I worked on huge projects in telco where big consultancies where a common thing. We had a joke about Accenture and their tactics. Upon being questioned about th

I worked on huge projects in telco where big consultancies where a common thing. We had a joke about Accenture and their tactics. Upon being questioned about the quality of the software they delivered they would reply: "There was no requirement that the whole thing should work. We can put in a change request and bill separately". Also - the "no one has ever been fired for hiring IBM" syndrome among the higher management.