Pfft, my recent experience has been "copying while billing your clients".

Just had a consultant who literally got me to womp up a summary of everything going on (which was pre-existing analysis). They then added it to a PDF with some titles and a bit of fancy colour-shading, and BANG. £Xbillable hours and some expenses to boot. Honestly, the only "added value" they brought was to add on a cumulative growth percentage they obviously pulled out of their ...

Joke.

But I place the blame with the CEO, not the consultant. Consultants gonna "consult".