At 01:53 PM 3/29/2006, you wrote: >Hello All: > >I'm curious as to why so many companies demand (note the use of the word >demand versus require) that CF developers work onsite.
I think Rob was on the right track when he said control. For hourly contractors, people want to know you really did take '20 hours to do X'. Or, more specifically that you really were there for 20 hours doing something. It takes a bit of organization to pack things up into a 'module' that can be handed off [off-site] to someone who can take it and run with it. Not all companies exhibit that organization. They change their mind every fifteen minutes. In that situation being on-site is a big benefit. I fight against on-site contracts if I can help it. I've had many 100% telecommute projects where I've never met the client. But, I've had just as many that require routine on-site visits for meetings. I've had very few that require me to actually work on-site (although in the grand scheme of my business those have been bigger clients). I also find that the type of work that is outsourced is often different than the stuff done 'on-site'. Are you a consultant (on-site, often working for a single client at a time) or a small business (Off-site, often working multiple projects) -- Jeffry Houser, Software Developer, Writer, Songwriter, Recording Engineer AIM: Reboog711 | Phone: 1-203-379-0773 -- My Company: <http://www.dot-com-it.com> My Books: <http://www.instantcoldfusion.com> My Recording Studio: <http://www.fcfstudios.com> Connecticut Macromedia User Group: <http://www.ctmug.com> Now Blogging at <http://www.jeffryhouser.com> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:11:2976 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/11 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:11 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
