* Make it harder to negotiate good rates: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3420782
* Are a pernicious drag on your client relationships: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4103417
* Deprive you of opportunities to do lightweight things for free without setting weird expectations: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4102639
* Obscure the actual value you're providing to clients, which isn't simply getting technical things done: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4103207
* Are part of the difference between transactional contracting and consulting: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2909923
* Make it harder to negotiate good rates: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3420782
* Are a pernicious drag on your client relationships: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4103417
* Deprive you of opportunities to do lightweight things for free without setting weird expectations: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4102639
* Obscure the actual value you're providing to clients, which isn't simply getting technical things done: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4103207
* Are part of the difference between transactional contracting and consulting: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2909923