I dagarna fick jag ett samtal från en person i mitt nätverk. Anledningen till just det här samtalet var att den här personen frågade om jag eventuellt hade tips om uppdrag eller jobb. Hen hade för låg beläggning i sin konsultverksamhet. Det här är inte en udda företeelse; det här samtalet påminner om andra samtal som jag får allt oftare.
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