Jerry B. Altzman wrote:
on 2008-04-17 09:18 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said the following:
This may have been mentioned already, but maybe the best people out
there are independent?
From just coming off of (and still trying to) hire PHP programmers, I
have to say that a great many resumes and interviews I've had are with
people who aren't willing to work on-site; they want to telecommute
80-90% and work from their apartments in their jammies and slippers.
Best, worst, in-between-est, I can't find someone who wants to work
full-time.
I'm certainly one of those people, though not in New York.
At the end of the day, I just can't justify spending time on-site very
often. I do a lot of work for a boutique development shop, and have a
desk at the office. Recently, I've tried to go in at least twice a week
-- but it gets difficult. I can do more, better quality, work if I'm in
a comfortable place with all my toys. It's only about a 20 minute drive
to the office, and a pleasant one at that -- but between getting in/out
of the car and drive time, that's an hour of billable time. I've often
fantasized about charging for travel time when someone has demanded
on-site work when I thought it was not necessary.
Why people insist on on-site work is a bit beyond me. If you're willing
to pay well, you should be able to attract capable developers who can be
trusted to work remotely. If you want to hire a bunch of juniors to
churn out hacks all day, and have someone supervise them, then it's
probably worth it to have them on-site. But anyone with 5+ years solid
development experience should be allowed to work how they work best.
That way, you get the best bang for you buck, IMO.
-Tim
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