This is a response to the article 101 Reasons Why Freelancers Do it Better.
“Once you start thinking about it in a mercenary frame of mind, then you’re finished. You’re a joke, because there are too many mercenaries out there already. ” -Tommy Shaw
- The general “me me me” of the article.
- The overcharged, late, and general lack of quality most freelance programmers have… and why? They don’t have to have high quality and, eventually, get lazy on at least one project.
Seriously, in IT, my experience with freelancers keeps getting worse. It just goes wrong… juggling multiple contracts, delayed deadlines, low quality product. Sure it’s not *all* freelancers, but I’m going to gamble and say most. The client hires you because they do not know what they need to get the project done… if they did, they’d more than likely do it themselves. Freelance contractors know this and often take advantage of this fact. Land big contracts, screw smaller ones over but keep them around for “steady” income. Pardon me for my bigotry… freelancers suck… and I am so totally tempted to be one sometimes and near double my income.
