Comment A rule of thumb... (Score 1) 256
I have only been in the computer industry three years, and never as a manager, so take this advice with whatever salt you wish. However, I've worked at several jobs with both contractors and regular employees, and I've taken the opportunity to mesh their opinions with my own.
If you feel that your company can manage technical employees well, hold on to them, and "grow" them, then go with employees. If your company can't hold on to both a good technical manager and good technical employees for any period of time, hire contractors.
Of course, if your company specializes in serving up bleeding-edge, silver bullet of the month solutions, you may HAVE to choose contractors.
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If you feel that your company can manage technical employees well, hold on to them, and "grow" them, then go with employees. If your company can't hold on to both a good technical manager and good technical employees for any period of time, hire contractors.
Of course, if your company specializes in serving up bleeding-edge, silver bullet of the month solutions, you may HAVE to choose contractors.
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