[LRUG] Hiring a pair rather than an individual contractor

[Hakan Şenol Ensari]

My 2 pence: You could abstract this from your client and simply quote them
a higher daily rate if you are convinced you will deliver more in total?
Unless client is technical, they could not care less about whether you
pair, use a standing desk, or wear sunglasses when working.


On 17 December 2013 12:19, Tim Cowlishaw <tim at timcowlishaw.co.uk> wrote:

> Inspired by Ali's 'Technical  Intern' job ad, I've got a few questions for
> those of you who hire independent contract engineers!
>
> Some context: I've thought a great deal about stsarting an initiative like
> Ali's, whereby I take on a more junior engineer to pair with me on contract
> work. Being a freelancer is an insane privilege, and I've thought it'd be a
> great opportunity to both help train people starting out on a career in
> software, as well as encouraging more people to work independently who
> might not otherwise consider it, or have the opportunity to do so.
>
> With that in mind, I'd be very interested to know, from those of you who
> hire contractors, whether:
>
> (1) You'd be open to the idea of hiring a mixed-ability pair in place of
> an individual engineer? Would such an arrangement work within the structure
> of your organization?
> (2) You'd perceive this is an arrangement with potential productivity
> gains (or just as a deadweight loss since the more experienced engineer
> would spend some time coaching the less experienced one). What sort of
> multiplier would you be prepared to attach to the cost of a single engineer
> for such an arrangement?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim.
>
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