Tag: careers

We never really needed ten thousand DevOps engineers. The market's not dying — it's clearing out the noise. When the dust settles, the builders will still be here.

The 'missionaries vs mercenaries' framing is lazy and wrong. After 30 years of freelancing, I've seen full-timers who don't care and contractors who bleed for the outcome. It's not about employment status — it's about who gives a damn.

Most contracts last three to six months. I spent five years as a part-time architect at a century-old industrial manufacturer. Here's what long-term fractional engagement really looks like — the advantages, the risks, and why it's the antithesis of mercenary behaviour.