Rolling Shit

Shit rolls downhill

1. As we all know, shit rolls downhill.
The following diagram illustrates exactly how this
process takes place in a consulting firm.

2. At the top of the hill is the Client.
Generally, the Client, in one way or another, generates
the shit.
Client
Shit

3. Partner
The shit first reaches the Partner.
But Partners are very adept at smelling shit coming,
and say, “I’m a Partner, I don’t have to take this shit.”
And so the shit rolls on by.

4. Senior Manager
Now the shit reaches the Senior Manager. It’s picking
up some speed by now, and the Senior Manager gets
splashed. “Phew, this shit stinks,” says the Senior
Manager, “better pass it down.”

5. Manager
So the shit washes over the Manager, and he gets well
dipped in shit. But by this time, the shit has a lot of
momentum, and it keeps rolling down.

6. Consultant
And so the shit lands on the Consultant.
And the Consultant gets covered in it, and spends the
entire engagement swimming in it.

7. Crest of Ignorance
The Analyst is shielded from the shit by the Crest of
Ignorance, which keeps shit from rolling down on
him/her, and ensures that the Analyst remains
submerged.
Analyst

8. Cave of Unreported Exceptions
Meanwhile, however, the Analyst discovers more shit
as they proceed with the engagement. Not sure what
to do with it, they conceal it in the Cave of
Unreported Exceptions.

9. Fermented shit
After a while, the cave gets filled with shit, and it
starts to ferment. Then the Consultant begins to smell
hidden shit, and wonders “Dammit, now who’s been
hiding shit?”

10. So, next time you’re a Consultant on an engagement,
and you wonder why your life seems like shit, just
refer to the diagram.