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27 July 2010

Showgirls

Yesterday I had a meeting with the procurement department of a large company here. These are the people who make the final decisions regarding who will be awarded a large project.

Procurement people are relatively lower-paid, administrative types. Ironically, they are also charged with making decisions worth millions of dollars.

The boss of this department breezed in quite late to our meeting. He was very smooth and slicked back and well dressed. "Natty" came to mind.

His clothes and shoes tended toward nightclub: a little OTT for the office but somehow not tacky. His clothing had to be designer (real designer) and I guessed Versace. Either way, his ensemble was far beyond the limits of his salary. His haircut would not have been cheap either, and I think I spotted a trace of foundation around his eyes. If I had to choose, I would have said he was more ghetto than gay,

How could he afford all this get up?