Hiring Tech Talent

I don't agree with this, contractors make up a large spectrum of individuals, all are not the same, just as some employees may not be loyal, so too are some contractors. I personally contract until I find something worthwhile to get involved in, but I do expect to be compensated for what I am doing, we can call it bleeding dry or we can call it fair market value, but the reality is whether contractor or employee, developers are high value assets. It just so happens that a lot of them that freelance know what their value is and charge accordingly. But to malign them as mercenaries and uninterested in the success of their clients I think is a little unfair. There are sociopaths in contracting just like there are sociopaths employees.