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-Awards of any kind are a dignity-shredding affair, especially when your auditors can’t count envelopes, but just what is going through the mind of an investment banker, or recruitment consultant, who thinks it is wise to hold, participate in, win, or humblebrag on [[LinkedIn]] about, an industry award is genuinely hard to fathom.
+Awards of any kind are a dignity-shredding affair, especially when your auditors can’t count envelopes, but just what is going through the mind of an investment banker, or recruitment consultant, or compliance professional who thinks it is wise to hold, participate in, win, or humblebrag on [[LinkedIn]] about, an “industry award” is hard to fathom.
-These gala events used to be convened only by those tedious free industry magazines as a means of rewarding patient and persistent advertisers (does anyone actually read [[Risk Magazine]]<ref>Careful: http://www.risk.net/risk-magazine is the derivatives risk magazine. https://www.risk-mag.com is a different kind of magazine altogether, although its reader appeal is a bit more obvious.</ref>? Why? When?) but in recent times those comparatively austere publications have been joined by all kinds of obscure “industry networking platforms” and hitherto unheard of “trade associations” in making arbitrary, meaningless and sometimes frankly outrageous awards to individuals whom you would think the simple pleasure of excelling at their professional calling, or failing that, being richly rewarded for it, ought to be award enough.
+These awards used to be doled out only at gala events convened by those tedious free industry magazines as a means of rewarding patient and persistent advertisers (does anyone actually read [[Risk Magazine]]<ref>Careful: http://www.risk.net/risk-magazine is the derivatives risk magazine. https://www.risk-mag.com is a different kind of magazine altogether, although its reader appeal is a bit more obvious.</ref>? Why? When?.) At least then, sheepishly returning to your desk with an embarrassing plastic figurine was the price of a free night out on the tiles — but in recent times those comparatively austere publications withtheir passingly fancy dinners have been joined by all kinds of obscure “industry networking platforms” and hitherto unheard-of “industry trade associations” in making arbitrary, meaningless and often frankly outrageous awards to individuals whom you would think the simple pleasure of excelling at their professional calling, or failing that, being richly paid for it, ought to be reward enough.
 But nonetheless, some are afflicted by a neurosis courtesy of which they seek public recognition for their endeavours. There are some insecurities that only a gong for “Person of the Year, IT Procurement, Government Sector”; “Business Development Professional of the Year: Information Services Sector” or “Contentious Litigator of the Year - Alternative Dispute and Mediation sector” can redress.