I can almost cope with the buzzword nonsense but it is the brazen lying that gets me.
I've recently been involved in our company bidding for a piece of work. For argument's sake, lets assume that the task needs a capability of 10 crews and associated aircraft/equipment. So, our proposals team asks me along for some specialist advice. I point-out that we only have the capability to generate, at very best, 4 crews etc and it will take some time to increase to about 6 crews (I must admit, I fell into the trap and used the phrase "ramp up"
). Getting any more capability will take significant time, i.e. years. "Not a problem," says the team leader, "we'll just lie in the bid and sort it out after we get the contract".
The bit that is really bizarre? We'll probably get the contract, the customer will not complete any form of sensible due-diligence and in about a year's time we'll be sat around the table arguing over who did what and the customer will ultimately pay!
Welcome to the civilian world.
