Comments on: Why We Are Not Hiring

By: Dan Collins

Dan Collins — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:06:58 +0000

Great post – this one and others on this site.

By: Nate Klaiber

Nate Klaiber — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:40:49 +0000

I used to work in an environment where I had to wear many different hats. This frustrated me, because I couldn’t focus on one specific area. Then I took my current job with Clear Function. There are 3 of us on staff, and I don’t see it getting larger anytime soon. This is not because of financial reasons – it is because we feel we have a good team assembled.

We share the same philosophy. If there is something out of our scope/specialty – we have no problem contacting a freelancer or other firm. For instance, we don’t do logo design. If someone comes to us wanting a logo, we will point them in the right direction. We like to take on work that we specialize in, and do it to the best of our abilities.

This is all different from the agency approach – where they have a large staff and try and do everything under the sun – but never excel at any of those.

Anyway, I am ranting now.

By: Danny Sedor

Danny Sedor — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:04:37 +0000

Great post. A very sound business practice for our industry.

By: Joe F.

Joe F. — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:38:35 +0000

Awesome post.

I too believe that it is very important to consider the implications of hiring decisions…

Enough of that BS, Bridget has had nothing but great things to say, and in my experiences with your firm I have been very impressed with your ability to communicate well with your clients. I look forward to working with your company in the future, as the need arises.

By: Brad Dielman

Brad Dielman — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:30:52 +0000

Great post, Josh.

As Beth said, Bridget had nothing but great things to say about her experience working with you. Let me know if you need help on a future project.

By: Brad C

Brad C — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:18:44 +0000

Smart way to go. I know we talked about it the other week, it’s good to see it on your blog. The larger you get with inhouse staff the harder it is to keep the quality high on a consistent basis.

By: Josh Walsh

Josh Walsh — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:33:38 +0000

@Bridget

The project you helped us out with the last few weeks was fantastic. Really top notch work. To get that caliber of work while I was out of the country and unavailable is tremendous.

By: Beth Dean

Beth Dean — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:18:50 +0000

Count me in after Bridget. She says good things I am looking to only do freelance through other designers/developers at this point.

By: Bridget Stewart

Bridget Stewart — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:09:47 +0000

I have a relationship with you and I will gladly announce that working with you was very easy. You are respectful of a freelancer’s availability and you are clear in your communication about projects. I enjoyed the process and would work with you again in a heartbeat.