Re: [OT] Rates... Or A Range Of Rates?

"Michael Mattias" <michael.mattias@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9yyrf.47411>> BTW, I am NOT a consultant but was in a former life.
More like a high
>> paid temporary worker...didn't "consult" much at all!!
>
> "Consultant" has IMNSHO become one of the most-abused terms in the IT
> industry.
>
> If you are not in a position, unable or unwilling to tell a client A)
> This
> is not a good way to do this; or B) Suggest better ways yourself, please
> don't market yourself as a 'consultant.' If you are full of technical
> skill
> but are clueless about the client's industry, its practices and the way
> your
> software will be used by the operators and other users, please don't
> market
> yourself as a 'consultant'. If the client is not going to look to you for
> opinions and ideas, please don't market yourself as a 'consultant.' If
> you
> can't take a project from 'business concept' to finished goods, please
> don't
> market yourself as a 'consultant.' If you can't communicate equally well
> with end-users, managers and existing I/T staff, please don't market
> yourself as a ''consultant."
>
> There's nothing inherently evil or demeaning about being a 'contract
> programmer/analyst.' It's a noble profession. Heck, you can even be an
> 'expert' if you like.
>
> Me, I'm a crummy contract progammer/analyst or technical expert... I'm not
> terribly fast when coding, I have to refer to the 'syntax guide' and other
> manuals quite often, and I don't really grasp very quickly what existing
> code is doing unless it is well-commented in English.
>
> But within my industries and fields of expertise, I'm a hell of a good
> consultant.
>
> MCM

You left off....if you're good at humility, don't call yourself a
'consultant'....

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