[uberman]

Well, one way to look at it is you are getting some portion of a senior dev for a junior dev rate. That is, if the senior dev is actually completing both their work and the juniors work to your company's satisfaction. That aside, you should feel free to raise a concern with your manager that one of your contractors is not able to do their work.

[Daktar]

Yes, I feel I should raise with my manager, but I feel a bit guilty about potentially putting their livelihood at risk.

I'm usually the type to not worry about low performers because I have little skin in the game. So I don't care so much unless my personal productivity is impacted by them or the code base becomes more unstable as a result (which impacts me because of on call). The latter is not an issue right now as we're pretty proactive about reviewing each others PR's here. Even more so when get PR's from junior members or known low performers.

The former could be an issue as if I'm pairing with this person but forbidden from sharing that info, then I could be seen as twiddling my thumbs and not doing much (mentoring is usually rewarded in this company and is considered part of your productivity).

[franktankbank]

> but I feel a bit guilty about potentially putting their livelihood at risk.

Once you get a bit experienced you will feel nothing for these people. They are taking your livelihood one shitty dev at a time.

[uberman]

I hate that I agree.

[vin047]

OP point is that the second dev isn’t being billed as junior though and is in fact being billed as a senior, despite obviously not being one. It’s Accenture that’s making the profit here, by billing for 2 seniors but only supplying 1 (actually probably 0 as I bet the “good” dev isn’t a senior either and is closer to mid-level)

[uberman]

Good point. I guess I assumed that there was a different description/billing rate based on their observed skill levels.

[Daktar]

I will just like to add I never said they're senior nor do I know their billing rate. They were just given to us as 'experienced hires' (no senior or junior in the job title). As a mid-level peon in the company myself I'm not really privvy to much more information than that.

[vin047]

What is the expected skill level of an “experienced hire” if not mid-senior? Especially from a consulting/contracting company.

[Daktar]

Oh sorry, should have added, my own personal assessment puts the good dev at the high-mid/senior level too. Just me being needlessly pedantic that they don't have such a title. Sorry.