Timeline for Pros & Cons of Contracting from Employer's perspective
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| May 12, 2015 at 8:41 | comment | added | Cronax | +1 for "the knowledge often leaves with them". Very few contractors document things as part of their standard workflow, they tend to do the job they were hired to do and then leave with their knowledge. This becomes an additional point to manage, as you will either need to ensure they adequately document their work (which can in some cases take more time than the actual work they've done) or you will need to arrange for knowledge transfer to a full-time employee. | |
| May 12, 2015 at 2:24 | comment | added | blankip | @blaughw - yes but if you are good at hiring it is actually a lot cheaper. Buying a contract worker to full time is expensive. | |
| May 12, 2015 at 2:22 | comment | added | blankip | @ChrisMarie - that is a good point - addendum to the their knowledge leaves with them. | |
| May 12, 2015 at 0:40 | comment | added | blaughw | I would add that it costs a significant amount of money to hire an FTE. Contract-to-hire gives a "try before you buy" experience. | |
| May 12, 2015 at 0:33 | comment | added | Chris Marie | Listed as your last con, has documentation ever been an issue? Say where the contractor builds something and ends their contract, but leaves insufficient documentation? | |
| May 11, 2015 at 23:39 | vote | accept | Chris Marie | ||
| May 11, 2015 at 23:25 | history | answered | blankip | CC BY-SA 3.0 |