RE: Programmers VS Consultants

[Colin Williams <Williamsc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Like the saying goes, 

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Bergstrom [mailto:rbergst@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 12:18 PM
>To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>Subject: Re: Programmers VS Consultants
>
>
>It is far too easy to blame the consultant.  They show up for 
>a short period 
>of time and companies expect them to perform miracles.  We 
>have had 3 month 
>contracts that have turned into year plus contracts, but it is because 
>companies approve of our work and want more done.  We have also had 
>contracts that we get done what we are contracted for and get 
>out because 
>some companies want everything for nothing and any problem 
>associated with a 
>system becomes the consultants fault, even when the problem 
>existed prior to 
>the consultant touching the code.  My point is, maybe you had a bad 
>experience with A SINGLE CONSULTANT/FIRM or you are one of those other 
>companies I talked about, but either way there are good and bad 
>people/companies on both sides of the fence and you cann't 
>lump everyone 
>into a single group.
>
>Bob Bergstrom
>Technology Solutions Inc.
>Perrysburg, OH 43551
>Phone: (419) 666-7190
>WWW:   http://www.teksol.com
>
>
>>From: JGracetri@aol.com
>>Reply-To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>>To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>>Subject: Re: Programmers VS Consultants
>>Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 09:59:14 EST
>>
>>HOW DOES A CONSULTANT MAKE MONEY? ANSWER. BILLING YOU FOR 
>HOURS WORKED.
>>
>>*NOTE. UNLESS YOU HAVE SOMEONE TO OVERSEE THE CONSULTANT. YOU 
>WILL GET A
>>SHORT TERM SOLUTION(I.E. A PRGRAM OR SYSTEM THAT WILL REQUIRE THE 
>>CONSULTANT
>>AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, SO THE PROGRAM OR SYTEM IS DESIGNED TO 
>BE OUTDATED 
>>FROM
>>DAY OF IMPLEMENTATION).
>>
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