Re: The Worst Thing About Contracting

[Betsy Devine <bdevine -at- HOTMAIL -dot- COM>]

I agree that it's frustrating to start a contract when your new
employers have only a vague idea why they hired you.  In the first
week, I try to create a Project Overview Statement that reflects what
they want, the link between my work and their company's bottom line,
and the deliverables I promise.  I find the hour or so I spend writing
it up (on my own time) is greatly repaid by the increased satisfaction
and clarity on all sides.  Also, if I've misunderstood what they want,
it's good to find out before I've killed myself creating something that
nobody will love.

I'm among the people who enjoy contracting, although I'm still pretty
new and I can only admire with awe the vision of making more than
$100,000 a year.

Betsy Devine Wilczek
bdevine -at- hotmail -dot- com

From: Maurice King <benadam -at- CYBERDUDE -dot- COM>
Subject: Re: The Worst Thing About Contracting
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1999 09:53:27 -0400

<<snipped>>
> In each job, there was a need that justified bringing a person in.
> However, in at least half the jobs, little thought was put into
> defining those needs accurately, and I found myself in an
> uncomfortable situation of having to cope with situations for which I
> was ill prepared. It seemed as if the companies who required a
> contract writer didn't put much thought into hiring, almost as if
> they had drawn my name out of a hat. In those jobs, I suffered badly
> and felt abused. However, in the jobs for which the need was clearly
> defined and I was definitely the person who could fulfill those
> needs, I was treated well and with respect.


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