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Not every problem can be solved with contractors. Many products and systems need long term owners and maintainers and people involved need to be part of a team.
by cdogl 5y ago
Not every problem can be solved with contractors. Many products and systems need long term owners and maintainers and people involved need to be part of a team. That team culture is precious and the red flags can be hard to discern which is why teams come up with such lengthy processes. They're painful but I've yet to see a plausible alternative.
- zrail 5y agoAnd yet the average tenure in a software engineer role is just under 3 years. That's not exactly long term. The real reason why hiring freelancers and contractors is easier than employees is that the cost of firing an employee is non-zero. https://www.facilitiesnet.com/commercialofficefacilities/article/Tech-Trends-Office-Needs-Evolving-for-Tech-Firms--19319 https://www.facilitiesnet.com/commercialofficefacilities/art...
- JohnFen 5y agoI seriously doubt that the lengthy processes are achieving that.