Reply to: Consultancies - Friend or Foe?

[Contractor101101]

I can help here.

Seven to eight months ago, I too became tiresomely over burdened by his omni-present, all knowing, gobby, yap. A moderator showed me how to pop him on my Ignore list and since then my days have been splendidly free of His Gobbiness.

Click on to his name, go into View Profile, and within that, Add to Ignore list.

So long as you're signed in, your days can be bright of sun, and clear of horizon.

To be fair, he does have a point. You give terrible, misleading advice.

No-one is perfect and we all make mistakes but you actively mislead less experienced contractors. Most posters try to avoid doing that.

[simes]

To be fair, he comments on every single topic in the forum. Most of his comments are useless noise. Having a filter would be useful. We should also ask his accountant, how he finds time to manage his "business". Also, probably his clients. But to be fair, it is probably the same quality as his posts, most likely copy paste.

I can help here.

Seven to eight months ago, I too became tiresomely over burdened by his omni-present, all knowing, gobby, yap. A moderator showed me how to pop him on my Ignore list and since then my days have been splendidly free of His Gobbiness.

Click on to his name, go into View Profile, and within that, Add to Ignore list.

So long as you're signed in, your days can be bright of sun, and clear of horizon.

[LondonManc]

I get it, you arrogant, condescending prick, I just don't agree with it.

While most people probably agree with your opinion, I'd suggest avoiding Anglo Saxon in the professional forums.

[northernladuk]

you been upsetting folk again, then NLUK ??

Moi? [emoji56]

[BR14]

I get it, you arrogant, condescending prick, I just don't agree with it.

To be fair, he comments on every single topic in the forum. Most of his comments are useless noise. Having a filter would be useful. We should also ask his accountant, how he finds time to manage his "business". Also, probably his clients. But to be fair, it is probably the same quality as his posts, most likely copy paste.

you been upsetting folk again, then NLUK ??

[Lance]

This could be a very long thread

NLYUK says you don't have one of those.

[northernladuk]

and 'humourless'

This could be a very long thread

[BR14]

You forgot 'northern'....

and 'humourless'

[northernladuk]

I get it, you arrogant, condescending prick, I just don't agree with it.

You forgot 'northern'....

[northernladuk]

To be fair, he comments on every single topic in the forum. Most of his comments are useless noise. Having a filter would be useful. We should also ask his accountant, how he finds time to manage his "business". Also, probably his clients. But to be fair, it is probably the same quality as his posts, most likely copy paste.

There isn't a filter but there is an ignore option so you don't see my posts.

[AndrewK]

I get it, you arrogant, condescending prick, I just don't agree with it.

To be fair, he comments on every single topic in the forum. Most of his comments are useless noise. Having a filter would be useful. We should also ask his accountant, how he finds time to manage his "business". Also, probably his clients. But to be fair, it is probably the same quality as his posts, most likely copy paste.

[ladymuck]

I get it, you arrogant, condescending prick, I just don't agree with it.

Ooh! Matron!

[DunkirkPie]

If you can't get this you shouldn't be in business.

I get it, you arrogant, condescending prick, I just don't agree with it.

[northernladuk]

I don't think it's the same at all. The client is saying "We don't have the skills to do this, can you help us with it?" The consultancy is telling the client "Yes we can!" when in fact they can't.

My point is that simply drafting in a third party, and passing off their skills and work as your own, does not qualify as "consultancy" in my book.

So a small part of what they do conflicts with yours. Their engagement model and agreements will be completely different. They will be under a managed service contract initially but then will sweep up anything they can do once they've got a foot in. One of these will be the odd bit of body shopping where they can. It's what they do. It's not their mainstream of work but it's certainly lucrative for them.

Yes they can, they organise a flexible resource to do the work. How they get this bod in front of a client doesn't matter, they still fulfil the clients needs. If you can't get this you shouldn't be in business.

[jmo21]

I don't think it's the same at all. The client is saying "We don't have the skills to do this, can you help us with it?" The consultancy is telling the client "Yes we can!" when in fact they can't.

My point is that simply drafting in a third party, and passing off their skills and work as your own, does not qualify as "consultancy" in my book.

Correct. It's called business.