Without even factoring in work culture, the cost of a FT employee is really really high in a place like Australia where you basically can’t fire people. Want a

Without even factoring in work culture, the cost of a FT employee is really really high in a place like Australia where you basically can’t fire people. Want a 6 month project done, makes more sense to pay for a consultant team than try spin up new employees. They come in for a set period, fixed deliverables and accountability, then they go. Effect multiplies when it’s something like IT and the business is completely unrelated to IT.