A rare public post.

[puddingcat]

Nigel Morris of Deloitte is an arse.

Actually, I take that back; I quite like arses.

Nigel Morris of Deloitte is someone who I'd rather chew my own arm off than ever speak to or see again.

We've just had him explain a flexible benefits car scheme to us. Sure, he knows his stuff. However, anyone who thinks that the phrase "go and rape your local dealer for information" is at any time appropriate, doesn't deserve our business. Or yours. Please, anyone with any sort of decision making capability - don't give Deloitte any business - and explain it's because of Nigel Morris. It's the only language they do understand.

Comments

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

I wsa about to say "dude public post" but then I actually read it and, yes. What a twat.

[nannyo.livejournal.com]

absolutely!

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

It took a minute or two to sink in. I thought I'd misheard at first.

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

I'm 90% sure we aren't going to use their services; I made my feelings quite plain :)

[raggedhalo.livejournal.com]

Fuck that guy. Wow.

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

I'm tempted to complain to their HR department about him, but I really don't want any further contact.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

...

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's pretty much what I was thinking for the rest of the day.

[skibbley.livejournal.com]

That's stunning.

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

And despite the number of people I know who've been raped, it's still something I never thought I'd hear outside crowds of lagered-up townies on a Saturday night.

[rms.livejournal.com]

makes me glad they never seem to have wanted to employ me.

Does his boss know? And the professional body to which he is accredited to?

[sea-of-flame.livejournal.com]

If he is this - http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/nigel-morris/6/10a/a2b - nigel Morris of deloitte, then CIT , AAT & ATT would be the relevant professional bodies. That's a lot of annoyed accountants...

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

He's not even ACA? Deloitte must be getting desperate.

(ATT and CIoT aren't accountants, btw.)

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

Shame you can't make any negative recommendations on linkedIn...

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

His boss was sitting next to him, and didn't bat an eyelid.

[daegaer.livejournal.com]

What a shithead. Ugh.

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes. Generally objectionable (talked at us for an hour and a bit), but that bit broke through the drone.

[macavitykitsune.livejournal.com]

?_? What's the context? It sounds pretty fuckwitted of him....

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Getting car specs and prices to compare private purchase costs to those available through a salary sacrifice scheme at work.

Context's pretty much irrelevant, though. I can't think of *any* situation in which that wouldn't be completely unacceptable.

[faerierhona.livejournal.com]

GAH! Rape sells now???

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

Apparently so - although not to us :) I've made it quite clear that I don't want to use Deloitte for this, and why. Thank heavens for being at a semi-influential level in the company.

Pass this on if you like - the more people realise, the more chance there is of something getting through to them...

[zalia.livejournal.com]

W.T.F?! In what kind of profession is that something you say? O__O

[puddingcat.livejournal.com]

None. None at all. It's not something that *should* be said anywhere, in *or* out of a professional environment.

[marcushill.livejournal.com]

Not only is it utterly insensitive, it isn't even a good metaphor - there's no force or unwilling victim involved in getting a sales outfit to give you information about their product. I can see "rape" as a defensible (not necessarily acceptable!) word to use in the context of a metaphor for something equally unpleasant, but then you'd be talking about something particularly nasty in any case. I certainly can't see any situation in which you'd use "rape" as a metaphor for something you're urging anyone to actually do.