I usually ask that one right off the bat, usually its because they've realized off shoring wasn't working out or the "consultancy" they were using was only effective in ensuring the "consultants" had a pulse.
I am not very popular with a few of the local firms in that regard because I usually teach my preferred client's to ask really stupid questions like "We're using MVC version 2.0 but want to upgrade to 2.6.3, do you have someone with that skillset?" My client's like it because it makes them feel smart and I like it because I usually don't get re-contracted to fix my stuff and work around the client's reduced budget from a bad hire.
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I usually ask that one right off the bat, usually its because they've realized off shoring wasn't working out or the "consultancy" they were using was only effective in ensuring the "consultants" had a pulse.
I am not very popular with a few of the local firms in that regard because I usually teach my preferred client's to ask really stupid questions like "We're using MVC version 2.0 but want to upgrade to 2.6.3, do you have someone with that skillset?" My client's like it because it makes them feel smart and I like it because I usually don't get re-contracted to fix my stuff and work around the client's reduced budget from a bad hire.