..... and then puts your watch in his pocket.
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Subject: Re: [OM] Reading and Up to date
As my husband (a consultant) says, "A consultant is someone who borrows
your watch and then charges a fee to tell you what the time is."
Tina
On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 12:26 PM Charles Geilfuss <
charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Reminds me of a conversation I had years ago. I struck up a conversation
> with a young man a few years out of college. I asked him what he did for a
> living and he answered, "I'm a consultant." Can't imagine what he consulted
> as he wasn't old enough to have done anything.
>
> Charlie
>
> On Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 11:27 AM Bob Benson <bob.benson91@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > AG said today "'I'm usually studying technical stuff. A lesson I learned
> > the hard way
> > is that I have to invest at least 10 hours a week to keep from losing
> > ground."
> > I imagine most professions face the same challenge, what with the rapid
> > expansion of knowledge.
> > My problem: not only am I retired (from consulting about various aspects
> > of management), I'm also now obsolete and ... if I don't always remember
> > this ... dangerous to clients.
> > But I do find solace in photography: while its technology rapidly
> changes,
> > the things that bring pleasure - meaning the images themselves - don't so
> > much.
> >
> > Bob
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