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> i could get $100k freelance contract only after 1 meeting and bit of paperwork, but tech bros won't accept me cause i don't do puzzles I’ve hired both contra
by PragmaticPulp 5y ago
> i could get $100k freelance contract only after 1 meeting and bit of paperwork, but tech bros won't accept me cause i don't do puzzles
I’ve hired both contractors and employees.
Contractors almost always arrive with more of a verifiable portfolio and verifiable references.
Contractors are also much easier to cut off early if we realize they aren’t delivering. A $100K contract could end up being cheaper than the amount of money we waste on a bad hire from start to finish by a factor of 2X.
The bar for hiring full-time employees is higher than contractors.
- mrtranscendence 5y agoHow hard is it really to fire someone, though? When I was recently a contractor the company was paying my contracting company well over double what they would've paid for me directly. They could've hired me directly and, if I didn't work out, fired me and given me a massive severance and it still would've been cheaper.