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I appreciate your point about "they can't hire the expertise they need" but I feel it's missing the "because": because those hires are so expensive? Because the
by ttymck 5y ago
I appreciate your point about "they can't hire the expertise they need" but I feel it's missing the "because": because those hires are so expensive? Because they only exist as consultants? Why can't they hire the expertise?
- baq 5y agobecause nobody wants to be hired for the position. it isn't even about the money, there's simply no candidates - and any candidates competent enough are already consultants and/or freelancers.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoI.e. those hires are expensive. I am sure there would be candidates with an offer of $1M/year.
- baq 5y agoof course, everyone has a number - but also, for that money you'll just hire a consultant and will probably come out ahead.
- Suchos 5y agoFor company I am working at, it is acceptable to pay more for even long term consultanst, than to pay market price for experienced developers. The reason explained was, that it is different budget line - HR does not want to "overpay" for emplyees, so consultancy is the only option.
- wodenokoto 5y agoI would so that about 3/4 places I've consulted, I wouldn't want to work full time. Mostly because they simply didn't know how to run an IT office, and so they couldn't build a culture where good IT people want to work. When they finally get a strong candidate, they end up overloading the poor hire, because finally, it looks like they can get their infrastructure fixed or dream project off the ground.