[Lurker]

A Consultant is a person that borrows your watch so they can tell you what time it is.

Really. I'm an IT consultant for a systems integrator. We sell our services to small and medium sized businesses who can't afford or don't really need a full time IT staff. Our clients find it much more affordable to pay my fee of around $200.00 an hour on an as needed basis rather than spend well over $100,00.00 a year on a full time employee.

They are paid to put their name on your idea, that you have provided to them, so you can hide behind their “credibility.”

You sir or madame are a complete ignoramus.

[BigBobber]

Agreed.

I would love to be able to pay consultants only $100/hr. Average consulting engineers charge $150 or so. $100 is for entry level. The top guys in the world can make over $200. These are the guys who help make life-or-death decisions on multi-billion dollar projects. Yes, engineers make life-or-death decisions, all the time.

We think we want the best and smartest doctors to provide our medical care? Think about what kind of engineers we want the next time we drive over a bridge, get in an airplane, or go to work in an office building.

Hack divorce lawyers around here make $300-$500, easy. Compare their relative worth to society to the engineers who build the world around us.

[PA Engineer]

You sir or madame are a complete ignoramus.

Agree. I am an engineering consultant. My hour rate is higher than $100, but so are the "government" and "lawyer" overheads. If my services are not required prior to a failure don't be surprised if my rate doubles after something blows up or falls down.

My invoices are separate from my deliverables and only reference a P.O. There is nothing at all unusual from the info provided about this "consultant".

I suppose there is also nothing unusual about some of the ignorance displayed on this thread.

[hadaclueonce]

First let me say I am sorry. I offended consultants who work for private industry. You do render a valuable service and are to be admired and rewarded for your efforts.

My spewing was aimed at those “consultants” who offer up biased opinions for tax payer funded institutions who hide behind the good name that folks like you have built.

There are real Consultants like you, but sorry there are “consultants” that steal your name for a political dollar.

Once again I was wrong in my post for not addressing that fact.