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Ah yes, the only profession aside from medicine that exists to eradicate itself.

bitexploder 7y ago
I work in information security and we have effectively consulted ourselves out of a job and were happy to do it. Some customers only need our help for a while, others need it for much longer :)
warent 7y ago
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic. I'm inferring a tone of sarcasm from your comment but I'm not sure what you're really trying to communicate here.
- xeromal 7y ago
  I don't think they're being sarcastic. It's a market that when done efficiently and successfully, puts itself out of business. The better medicine gets, the less patients they get.
taneq 7y ago
The goal of any consultancy should be to get your clients to the point where they no longer need you.
- canada_dry 7y ago
  [Cough] Gov't consulting companies would like a word.
  - taneq 7y ago
    Well I did say "should". :/ Also there's a difference between specialist consultancies and contract labour hire. I'd say most government contractors fall into the latter camp.
- acheron 7y ago
  "Consulting: If you can't be part of the solution, there's a lot of money to be made prolonging the problem."
smsm42 7y ago
Medicine does no more eradicate itself than food industry does. Of course, once you've eaten in a restaurant, you are not hungry anymore, but that's far cry from food industry "eradicating itself".
CM30 7y ago
Not quite. Teaching counts too, with the the end result of a good tutor being that they're not needed any more (same with a college or university).Quicker you pass say your driving test, the less money the instructor makes.
- davnicwil 7y ago
  > Quicker you pass say your driving test, the less money the instructor makes Only if people never recommend driving instructors to friends and family. If they do, a driving instructor who consistently has people passing their test quickly is much more likely to make more money long term

I work in information security and we have effectively consulted ourselves out of a job and were happy to do it. Some customers only need our help for a while, others need it for much longer :)

warent 7y ago

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic. I'm inferring a tone of sarcasm from your comment but I'm not sure what you're really trying to communicate here.

xeromal 7y ago
I don't think they're being sarcastic. It's a market that when done efficiently and successfully, puts itself out of business. The better medicine gets, the less patients they get.

taneq 7y ago

The goal of any consultancy should be to get your clients to the point where they no longer need you.

canada_dry 7y ago
[Cough] Gov't consulting companies would like a word.
- taneq 7y ago
  Well I did say "should". :/ Also there's a difference between specialist consultancies and contract labour hire. I'd say most government contractors fall into the latter camp.
acheron 7y ago
"Consulting: If you can't be part of the solution, there's a lot of money to be made prolonging the problem."

smsm42 7y ago

Medicine does no more eradicate itself than food industry does. Of course, once you've eaten in a restaurant, you are not hungry anymore, but that's far cry from food industry "eradicating itself".

CM30 7y ago

Not quite. Teaching counts too, with the the end result of a good tutor being that they're not needed any more (same with a college or university).Quicker you pass say your driving test, the less money the instructor makes.

davnicwil 7y ago
> Quicker you pass say your driving test, the less money the instructor makes Only if people never recommend driving instructors to friends and family. If they do, a driving instructor who consistently has people passing their test quickly is much more likely to make more money long term