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You said it yourself - they make more money and have more control doing it the other way. Put differently - why wouldn’t you do it?
by lazide 9mo ago
You said it yourself - they make more money and have more control doing it the other way.
Put differently - why wouldn’t you do it?
- actionfromafar 9mo agoWhat they do may be a local optimum.
- lazide 9mo agoThat doesn’t answer my question?
- actionfromafar 9mo agoI you have the vision and don't have the "tyranny" of say, impatient shareholders, you can you chase a longer term goal than maximum profit right now.
- sph 9mo agoBecause contractor satisfaction is important to them, as they're the ones that make them money at the end of the day? Of course this doesn't work for sweatshops, but when we're talking about big contracts and managing experienced devs, we're not so easily replaceable. I have given them notice that I will end my engagement with them this summer, for example, and now they'll have to spend a couple months finding a replacement; if we had had a more sane arrangement, I might've stayed. Of course being greedy and extracting maximum profit out of workers is a valid strategy, but I do not think that it is the only way to run a business.
- lazide 9mo agoIn the current market, they may be able to find folks easier than they previously were.