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There are two reasons a company hires a consultant: They want expertise not available in-house, or they want a cheaper price than in-house. If they question dai
by achr2 11y ago
There are two reasons a company hires a consultant: They want expertise not available in-house, or they want a cheaper price than in-house. If they question daily billing they are looking for the later. You don't want to be a cost cutting measure.
- tptacek 11y agoCareful: there are lots more reasons than this why companies hire consultants, and a lot of subtlety to unpack in the first reason you gave. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2190379 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2190379
- achr2 11y agoI definitely agree with you. I was being a bit facetious, but I should also have said you don't solely want to be a cost-cutting measure.