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We have some excellent consultants. They bill in 15min increments. So I assume we don't pay them for dicking around if they do partake (and they do, as they're
by gdilla 13y ago
We have some excellent consultants. They bill in 15min increments. So I assume we don't pay them for dicking around if they do partake (and they do, as they're human). They're still 100% utilization.
- chank 13y agoAssumptions... Most consultants charge for total time on-site. Not just at their desk working on your project. I think you're confusing consultants with Freelancers.
- monkeynotes 13y agoWhat is the difference between Consultant and Freelancer? Coming from the UK I'd call myself a Freelancer. I work on-site, paid by the hour, but I do invoice for toilet breaks, lunch, and so on. A Consultant in my mind is someone who comes in and advises on projects, and a Freelancer is someone who sits at a desk and performs skill-based tasks.
- Silhouette 13y agoWhat is the difference between Consultant and Freelancer? The former has better marketing (and a commensurate increase in rates, naturally). But seriously, given the breadth of roles that could reasonably be described as freelance, there's little meaningful or objective distinction between freelancers and consultants. I don't think the distinction between freelancing and contracting is particularly relevant today either, though some would strongly disagree.
- garrickvanburen 13y agoI share these definitions.
- walshemj 13y agoIR35 :-) For non UK folk IR35 is a rule brought in to penalize self employed IT people of course self employed lawyers and accountants don't have this problem.
- __chrismc 13y agoAs a Brit interviewing to work remote for a SV company (as a contractor, due to residence) IR35 is something I really need to wrap my head around. At first glance, it's a bit scary.
- aet 13y agoConsultants usually provide advice/strategy, whereas contractors, which may be freelancers, do the work. Often these roles may exist under the same umbrella with a firm recommending a direction and assisting with hiring or staffing to execute the plan.
- vdaniuk 13y agoWhat do you think, regular employees work 100% of the time?
- ProAm 13y agoExcept you are 'hiring' a person you do not get to interview. Most consultant's I've worked with come with a less than desirable level of expertise. In which case you burn several weeks finding suitable replacements to do the work.
- RougeFemme 13y agoI guess it depends on the consulting/contracting model, you use, but we get to interview our consultants, so it's easier for us to determine if they have the expertise we need - or we think/hope we need.
- zerot55 13y agoThat varies from consultant to consultant. I work full-time on one client site as a consultant and I include time where the client is having casual conversation with me, time in the restroom, etc., in the time that is billed. But I am also expected to be there 40 hours a week. Part-time consultants may differ in policy.