@bagder "I'm not sorry because your procurement process is not my problem. If you'd like to hire me as a non-exclusive contractor, I'm sure we can work something out. Please see attached for my fee schedule, beginning at $500/hr 8 hours minimum, scheduling at my convenience."

@bagder They're probably a bureaucratic nightmare internally as well - which is why someone is desperately hoping that you'll provide what they want without them having to explain something technical to a manager that needs to approve spending money on an external project.

#dilbert

@bagder Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

@bagder #alt4u A photo of a bro-lookin' twentysomething with what is either a poorly-thought-out goatee or a caterpillar on his chin stands in a blue blazer with a pocket square on the wrong side and just oozes privilege in his out-of-focus corner conference room as he says the quote in the toot above.

@bagder I have seen this

@bagder Nearly as good as “we are a trillion dollar Silicon Valley tech company with colorful offices and ping-pong tables, how dare you deny free support for us? I’ll have you know you will never have the privilege to be exploited by us if you keep this individualistic attitude”

@bagder also if you are EU-based get ready to be considered legally and financially responsible for the free open-source software you write if you receive help in the form of donations and/or code contributions from employees of monster-sized trillion dollar companies. (cfr. CRA)

@bagder do we have to fix Teams now? 😅🤣

@bagder

The secret to making lots of money is exploiting other people's labour.

@bagder It's stupid to sensationalize.🤔