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This kind of thing happened all the time when I was at a software consultancy. In press releases, interviews, etc., our clients' leadership would regularly talk
by karaterobot 5y ago
This kind of thing happened all the time when I was at a software consultancy. In press releases, interviews, etc., our clients' leadership would regularly talk about creating their new website or application entirely in house, when it was really done by contractors like me, whose relationship to the company amounted to some names in a shared Slack channel. This was product: I assume it's common in marketing as well.
I always considered it part of doing business. Sometimes it was even part of the contract that we couldn't mention we worked with them. That's fine until you decide to leave, and realize you aren't supposed to include any of your best work in your portfolio!
- pm90 5y agoI wonder if they actively promote the lie of in house expertise or simply choose not to highlight your contributions? The latter case seems less unethical… still shady to not correct a wrong interpretation though.
- distances 5y ago> Sometimes it was even part of the contract that we couldn't mention we worked with them. That's fine until you decide to leave, and realize you aren't supposed to include any of your best work in your portfolio! This is the default in all consulting/contracting/freelancing isn't it? Can't even mention your client, let alone the product you were working on. It's a real battle to get the reference rights in the contract. In practice you mention in public documents something like "leading movie streaming service", and use the name in private discussions and sales.