Presumably we have different views of what was originally meant with “come in to work with you for a day”, seeing as this has now turned into “work for free for

Presumably we have different views of what was originally meant with “come in to work with you for a day”, seeing as this has now turned into “work for free for a day” ;) Of course the intent was not to just get someone in to work for free, but more like when you take a first meeting with a new accountant or similar, you may ask him lots of questions related to your situation, and he will answer you based on his knowledge and experience. Most will not charge for the first meeting, presumably under the assumption that providing the client with useful information only increase the chance of having the client pay for future services. Similarly if you come work with me for a day, and I am impressed with your abilities, you can be rather sure I will hire you. If I am not impressed by your abilities, I am almost certain that you will have learned something from the experience (either about your own skills or the tech. we work with), so for the client I would say this is win/win.