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

[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.