Contractor Hiring Issues

The cluster discusses challenges and pitfalls of hiring and managing contractors in tech projects, including lack of accountability, poor performance, disposability, and inadequate due diligence by companies.

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Beaver117 Sep 27, 2022 View on HN

They're literally contractors for that reason, why are you surprised?

sigstoat Jul 15, 2020 View on HN

why wouldn't they just hire contractors who don't expect to ever be hired?

animitronix Jan 15, 2023 View on HN

Lol that's what you get for using contractors

ikiris Feb 9, 2024 View on HN

Sounds like you got seriously taken advantage of by the contractors you've been using.

nightfly Apr 20, 2022 View on HN

Nothing, but the company they contracted with that's screwing up is probably getting a good paycheck

lamontcg Apr 11, 2022 View on HN

I would guess outsourcing to contractors is involved in this mess somewhere.

saagarjha May 24, 2023 View on HN

Contractors are treated pretty poorly at those companies

saba2008 Nov 10, 2021 View on HN

Or just nobody did care. Contractor's main expense are kickbacks and actual product is made by cheapest subcontractor.

nly Oct 1, 2021 View on HN

As a contractor your very disposable if it doesn't work out.

staunch Oct 28, 2010 View on HN

The lesson is probably that you're not good at hiring and working with contractors yet. If you think the solution is better legal agreements you're in for a very rough ride.