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That's utterly ridiculous. There are so many jobs where this is not true from flipping burgers to civil engineering. Clearly the author hasn't thought this out at all.
I feel like I'm reading half of an argument here. Is this a response to something? Who in the world works for free when they're doing contract work?
I feel like I'm reading half of an argument here. Is this a response to something? Who in the world works for free when they're doing contract work?
I am an hourly contractor, and I prefer it to 'full time' employment. As with everything, there are pros and cons, but overall it is a net-positive for me and the way I wish to spend my time.
I sort of follow the point about respecting productive time. I do try to cut the bullshit. I do spend a lot of time thinking about the emails I'm going to send my clients (that I don't bill them for) so that my information is as efficient as possible. I've found an hourly rate that works for me and if I'm offered below that I just say 'no'. I don't consider that working for free. I don't find myself competing against 'full-time' employees in the way the article suggests. My experience is the opposite. I still think it might be satire...maybe?
Please don't do this.
I feel like I'm reading half of an argument here. Is this a response to something? Who in the world works for free when they're doing contract work?
It happens all the time. The development scope is feature X with A,B,C. Customer asks for D and E. Technically D and E will add maybe 3 hours and Y cost to the total. Your choices: a) Bring it up which almost always leads to some haggling. Emails turn into calls, calls turn into meetings. Meetings turn into negotiations, negotiations lead to some compromise, in the end you have spent 3 hours just reaching an agreemen…
Of course that only works with time-based billing, and a lot of people would advise against it, but it's one of the reasons why I love it.
I mean, if I were a time traveller, I wouldn't be spending my limited output on this sort of stuff ;)
More seriously - to me this guy seems a bit.. I dunno, try hard? Like they want to prove something about how aggressive they are.
You don't need to be all "gogogo" to do contracting.
The last bit is kind of illustrative. I think they've had bad experiences in the past and are perhaps recovering from burnout in some way. This post doesn't look like a good sign to me in that context.
> Posted by Mohamed Hayibor on Sat, Aug 31, 31089 We're living in 2019, Mohamed is living in 31089 apparently. How's the future? ;)
Earlier quoted context omitted.
It happens all the time. The development scope is feature X with A,B,C. Customer asks for D and E. Technically D and E will add maybe 3 hours and Y cost to the total. Your choices: a) Bring it up which almost always leads to some haggling. Emails turn into calls, calls turn into meetings. Meetings turn into negotiations, negotiations lead to some compromise, in the end you have spent 3 hours just reaching an agreemen…
If you follow the authors other advice of not charging to little (which is strongly connected to how much your client values you), that's rarely a problem in my experience. My client knows my hourly rate, so when I tell them that the extra features take 3 additional hours they know exactly how much that would cost them. No haggling, no negotiations, no meeting. Of course that only works with time-based billing, and a…
80% of my clothes are sportwears for a long time. It gives the feeling that you are a pro. A professional athlete, and a professional at your career, your performance totally relies on you. Nothing looks more professional than someone sitting at a desk in yoga pants or a tracksuit. Yes indeed. You know what else looks professional? A military or public services uniform. This guy should get a firefighter outfit to wea…