Contractor vs Outsourcing - What's the difference?
contractor | outsourcing |
A person who executes the building or improving of buildings.
A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects.
A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc.
A person hired to do a job on a business contract, as opposed to a permanent employee.
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The transfer of a business function to an external service provider
As nouns the difference between contractor and outsourcing
is that contractor is a person who executes the building or improving of buildings while outsourcing is outsourcing (transfer business).contractor
English
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(en noun)Dilbert:
- It looks like you're off to a three-hour staff meeting that doesn't apply to me. I'm glad I'm a highly-paid contractor . I'll be increasing my skills while you fight to get oxygen to your brains.
- (Three hours later) I became a multimedia developer. How was your day?