As the owner of a consultancy I have to acknowledge that FTEs are often appropriate, for good reasons: FTEs are available in perpetuity (theoretically), contra

As the owner of a consultancy I have to acknowledge that FTEs are often appropriate, for good reasons: FTEs are available in perpetuity (theoretically), contractors can be flighty Manageability of FTEs is assumed, while freelancers often multiplex Overall lower cost IP/knowledge remains in-house with FTEs (talent acquisitions show this is a big deal) Of course, there are some bad reasons too (trust issues, etc.).