not one of them) that do make it to the off-spec wages and (!!!) get to keep it for themselves. that is a small minority.

the missionaries/mine fields analogy came up with a group of colleagues, after only very few s .. we categorised the types of projects we'd been in

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