I've kept on coming across the term "bodyshop" in terms of a programming job/environment but despite googling I can't find out what exactly this is referring to? Can someone please enlighten me?
Programming Job Terminology – What Does ‘Bodyshop’ Mean?
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Best Answer
It means an employer that is not interested in improving the people they hire - a place that will not train people but expect them to train themselves on their own time.
These are places that are more interested in having the personnel so they can bill their clients per person (hence - body shop) than the actual quality and capabilities of the people.
In short, a body shop is a place that is more interested in billable hours than quality people.