Help Vampires
Sucking the very life and energy out of people
Just received a great link from Martin Smith on the Asterisk-Java dev mailing list:
Help Vampires.
The page includes everything you need to know:
- How to identify them
- What to do if you are a Help Vampire
- How you can reform them
A lot of help vampires originate from countries that provide cheap outsourcing capabilities for companies in Europe and the US. Interestingly enough these vampires usually receive support from employees and contractors working for (and paid by) just the companies that enjoy the cheap prices of offshore development.
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