Consulting rule #1: Smile, nod, and translate chaos into meaning.
Rule #2: Don’t let your sarcasm show.
Rule #3: Break Rule #2 when appropriate.
Trying to be client-friendly while carrying a sarcasm habit is like juggling flaming swords in a library: impressive if it works, disastrous if it doesn’t.
This is my daily dilemma: I’m in a customer-facing role, but my personality leans dry, cynical, and borderline allergic to buzzwords. I can steer through three political minefields per call and blueprint clarity from chaos, yet it still leaks out like House M.D.’s smirk when calling out bullshit.