My sentiments exactly.. it's frustrating...thats why I became full time in NY.
> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:05:38 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Outsourcing (was: Tweening Engines for AS3) > > And that's why I took a steady. I contracted for about 6 years. Got a bit > burnt out on people wanting something for nothing. Oh, and the "we'll give > you a project and see how well you do. Then we'll discus payment'... look at > my @[EMAIL PROTECTED]@ portfolio you piece of [EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL > PROTECTED] Also the 'my neighbors son > said he could build this for $200 in half the time'. > > I think the best was when I quoted a flash form project and the company > thought it was too much so they outsourced it. Needlesss to say that when > they got the final product and tried to implement it into their existing > application it wasn't compatible and very buggy. Guess you get what you pay > for ;) > > B. > > > On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Kerry Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Laurent wrote: > > > > > sick. If you want to know for how little money projects are proposed and > > > how fast programmer people on earth can work for go there: > > > http://www.getacoder.com > > > > I found the same thing when I registered with guru.com. There are hundreds > > of jobs with a budget of $500 or less, and precious few worth bidding on. > > All my work comes from contacts--current and former clients, colleagues, and > > the like. > > > > There is a downside to outsourcing, though. I've worked on two major > > projects, one for Disney and one for Sesame Street, that were initially > > outsourced overseas. Both projects were eventually deemed substandard, and > > completely re-written in-house. > > > > I'm not saying the programmers overseas are substandard--I've worked with > > some fine Chinese and Indian programmers (even some good Europeans ;-) There > > are so many problems with time differences, cultural differences, > > expectations, and a host of other issues that it often costs more to send > > something overseas. > > > > Cordially, > > > > Kerry Thompson > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _________________________________________________________________ Watch “Cause Effect,” a show about real people making a real difference. Learn more. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_watchcause_______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
