*If its the latter, the company probably wants the project done as quickly as po...

If its the latter, the company probably wants the project done as quickly as possible, not just whenever you feel it's 100% finished.

Right, but if there was no OSS to use, it would be as quickly as possible.

And I still stand by the 'easier to get help with' part.

Right, but again, that extra time and effort is still the employer's problem.