Thursday, April 23, 2009

Macchiavelli, Where Art Thou?

I don't understand why I always get assigned on joint deals with our competitor. Some people can go years without doing one, and I've already got 3.

It's a competition on who talks to client first, who manages to get the client's trust, selling our soul just to get on the inside. I reckon by the time I leave this place, I'd have gotten a lesson in strategy and the art of warfare as well.

Job Scope
  • Engaging in defensive and offensive (and sometimes subversive) tactics to cement perception of undisputed leadership

The other day I had a pretty stupid question and I called a regulator because I couldn't be bothered to sift through thousands of pages of guidelines. Regulator was pissed, and asked where I was from. Uh oh, possible trouble. Confidently, I gave the name of my competitor.

That was all it took to make our team's day.

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