Talk:Permatemp/Archives/2016

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Seems awfully biased against permatemping, and only references Microsoft case. Permatemping was around before Microsoft. Could the article be expanded? Sonria 16:33, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Would you care to point out some of the benefits of permatemping? We can include it in the article. A minor quibble: I think it would be incorrect to say "Permatemping was around before Microsoft", since they were founded in 1975. Perhaps you mean "Permatemping is not exclusive to Microsoft"? I don't know if there's a hard and fast definition of "Permatemp" but I don't believe the word was in widespread usage until well into the tech boom of hte 1990s. Maybe an editor with access to LexisNexus could find the earliest reference to "permatemp"? Ewlyahoocom 17:15, 20 May 2006 (UTC)
 * If we're complying with WP:NPOV, wouldn't it be appropriate to point out the benefits of permatemping for businesses -- they do exist -- as opposed to only focusing on the detractions for employees? There are also a handful of people who prefer permatemping because of its flexibility.Sonria 20:43, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Would you care to point out some of the benefits of permatemping? Ewlyahoocom 15:45, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Allows for monitoring of labor costs 'by project' and for management using the same just-in-time theories present in logistics and supply
 * (Related to above) Helps to control unnecessary labor costs which constitute overhead
 * It actually does give employees greater flexibility in choice of position; however, I'll grant that most (not all) employees find the cost of that flexibility to be too high.
 * Frankly, permatemping is the natural end of the at-will employment concept and now that I've given it some thought I wonder if this article should be folded into that one.Sonria 18:44, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

This article also seems way too focused on Microsoft in general. I've permatemped for Microsoft and other companies. The "dash trash" terminology and a few other details seems specific to Microsoft and not typical in other companies. 67.188.193.103 (talk) 04:52, 11 April 2012 (UTC)