Lots and Lots of ...
Here’s a line from Paul Allen’s Official Provo Labs Announcement post that came through in my river of news last month :
“In the coming months we’ll be looking for part and full time developers, internet marketers, content experts, sales people and interns and lots and lots of contractors.”
The last part of the sentence immediately conjured up Scott Sigler’s voice in my head doing one of his signature podcast novel intros:
Welcome to the bubble (1.0, 2.0, …) project <insert-your-project-name-here>, … This project contains mature situations, language and lots and lots of violence….er I mean contractors.
Maybe its just bad experience from the dot com bust, but the term “lots and lots of contractors” sends shivers down my spine. I wasn’t in a position where the costs of paying for “lots and lots of contractors” affected me. In fact I was a contractor, but did see how quickly such a situation can drain the life blood from a company. Software/tech contractors are typically highly skilled and capable people, but it would be wise to question the benefit of having a large part of your workforce made up of individuals who have only a short term interest in the success of your company or project.
Personally, I think "lots and lots of contractors" is far worse than "lots and lots of violence." I shudder to think ...
Posted by Scott Sigler | 28 January 2006 05:57