Join devRant
Do all the things like
++ or -- rants, post your own rants, comment on others' rants and build your customized dev avatar
Sign Up
Pipeless API
From the creators of devRant, Pipeless lets you power real-time personalized recommendations and activity feeds using a simple API
Learn More
-
-
@jestdotty
I could and I would if my success rate becomes bad enough.
People debate a lot for small issues. "Do you really need a travel allowance? Does it have to be that high?" "Yes, I answer. It is to discourage you from having me come in. Plus, when you do, I do not care about how expensive parking is. I am covered."
That usually gives me some debate. But whenever I can simply say "industry standard," the debate is over. Industry standard is free quotes. Not yet worth it to change it.
But, I keep your advice in mind if my success rate starts dropping.
Related Rants
Inventor of BitTorrent
I hate quotes.
Just handed out a quote. Had to look through the project, guesstimate everything. Hard to do anyway accurately. Write bunch of stuff up. Easily took me in the end around 4 hours.
4 hours just to have someone tell me, I am too expensive. I mean, at this part it is a gamble. The other side accepts my quote or denies it. But, if they deny it, I worked for free. And that's bugs me.
But hey, next company, guess what, the hourly rate, there is the quote for the last company hidden inside and for all other companies who rejected my offer divided by all the companies who hired me. You're not only paying my fee, but for all quotes that got denied. Surprise!
Anyway, it is sent off. Now, the waiting begins. Time to find some work to fill the waiting.
random
quotes