"we want you to do this really complicated project"
"that sounds challenging, I think I can help!"
"jkjk there's no project, just wanted to see if you pass the Orange Juice Test ™. The project is just a WordPress site!"
"oh."
the end.
I'm glad I don't deal with people like this.
Edit: I'm unreasonably irritated with this article... this part really drives home how asinine the whole thing is:
“But surely you considered more than that? No doubt I could get workers to squeeze oranges at 5 a.m. if I paid them a thousand dollars apiece. But would you be willing to pay that much?”
“I might, or I might not, but it’s not for the banquet managers to decide that for me. That’s my job, not theirs. If your price had been too high, we would have eliminated you, too. But that’s a different test. There’s no sense in getting a low price if they can’t do the job, or if they’re going to con you and give you canned orange juice in small glasses”
so you ask for all this stupid stuff (just a prank, bro!) and then when it comes to saying, "sure, but it will be more expensive" then that's ANOTHER test?? So as a consultant I should drop everything to listen to your tall tale about things to don't actually exist just to show you that my porridge is not too hot or not too cold and MAYBE gain the distinct honor and privilege to work with you? GTFO.
"that sounds challenging, I think I can help!"
"jkjk there's no project, just wanted to see if you pass the Orange Juice Test ™. The project is just a WordPress site!"
"oh."
the end.
I'm glad I don't deal with people like this.
Edit: I'm unreasonably irritated with this article... this part really drives home how asinine the whole thing is:
“But surely you considered more than that? No doubt I could get workers to squeeze oranges at 5 a.m. if I paid them a thousand dollars apiece. But would you be willing to pay that much?”
“I might, or I might not, but it’s not for the banquet managers to decide that for me. That’s my job, not theirs. If your price had been too high, we would have eliminated you, too. But that’s a different test. There’s no sense in getting a low price if they can’t do the job, or if they’re going to con you and give you canned orange juice in small glasses”
so you ask for all this stupid stuff (just a prank, bro!) and then when it comes to saying, "sure, but it will be more expensive" then that's ANOTHER test?? So as a consultant I should drop everything to listen to your tall tale about things to don't actually exist just to show you that my porridge is not too hot or not too cold and MAYBE gain the distinct honor and privilege to work with you? GTFO.