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Originally Posted by plsureking
there is a general laziness in the world today. not sure if it is a result of the recession, or the recession is a result of the laziness.l
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Agreed.
We have a few huge ($XX,XXX) projects going on right now, and it's been a bear to find someone who is a professional.
By that I mean, once you have provided them the basics of the project... you have went through the back and forth Q&A to make sure they have a full understanding.... they then work up a formal contract/bid with payment milestones, projected date to completion, and all of that jazz. Assuming you get all of that handled, the next step is communication and updates along the way. Even if only 1-2 times a week to report progress. Followed by you delivering on time. If not, explaining why not and new projected ETA.
That above in very hard to find. Once you find those sort, hold on with two hands and pay them whatever they ask for. You want to keep them. Right now we have two who are kick ass, and we are keeping them busy. But over 2012, we've had literally 6 others who have failed to meet expectations, or been insanely difficult to work with. Blow their own projected deadlines by a mile, disappear for weeks on end, etc..
