Design for Visiting Clients with Caution

As I am in what is called the "administrative department" rather than the sales department, I am in a position where I rarely have the opportunity to visit client companies.
That said, I am involved in a project-like initiative with a major company, and because I am playing a consultant-like role in it, I have accompanied sales staff to meetings many times this year 💼

While I should refrain from writing about self-praise, I have been participating as an "indispensable and irreplaceable" presence, and I am making progress by bringing about advancements/results (in other words, win-win valuable deals) that would have turned out very differently if handled only by others 💪 (^^♪

A member of that team (who is a little younger than me) suddenly said to me:

"I feel a bit hesitant to bring you along on visits, Design-san..."

In other words,I don't want to take you with me 🙅‍♂️So 🙄

You might think that he is being considerate of my busy schedule and saying "I'm sorry to trouble you 🙏" (out of hesitation), but that is not the real intention ---

"If I put you in front of the client, I'm afraid you'll be headhunted..."

My, what a person who can worry about the essence of things 🏆
It seems he is becoming concerned about our business relationship, where my work style effectively "shows off hidden intellectual property" by "demonstrating design capabilities" 🙆

The client is a world-renowned, excellent company. [He fears that if they find out that such talent exists among our staff, they won't leave me alone and will be the first to target me] 😫
※This is just me putting his assessment into words ✍

When he said that, the words I returned ---

"Headhunting? That won't happen. But if I were 10 years younger, maybe 😜 ... (It could very well have happened / They know the value 🏅)"

I am the type of person who cannot say clever things on the spot, but for once, I was able to give a witty, deep response that was based on the [actual situation] ✌

Whether you believe it or not is up to you☝

"Be cautious when visiting clients"
"Be cautious about sending others to visit clients"

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