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“I don’t know your GP practice,” said my authoritative consultant, looking at my notes, “but this Dr Cresswell—he’s a good man, isn’t he?”
“Um, no,” I was forced to reply. “She’s a lady.”
There wasn’t a flicker of a reaction. “Yes,” he agreed smoothly.
He asked me what I did. “I work at Hansard,” I said.
“Ah yes. That’s that large manufacturing company, isn’t it?” he said cheerfully.
“No—” I began.
“No, of course,” he agreed instantly, without blinking, “it’s a scoping company.”
Realising that this was in danger of becoming some sort of sketch, I told him what I actually do for a living. “Yes, that’s right,” he agreed.
I know all consultants’ motto is “Never Wrong”, but this was still pretty special. Do they teach this technique at consultants’ evening classes?
“Um, no,” I was forced to reply. “She’s a lady.”
There wasn’t a flicker of a reaction. “Yes,” he agreed smoothly.
He asked me what I did. “I work at Hansard,” I said.
“Ah yes. That’s that large manufacturing company, isn’t it?” he said cheerfully.
“No—” I began.
“No, of course,” he agreed instantly, without blinking, “it’s a scoping company.”
Realising that this was in danger of becoming some sort of sketch, I told him what I actually do for a living. “Yes, that’s right,” he agreed.
I know all consultants’ motto is “Never Wrong”, but this was still pretty special. Do they teach this technique at consultants’ evening classes?
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