Cheap At Twice The Price

A long time ago…

Project Manager: “We are having difficulty managing our offshore team, would you be willing to help us out and get them back on track?”

Me: “The 15-person offshore team you hired to replace me at a higher cost than what I charge?”

Project Manager: “The very same. We were hoping you could come by the office and give us some advice on how to fix this.”

Me: “I charge $3,000 a day to show up in-person and do that. It will be at least a 15 day continuous engagement with a further five days of follow-up.”

PM: “We could hire someone a lot cheaper than that to fix the problem.”

Me: “You let me know how that works out for you.”

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