Re:Every engineer should do a stint in consulting
by askonomm on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @11:04PM
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That's outsourcing for the employer, but consulting for the employee. If I consult for a US company while being in South America, I'm still a consultant. They are the ones outsourcing.
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Re:Every engineer should do a stint in consulting
by drw85 on Thursday September 16, 2021 @03:06AM
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I don't think that's true.
You're a freelancer, that works for a US company.
A consultant is an advisor, that should have some specific technical or domain knowledge to advise people with.
In reality, everyone can call themself a consultant and i bet you can charge better money calling yourself consultant, even if you don't possess any specific knowledge and just work as a regular dev.
Re:Every engineer should do a stint in consulting
by TremendousJudge on Thursday September 16, 2021 @12:42PM
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No, there are non-US companies that sell consulting services to US companies. If you are employed by one of these companies, you work as a consultant for a US company (usually as part of a team with several compatriots), and you are not a freelancer since you are employed by your company. If the contract finishes and you're left without a project, you're still employed and drawing a paycheck, and it's your company that finds you a new project to work on.