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High on a hillside, a shepherd is tending his flock when a BMW winds up the track towards him.
A young man in an expensive suit gets out and says “If I tell you how many sheep you have in your flock, will you let me have one?”
The shepherd agrees, so the young man gets out his laptop, connects to a GPS satellite navigation system, scans the area, compiles a complicated spreadsheet then tells the shepherd “You have 1,568 sheep”.
“Correct” says the shepherd. The young man selects one of the animals and bundles it into his car.
“Hang on” says the shepherd, “If I can guess what your job is, can I have my animal back?”
“Sure” says the young man.
“You’re a management consultant” says the shepherd.
“How did you guess that?” Says the young man, somewhat taken aback.
“Easy” says the shepherd. “You turned up though nobody wants you here. You want to be paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked, and you know nothing about my business. Now give me back my dog”.
A young man in an expensive suit gets out and says “If I tell you how many sheep you have in your flock, will you let me have one?”
The shepherd agrees, so the young man gets out his laptop, connects to a GPS satellite navigation system, scans the area, compiles a complicated spreadsheet then tells the shepherd “You have 1,568 sheep”.
“Correct” says the shepherd. The young man selects one of the animals and bundles it into his car.
“Hang on” says the shepherd, “If I can guess what your job is, can I have my animal back?”
“Sure” says the young man.
“You’re a management consultant” says the shepherd.
“How did you guess that?” Says the young man, somewhat taken aback.
“Easy” says the shepherd. “You turned up though nobody wants you here. You want to be paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked, and you know nothing about my business. Now give me back my dog”.
