Letters: eNews Editor's Note - Nov. 3, 2010

The current business model, as I have experienced it, is basically charging clients for the number of hours worked. A bid is created based on what costs the company expects to take in term of time, equipment and personnel required. This bid can be a single number or based on an hourly rate sheet. As data collection and processing become more automated and simpler to produce, the value of hourly work diminishes quickly. This is already well-known; who hasn't been told not to work themselves out of a job?