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Why would they change if they print money?
by Taylor_OD 5y ago
Why would they change if they print money?
- mylons 5y agoin which case, this style of work is OK and should be accepted instead of shamed
- bigbillheck 5y agoJust because something is profitable for the employers does not mean it is ethically or morally right.
- mylons 5y agoi don't understand what's immoral in this case?
- DevKoala 5y agoIn the past I’ve hired engineers on a per hour basis; we agree on the hour count while we plan the tasks. Sometimes it takes them more hours than we planned, sometimes less, but our contract stays the same. There is nothing moral/amoral around them being efficient or padding their estimates IMHO.
- mylons 5y agoi think project based billing is more fair so the last sentence doesn’t have to happen.
- DevKoala 5y agoEstimating hours for a project is essentially project based billing, it is just more granular. I don’t think the developers who only work 3 hours a day when they are employed full time are being amoral. If they can do it, more power to them. I often work 6-8hrs a day with meetings taking 40% of my time. During crunch, I work far more. I don’t think there is anything amoral when the system doesn’t work for me either.
- DevKoala 5y agoI wasn’t arguing for these companies having to change. In fact, I am glad it suits the life of people who enjoy that lifestyle. I was arguing that whatever imbalance will fix itself.