Re: Ethics of Jumping To Another Contract Job

["Mike Starr" <mikestarr-techwr-l -at- writestarr -dot- com>]

I've been on a lot of contract assignments in the last 15 years and I can't 
remember ever starting an assignment and requiring more than the first 
morning on the job to get up to speed and begin being productive. I'm not a 
manager and don't even play one on TV but I think if I hired a writer and 
they took two weeks to get up to speed, I'd seriously question my 
interviewing skills.

Of course, a lot depends on the "on-boarding" process... I've heard stories 
of contractors walking in to an office and not having a computer for two 
weeks. Being prepared for a new troop is essential. Not only does the 
computer (with proper toolset installed) and access have to be ready and 
waiting but some documentation of the resources (network shares, help desk, 
etc.), style guidelines, org chart, list of assigned deliverables and 
expectations.

Mike
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
Subject: Re: Ethics of Jumping To Another Contract Job

<snip>
> Any
> person in either category who is going to need more than a couple of
> weeks of "teaching" to come up to speed isn't going to still be around
> in six weeks, much less six months. 

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