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Hiring cheap contractors can be frustrating too. I am on a project that is behind schedule. Management’s solution is to temporarily staff the project with sever
by cebert 4y ago
Hiring cheap contractors can be frustrating too. I am on a project that is behind schedule. Management’s solution is to temporarily staff the project with several temporary, cheap offshore developers. I think a smaller team with competent folks can be much more product. There’s a lot of truth to the book, “The Mythical Man Month”. Now, we have far more meetings and communication chains. We also have to spend multiple cycles reviewing the contractor code and helping them learn software development.
- summertime42 4y agoIf it's as bad as you say it is, collect evidence and prove Mythical Man-Month to them. Explain it's wasting more time AND money, and the deadline is missed regardless. Hopefully they'll listen.
- anotherrandom 4y agoDepends on the company. At BigCorp Inc., that sounds like a great way to get on management's bad side
- summertime42 4y agoIt might be, but in my experience the hardest conversations are the best ones to have. If it all goes to hell, time to vote with your feet and dust off the resume, then.