Comments on: The supply and demand of time http://aaronmentele.com/2007/02/01/the-supply-and-demand-of-time/ personal blog of Aaron Mentele, web developer and partner at Electric Pulp Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:51:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Deane http://aaronmentele.com/2007/02/01/the-supply-and-demand-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-8967 Deane Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:37:49 +0000 http://charisma18.com/2007/02/01/the-supply-and-demand-of-time/#comment-8967 We tried not paying, but it turns out that's something called "forced servitude," and -- get this -- it's <i>illegal</i>. Damn government interference. We tried not paying, but it turns out that’s something called “forced servitude,” and — get this — it’s illegal. Damn government interference.

]]> By: stefan hartwig http://aaronmentele.com/2007/02/01/the-supply-and-demand-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-8963 stefan hartwig Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:03:03 +0000 http://charisma18.com/2007/02/01/the-supply-and-demand-of-time/#comment-8963 Deane, do you mean to say that you actually pay your people? I imagine that makes it easier to hire. Deane, do you mean to say that you actually pay your people? I imagine that makes it easier to hire.

]]> By: Deane http://aaronmentele.com/2007/02/01/the-supply-and-demand-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-8961 Deane Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:22:35 +0000 http://charisma18.com/2007/02/01/the-supply-and-demand-of-time/#comment-8961 We're in the same boat you are, really. My head hit the pillow at 3:20 this morning. The temptation is to hire again, but we've found that it's a significant investment of time to bring a developer up to speed, and you don't want to bring another one on board before you have your current house in order. Blindly throwing people at a problem only works if the problem is a machine gun nest and you have a <i>lot</i> of people. The ideal, obviously, is current clients and new prospects with lots of money and nice, big projects. The reality is less of a sure thing. Part of me wants to put a moratorium on new projects, but the payroll monster that shows up every two weeks has different ideas. We’re in the same boat you are, really. My head hit the pillow at 3:20 this morning.

The temptation is to hire again, but we’ve found that it’s a significant investment of time to bring a developer up to speed, and you don’t want to bring another one on board before you have your current house in order. Blindly throwing people at a problem only works if the problem is a machine gun nest and you have a lot of people.

The ideal, obviously, is current clients and new prospects with lots of money and nice, big projects. The reality is less of a sure thing. Part of me wants to put a moratorium on new projects, but the payroll monster that shows up every two weeks has different ideas.

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