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I'd probably feel panicked and overwhelmed too if I were in way over my head but felt like I had to save face because some hotshot freelancer was brought in. S

by beering 11y ago

I'd probably feel panicked and overwhelmed too if I were in way over my head but felt like I had to save face because some hotshot freelancer was brought in. Sometimes it's not the problems you point out, but how you point them out. (Not saying that this is what is happening in OP's case, since it's hard to judge from a paragraph or two.)

moron4hire 11y ago
I started the project 3 years ago. He was hired in about a year ago. If I were on-staff, I'd be the most senior programmer, and I'd be the first person to last more than 2 years in a long time. I think the freelance arrangement actually helps insulate me a lot from the weird culture of the company. I've been on the project the longest, and I have more experience than any of their other developers combined. I also charge more than twice what they pay them, combined. Which is still not a lot. Turns out they hire these people off of Craigslist and then don't pay them very well.
- ffwb 11y ago
  > I also charge more than twice what they pay them, combined. Which is still not a lot. So why don't you do what you paid for which is also to clean up code? I ask this because I'm a low rate programmer who usually know someone like you. Programmer like me being paid to get shit done. The code produced is what it's worth.
  - moron4hire 11y ago
    Because I don't want this to be my full-time job again. I was only doing this part-time, and the rest of my time I've been spending on projects of my own design. If I have to take care of my tasks and clean up after someone else, then there isn't enough time for my own projects.