That strikes me as a very costly way to build a team. Independent contractors are expensive; they know, better than most other developers, what their time is worth.
Re:We only hire the trendiest
by JoeAltmaier on Monday March 21, 2016 @11:21AM
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Microsoft, of course, interns college juniors for 90 days as a summer job. Less costly I imagine per hour, but apparently working for them.
Its not usually that hard for a contractor to take the time off; they're on their own time already.