Well That Turned Out To Be A Nightmare

re: Well That Turned Out To Be A Nightmare

Karthik Hariharan — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:38:49 GMT

Totally understand the feeling, I see such situations all the time in my consulting work. Full time gigs often end up breaking down into these types of situations.

Unfortunately the downside is that as a contractor you're often seen as a "mercenary" and treated a second class citizen by the employees.

E.g., as I type this, I am seated in the old receptionist cube at my client while all the full time devs get full offices with 4 walls.

re: Well That Turned Out To Be A Nightmare

Erik Lane — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:51:02 GMT

Sorry to hear that things didn't go well but that situation sounds like the norm for most full-time gigs. Rob Walling's article hits the nail on head - it's Hygiene vs. Motivation.

That's why I'm giving contracting a go....brought in to write code and not worry so much about the hygiene part of it.

Good Luck w/ Microsoft.

Interesting Finds: April 12, 2007

Jason Haley — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:46:30 GMT