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Originally Posted by Atticus
Thanks for the feedback guys.
The problem I have is I dont have enough work for a FT programmer. Probably between 20-25 hours. However I have been considering biting the bullet and hiring one anyway as I have had terrible luck with contracted work. Projects always late with many bugs, completely disappearing etc. It's getting to the point that I ask them how many Grandparents they have so I can limit the missed deadlines due to mourning and funerals.
I have a few additional projects that I could start if I had a guy (or gal) FT.
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Freelancers definitely tend to be unreliable. Many are inexperienced, lie about past projects, etc. If you're gonna use freelancers, try and get one or a few regulars - preferably with very good references that you've checked yourself.
If you have 25 hours of programming work a week, though, getting a full time employee probably is best. The remaining 15 hours can easily be filled with long-term projects and unneeded but helpful features for existing stuff.
If I were you, though, I'd go for an in-house one, so you can be sure he actually spends his hours working for you instead of playing WoW.