Clients & agents asking for more than they need.

[thunderlizard]

"We need someone with lots of full-project-cycle experience"
(by the way, we've already selected all the technologies and 3/4 of the team, and defined the requirements enough to secure funding.)

"and with .NET 4.0"
(but the project will be mainly in VB6. We might move to .NET some time in 2012).

bunch of dafties.

[SupremeSpod]

"We need someone with lots of full-project-cycle experience"
(by the way, we've already selected all the technologies and 3/4 of the team, and defined the requirements enough to secure funding.)

"and with .NET 4.0"
(but the project will be mainly in VB6. We might move to .NET some time in 2012).

bunch of dafties.

Give 'em what they want and think of the money.

[thunderlizard]

Yup. Fortunately I'm bang up-to-date so can look at it with wearied amusement, but it must be very frustrating if people aren't quite in that position.