The following list is an attempt to cover some of the issues that will invariably come up when people without previous experience of the hacker community try to hire a hacker. This FAQ is intended for free distribution, and may be copied as desired. It is in an early revision. Hackers aren't, contrary to media reporting, the people who break into computers. Those are crackers.
Hackers are people who enjoy playing with computers.
It depends on the job. A hacker can be dramatically more effective than a non-hacker at a job, or dramatically less effective. Repetitive, simple jobs are a waste of a good hacker, and will make your hacker bored and frustrated. No one works well bored and frustrated. This is not consistant, and you shouldn't expect to see it all the time, but it will happen.