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Re:For 11 Years, the Soviet Union Had No Weekends (2018) by ampdepolymerase on Wednesday April 08, 2020 @04:23PM (#22816682)
You are on forum for software engineers. They are hardly cheap.
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Re:For 11 Years, the Soviet Union Had No Weekends (2018) by Supermancho on Wednesday April 08, 2020 @05:06PM (#22817140)
> (Software Engineers) are hardly cheap.

Their hourly rate isn't the issue. It's about the commitment to fulltime, which SEs often avoid via contracting.

Seriously, where is this "hiring is costly" sentiment coming from? Especially when it's for a job that other people are already doing.

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