>12+n) The shaman. Called in a to address a problem when the original consultant is nowhere to be found. Tweaks some code, never actually fixes the problem. Named the "shaman" because his work has the effectiveness of native rain dances.

12+n+1) The Manitu, Called in a to address a problem when the original consultant is nowhere to be found. Tweaks some code, fixes the problem in five minutes, and then pretends to strain for several hours just to impress the customer, because he feels the money he'll charge deserves the effort.

There's a corresponding story about this: a peasant comes to a lawyer to file a charge against his neighbor (his cow came into my wheat or something like that). The lawyer gets some paper into his typewriter and does it in two minutes, charging him, say, $100 for that.

"How come it's $100?"

"Well, this paper costs $.01, the office rent for two minutes costs 0.01, the heating and other for two minutes $0.02, ... [snip]... which comes down to $1.50".

"Fine, so what's the $98.50 for?"

"That's the price of my knowing how to do it in two minutes".