The Secret Lives of IT Consultants: What Clients Don’t See (But Should)
Spoiler alert: Your IT consultant probably solved a crisis, fixed a system bug, coached a junior dev, and presented a clean dashboard — all before your 10 a.m. coffee break. But what goes on behind the scenes of this seemingly seamless service? Let’s pull back the curtain. 1. The Midnight Debugger While you were binge-watching Netflix, your consultant was squashing bugs that threatened to crash production. They weren’t panicking — they were calmly typing commands in the dark, lit only by the glow of five monitors and caffeine-fueled determination. Clients see: “Issue resolved.” Reality: A near all-nighter and a cold slice of pizza. 2. The Human Translator Consultants often serve as the Rosetta Stone between business needs and code. They listen to vague requests like “We want something sleek, scalable, and secure” and translate that into a full-blown architectural solution. Clients see: “Sure, we’ll implement that.” Reality: A series of Google Sheets, whiteboard sketche...