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yeah, pretty hypocrite that the author doesn’t work to work for a company, because it’s not his caliber, but then accepts a freelancing gig if you don’t want t

yeah, pretty hypocrite that the author doesn’t work to work for a company, because it’s not his caliber, but then accepts a freelancing gig if you don’t want to work for a company for any reason, why did you accept the offer?

convolvatron 5y ago
why is that so hard to understand? this has been a good source of clients for me. i dont have any faith in your product or your leadership - you really seem to be chasing your own tail, and working for you is just going to be pointless and frustrating for both of us. however, you want to hire me because i'm an expert in X. actually I am, and if you give me the go ahead I'll basically fix all your X problems in 3 months and be available for ongoing work if necessary later. you really dont need a full time X guy, I promise you I'm going to be bored after that first little bit. i want the money, the engagement, and the opportunity to grow my network. that works for me. hanging out on slack with your team all day and having a weekly zoom where I remind you yet again that if you dont test you can expect problems later doesnt.
- zoomablemind 5y ago
  > ...i dont have any faith in your product or your leadership Sounds as not a good proposition for me as a client. It breaks the trust in your effort being for the best of my interest. No that different from a mercenary's logic. Even then some loyaly to the payer is expected. How would you go on supporting the product past completion of your work? Saying that it broke in the part that you did not write? Well, you touched it, you "own" it... at least in client's mind.
  - convolvatron 5y ago
    sounds like you really dont want a contractor. i try to be available for followon work, but i cant promise anything really. instead of trying to find another senior X person to come on fulltime, maybe you should pay someone to pick up X?

convolvatron 5y ago

why is that so hard to understand? this has been a good source of clients for me. i dont have any faith in your product or your leadership - you really seem to be chasing your own tail, and working for you is just going to be pointless and frustrating for both of us. however, you want to hire me because i'm an expert in X. actually I am, and if you give me the go ahead I'll basically fix all your X problems in 3 months and be available for ongoing work if necessary later. you really dont need a full time X guy, I promise you I'm going to be bored after that first little bit. i want the money, the engagement, and the opportunity to grow my network. that works for me. hanging out on slack with your team all day and having a weekly zoom where I remind you yet again that if you dont test you can expect problems later doesnt.

zoomablemind 5y ago
> ...i dont have any faith in your product or your leadership Sounds as not a good proposition for me as a client. It breaks the trust in your effort being for the best of my interest. No that different from a mercenary's logic. Even then some loyaly to the payer is expected. How would you go on supporting the product past completion of your work? Saying that it broke in the part that you did not write? Well, you touched it, you "own" it... at least in client's mind.
- convolvatron 5y ago
  sounds like you really dont want a contractor. i try to be available for followon work, but i cant promise anything really. instead of trying to find another senior X person to come on fulltime, maybe you should pay someone to pick up X?