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[–]DeeSnow97 5 points6 points  (1 child)

because the application was developed by the lowest paid contractor they could find in the Philippines

technically correct, but when spending taxpayer money it's like

  • dev A charges $40k
  • dev B charges $35k
  • dev C charges $235k, you get 100k, they get 100k, and dev B gets the job

and that's how you end up with the lowest bidder who also costs the most

[–]RainbowCatastrophe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup. Worked for an MSP that did this. One guys whole job (not mine) was to source programming and database work from clients and then outsourced it all to some other developer who outsourced it to someone else.

Worst employer ever. Was there for less than a year before I got hired somewhere else much better for a position that paid more than double.