Yep, we have loads of parody and satire on our site but we are dead serious about our work, our clients, and people we work with.

Just keep your eyes peeled as we tell our story.

But it is mildly amusing.

I sincerely hope that SCC’s approach to nomenclature does not spread much further, as I do not wish to drive a “F__k” automobile, or use a “C__ks__ker” laptop. Alas, all things seem possible in the 21st century…

Good luck to SCC, and may the words “Shit Creek” become synonymous with quality, value, and pride in workmanship.

I agree, being able to choose your clients is a pretty good sign of success.

We get asked to submit responses to RFP’s and we refuse, asking for a meeting to talk about the problem instead. That pisses off a lot of clients who just want someone to bid on the RFP and do the job as specified. However, a smaller group is intrigued by the fact we don’t do RFP responses and we get a few hours of their time to genuinely engage them about their problem. And, it turns out, that engagement usually leads to much better projects than playing the RFP game.

I understand your desire to see a little humility. However, understand that many consulting firms don’t like to work with clients who view the business relationship as “working for me” rather than “working with me”.

I know in my own practice, if you want someone who will work “for you”, I’m not the right consultant.

I’ve got more than enough work and actually had my biggest boom years right in the middle of this economic downturn.

Their approach (and one that Hugh’s stuff takes as well) is to work in such a way that 20% of the general audience LOVES what you’re doing and 80% HATES it rather than everybody looking at it as bland and common. Generally, trying to avoid offending anybody results in nobody loving what you do.

I’d rather work with the 20% that loves what I’m doing. They’re *happy* to be paying me. They respect me *more* when I say “no”. They value the fact I call them on their bullshit and question their assumptions. It’s not for everyone, but I can only work on a limited number of projects in a year and, since I started doing tech consulting (1999), the number of people who want me to work on projects has always exceeded the number I can actually do (through 2 bubbles bursting).

Tim

That’s actually not a bad position to be in, don’t you think?

Sure, their shtick isn’t going to work for everybody. But they don’t need “Everybody”; that’s the whole point.

Every page of the SCC website reeks of snarky attitude and massive self-love. SCC apparently is so good that it can afford to turn down the business of those who don’t like the word “s__t”.

I like to see a little humility in the specialists I pay to work for me. This may mean that I “have my head up my ass”, or that I am a “douchebag”.

But let me tell ya, today’s douchebag may be tomorrow’s client. It doesn’t pay to alienate anybody, if you can possibly avoid it. SCC will learn this lesson, painfully, in the months ahead.

(Gaping Void is great!)

Don’t give up. People need to be informed about health, which includes dental health, from the regular person; not the powers that be. Keep at it!!!