Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] PHP programmer opening (phpWalter)

[Richard L. <ce...@l-...>]

On Wed, May 23, 2007 10:06 am, Jennifer Stander wrote:
>> Remember you get what you pay for. And conversely, you get (the job)
>> they
>> pay you for.
>>
>> [OK, I'm done b$^ching)
>>
>> Walter
>
> I normally wouldn't reply to this, but I should clarify that yes it is
> hourly and that your math is incorrect.  On the high end of the pay
> range we are offering, the programmer would make close to $70K a year,
> which is more than your calculated $1250 a month.

Anybody in this group who pays attention also has two former employees
(I'm one of them) that they could ask for background info.

For me, info.com was a great place to work, for many reasons.

The hourly wages offered in Jennifer's post had a pretty wide range,
presumably commensurate with experience, so I also thought the math
was a bit skewed by taking the "average" of 23 and 33.

If you're worth $33/hour == $66k/year (give or take) that was on the
table in the original email.

Keep in mind this is for a solid 40 hours a week, not some
catch-as-catch-can freelance rate, where you may only have 10 billable
hours a month.

There's a huge difference in scope and scale there, so hourly
freelance rates, and hourly full-time rates are apples and oranges.

Be that as it may, if you're right for the job, and it appeals, I
daresay you can upsell your price some anyway.

Three years' experience is not exactly "expert", imho.

Maybe some folks became experts in 3 years, but not most.

Hell, most PHP scripters don't get past a basic guestbook in their
first year :-) :-) :-)

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