[AccessD] Burn-out

Hi Doug,

> small businesses are so used to getting bad service from
> contractors, 
Yes.

>  when they do find a contractor who is doing good work and
> isn't ripping them off, they tend to keep the contractor forever..
Yes.

Note for Mark Simms:
The latter is a 'Win-win' case. It happens - the more often the better your services/skills are. 
Just keep mastering your skillset and keep looking for strong fair small business customers ...

Thank you.

-- Shamil

31 января 2012, 20:21 от Doug Steele <dbdoug at gmail.com>:
> All my clients have ended up being small businesses as well.  I'd add
> another point:  small businesses are so used to getting bad service from
> contractors, that when they do find a contractor who is doing good work and
> isn't ripping them off, they tend to keep the contractor forever.
> 
> Doug.
> 
> On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 7:37 AM, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>wrote:
> 
> > I too am a one man show.  I have always focused on very small business, as
> > in 100 person or less. What I find is that these small businesses are:
> >
> > 1) Hard to find
> > 2) Easy to get into once found
> > 3) Easy to work with
> > 4) Pay well enough to make it worthwhile.
> > 5) Won't even consider overseas IT.
> >
> > John W. Colby
> > Colby Consulting
> >
> > Reality is what refuses to go away
> > when you do not believe in it
> >
> >
> > On 1/31/2012 9:55 AM, Mark Simms wrote:
> >
> >> Very profound Shamil...and your experience with the busted development
> >> teams
> >> is quite a tell with regards to the recent problems in the industry.
> >> The Freedom aspect is interesting: in my current case, I've two
> >> work-at-home-office contracts....which does provide for some
> >> freedom....er at
> >> least "flexibility" i.e. working at 3 am to spend time AM to work-out at
> >> the
> >> gym, etc.
> >> When I was on remote contract, it really stunk: no flexibility, long
> >> commute,
> >> lots of stress, lowered my health...I put on 10 lbs ! Of course, I had
> >> little
> >> time to work-out....which I think is essential for this stressful
> >> business.
> >>
> >> Lately, I'm been getting some ridiculous offers to work at remote
> >> locations
> >> several hundred miles away....with no compensation for travel or stay over
> >> night expenses. After expenses, I'd be making like $30/hr ! I guess
> >> there's a
> >> lot of desperate programmers out there.
> >> The other development lately has been major corps forcing everyone into W2
> >> contracts instead of more favorable 1099 or corp-to-corp arrangements.
> >> All of these are valid reasons to leave the industry.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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