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I think the point is, firms like yours may exist. But they are in the minority at large tech firms who have software development as their core competency
by lovich 8y ago
I think the point is, firms like yours may exist. But they are in the minority at large tech firms who have software development as their core competency
- tptacek 8y agoI think I'm maybe not being clear. I'm saying: body shop or not, the core feature of a staff-aug firm --- the entire reason they exist at all --- is so that the staff-aug firm owns the W2 downtime risk, and the client can retain or release augmented staff at will. The question from the top of the thread is whether staff-aug firm employees get paid even when Google doesn't need them. And the answer to that question, in general, is yes: they're W2 employees, not 1099s. I'm sure Matasano did a number of things better than a large body shop firm. But paying for bench time is a norm, not an exception.
- lovich 8y agoI agree with the rest of your post except for >But paying for bench time is a norm, not an exception Having worked at a temp firm for a low skilled job, call center and data entry, you don't get paid for downtime. They have you on an agreement where you get paid hourly and just aren't scheduled. Or they let you go and call you back if there's more work later. The negotiating power isn't there for employees to have the companies shoulder that risk