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Re:ThoughtWorks has been sold to private equity by snark42 on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @06:00PM (#15085600)
>fewer travels, less expensive hotels, and luxurious meals.

Doesn't the customer typically pay all these costs for a consultant anyway?

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Re:ThoughtWorks has been sold to private equity by nunez on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @09:31PM (#15086913)
Eats at your margins if expenses go over holdback, or the percentage of the sale dedicated to travel.
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Re:ThoughtWorks has been sold to private equity by brudgers on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @08:10PM (#15086457)
The customer pays them. And the customer pays the markup on them. And it should generate positive net revenue unless something is done wrong, and I doubt that Thoughtworks is doing it wrong.
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Re:ThoughtWorks has been sold to private equity by lonelydreamer on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @06:16PM (#15085687)
They do, but it reduces your profit...
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