> he wants to be proud of his work.
This. A thousand times this. A sense of professional pride is absolutely critical in becoming good at your craft, regardless of what that craft might be.
This. A thousand times this. A sense of professional pride is absolutely critical in becoming good at your craft, regardless of what that craft might be.
But now you're comparing employees, not employees and contractors.
In my last two startups I had people over 40 working those long hours. A lot of contractors I know are lazy young guys that want the buck with minimum fuss.
Most contractors are experience ex-startupers - this sounds statistically incorrect ;)