Hi Tom! Thanks for the answer. I have another question: how does the consultant (or customer) track the hours? It's unclear for me because I'm always worked as fulltime programmer.... How usually works the consultant? And why big company hires consultants. even if there is an automation department? I can't understand ;( Have a happy day Vladimir Shevchenko > (Customer is of course paying more). Onsite is $100. Maybe we need to>> > concentrate on C++ instead? (s)Tom>>40 hours or more/week.Tom >