Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Extremely Off Topic -- Soured developmentagreement

[Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On Tue, 3 Dec 2002, Michael wrote:

> If anyone cares he is bitching at me. The project in discussion has paid
> maybe $.50/hr and is still in active development. No deadline was part
> of the contract. I won't go into more details unless mister bob feels
> like drawing out a public flame war.
>
> Two simple statements..
>
> The less you charge the sooner customers expect the finished product and
> the more they complain.
>
> Fast, good, cheap.  Pick two.


Such words of wisdom.  But what did you tell your customer when you took
on the job?

This kind of situation is really difficult.  Can you fault a guy who has
worked for weeks for peanuts?  What if he hasn't produced anything you can
use?  Do you ask for your peanuts back?

The key to avoiding problems like this one is for the code developer to
have a realistic (or pessimistic!) view of how long the job will take.

Mike

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