On: The Advantage of Being a Little Underemployed

[pmoriarty]

"with consulting if you are charging by the hour people demand value by the hour"

You don't have to charge by the hour. You could charge by the day, week, month, or project.

[borplk → pmoriarty]

True but the general point stands correct.

With a consulting engagement there's usually a higher expectation of consistent proportional value delivered. It's more transactional (we pay $X we get Y).

As a salaried employee at least in many companies there's some element of the employee being a long-term asset to the company so the pressure is not as high or as consistent.