Jason Costomiris on Fri, 19 Jul 2002 12:16:55 -0400


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Re: [PLUG] Postnuke


On Fri, Jul 19, 2002 at 12:10:10PM -0400, Chris Mann wrote:
: I agree, case in point:
: 
: Consultants (the asp toting ones) offer to manage our MS Sql
: databases.
: 
: Cost 34k/year.
: 
: Time spent per day: 4 hours.
: 
: 34k/year for a part time person? We're hiring a new body. ;)

So, that's $34k/year for a half-time consultant.  Ok, hire someone full
time for about what?  $60k or so, for someone worth having that has a
little experience?  Don't forget all of those extra costs associated with
having an employee, such as the employer's portion of taxes, benefits,
training, etc.  I bet that $60k/year employee winds up costing when
all is said and done, over $70k/year...

With the consultant, you're not responsible for their salary (directly, at
least), you're not responsible for their benefits, and you're not responsible
for their professional development.

Sounds like you've got a decent deal going with the outsourced solution.
Make sure you crunch your numbers before making a choice that you may
ultimately regret...

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