This is the sensible approach, in the end. An old rule is if the client did not asked to be taught how to suck eggs, dont tell them. However careful you are, it will inevitably sound patronising or sour.
But, keep the client in mind, see if you can supply them with another service, and make sure they know where your expertise lies. Then, if trouble does occur, you could be in a position to advise without shoving it down their throat.
In the end, the client pays the piper. If their decisions are bewildering, so be it - it is their choice and their risk. Either way, respecting their balmy decisions, and repecting them generally will earn more points than pointing out they are foolish.
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This is the sensible approach, in the end. An old rule is if the client did not asked to be taught how to suck eggs, dont tell them. However careful you are, it will inevitably sound patronising or sour.
But, keep the client in mind, see if you can supply them with another service, and make sure they know where your expertise lies. Then, if trouble does occur, you could be in a position to advise without shoving it down their throat.
In the end, the client pays the piper. If their decisions are bewildering, so be it - it is their choice and their risk. Either way, respecting their balmy decisions, and repecting them generally will earn more points than pointing out they are foolish.