Who Do You Want Working For You

[2 ton hoss]

LETS SAY THERE ARE TWO FELLOWS. THE FIRST ONE ALWAYS DOES EXCELLENT WORK BUT SLOWLY. THE SECOND ONE'S QUALITY VARIES, BUT HE ALWAYS DOES A LOT OF IT, HE'S VERY PRODUCTIVE.

WHO DO YOU WANT WORKING FOR YOU.

2 TON HOSS

 

[bigschweeler]

Depends on the job they are doing....

 

[WODIN]

What the schweel said. Depends on the Job.

If its specs for a nuclear reactor guy no. 2
If its accounting, no 1.

As long as no. 1 can operate a shredder. he he..

 

[2 ton hoss]

LET US SAY FOR THE SAKE OF ARGUMENT THAT IT IS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT.

BUT EVEN NUCLEAR REACTORS HAVE DEADLINES...

 

[bigschweeler]

Software development - I want the slow guy. If he was exempt I would just make him put in the necessary time to get the job done and wouldn't have to pay him overtime.

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

Software development - I want the slow guy. If he was exempt I would just make him put in the necessary time to get the job done and wouldn't have to pay him overtime.

Look at the total cost of employing either one.

The second one is going to require additional expense of proofreading time, which means either using your time or hiring someone else to do it, increasing the dollar cost.

The first guy will probably have fewer add-on costs to employ. So unless there is a serious speed issue, the slower guy.

 

[WODIN]

It's the old Quality vs. Quantity argument is what you are putting forth. In the end you have to decide if 100% percision is necessary or if you can live with 95% percision. Every software product has some form of short cuts that have been implemented to meet ship dates.