I would hazard to say that you are probably one of the more thoughtful consultants who are good to have around. I actually consulted as well for several years.

I would hazard to say that you are probably one of the more thoughtful consultants who are good to have around. I actually consulted as well for several years. Since I have also worked on staff I tried to be very conscientious about not leaving messes for the full-time devs. Anybody who has written software knows that it is never really "done." And as a consultant you get forced into a mentality of meeting your spec requirement so you can get paid. To do otherwise you risk working on one project forever and never actually meeting your contractual requirements. It's just the nature of the business. If you understand this as a client then you can make it work to your advantage, but if not you can wind up with a huge mess.