Accenture PMs from India

[Alf W]

Client Co seems to be filling up rapidly with these.

Why don't they understand that "no we can't do that by then" means just that. It doesn't mean "go away and get your boss and then his boss and then the boss's boss's boss and even a 'partner' (which incidently means nothing and scares no-one apart from the permie-Accenturites) to keep phoning me asking me the same b@stard question". If it was possible to do then I'd agree to do it. I'm not telling you you can't have it for fun and if I can't do it you had better believe no-one can!

.. and then the phone goes again and it's another one of the Bertie Blunts about a different project.

It's not being 'assertive', it's being an ignorant, pain in the @rse!

[Moscow Mule]

Client Co seems to be filling up rapidly with these.

Why don't they understand that "no we can't do that by then" means just that. It doesn't mean "go away and get your boss and then his boss and then the boss's boss's boss and even a 'partner' (which incidently means nothing and scares no-one apart from the permie-Accenturites) to keep phoning me asking me the same b@stard question". If it was possible to do then I'd agree to do it. I'm not telling you you can't have it for fun and if I can't do it you had better believe no-one can!

.. and then the phone goes again and it's another one of the Bertie Blunts about a different project.

It's not being 'assertive', it's being an ignorant, pain in the @rse!

noddy dockers

[oracleslave]

Client Co seems to be filling up rapidly with these.

Why don't they understand that "no we can't do that by then" means just that. It doesn't mean "go away and get your boss and then his boss and then the boss's boss's boss and even a 'partner' (which incidently means nothing and scares no-one apart from the permie-Accenturites) to keep phoning me asking me the same b@stard question". If it was possible to do then I'd agree to do it. I'm not telling you you can't have it for fun and if I can't do it you had better believe no-one can!

.. and then the phone goes again and it's another one of the Bertie Blunts about a different project.

It's not being 'assertive', it's being an ignorant, pain in the @rse!

So you're not a fan then

FWIW I go through the same thing daily with the same company you mentioned ^^^. I am now immune to all their noise.

[Troll]

My Accenture feckwits all seem to be Eastern European... its the EDS Indian imports who are truly dire

[original PM]

no we can't do that by then

Is it possible you could do that by then IF you stopped whatever else you were doing and started on that?

Just wondering!

Oh and they are not being assertive they are being yes men to their boss and then sh*tting them selves when they realise they have backed themseleves into a corner by a** kissing.

If they were really assertive then they would tell Boss the answer is no - but you could have it by 'new date'



Hey ho

[Moscow Mule]

My Accenture flipwits all seem to be Eastern European... its the EDS Indian imports who are truly dire

Eventually Delivering S-tulip

[BrilloPad]

Client Co seems to be filling up rapidly with these.

Why don't they understand that "no we can't do that by then" means just that. It doesn't mean "go away and get your boss and then his boss and then the boss's boss's boss and even a 'partner' (which incidently means nothing and scares no-one apart from the permie-Accenturites) to keep phoning me asking me the same b@stard question". If it was possible to do then I'd agree to do it. I'm not telling you you can't have it for fun and if I can't do it you had better believe no-one can!

.. and then the phone goes again and it's another one of the Bertie Blunts about a different project.

It's not being 'assertive', it's being an ignorant, pain in the @rse!

Try not answering the phone!

HTH

[Alf W]

I know it's a cultural thing and they'd just promise it and then not deliver. Have been burnt by Bharti pulling this stunt a few times. Maybe I should fight fire with fire?

[BrilloPad]

I know it's a cultural thing and they'd just promise it and then not deliver. Have been burnt by Bharti pulling this stunt a few times. Maybe I should fight fire with fire?

definetly! take no quarter.

[original PM]

I know it's a cultural thing and they'd just promise it and then not deliver. Have been burnt by Bharti pulling this stunt a few times. Maybe I should fight fire with fire

Not heard this one before - so their culture is to promise the world and deliver nothing..... regularly

and we seem to think outsourcing to people with this sort of culture attitude is a good thing

who us more stoopid us or them.....