[Info-vax] Contract Opportunity: VMS Developer

[Dave Froble]

On 4/6/2019 3:22 PM, Phillip Helbig (undress to reply) wrote:
> In article <q8apf9$hs9$1 at dont-email.me>, Dave Froble
> <davef at tsoft-inc.com> writes:
>
>> I sent an email to the guy.  Up front I mentioned the last time I quoted
>> a rate it was $150/hr.  I've seen more, and less, but thought I'd throw
>> that against the wall and see if it would stick.
>>
>> Never heard back.  No reply.
>>
>> Perhaps they'd pay minimum wage ????
>
> There is a lot of room between minimum wage and $150/hr.  With a
> forty-hour work week, that 24,000 per month.  Even allowing for the fact
> that that is gross pay, that as a freelancer one isn't permanently
> employed, that one has to pay all insurance etc oneself, that is still a
> very good salary.  Half of that would still be reasonable, and still a
> long way from minimum wage.
>

Well, yes, and I'd negotiate something reasonable.  But the guy didn't 
even reply to the contact.

And, I am worth the $150 ....

:-)

My point is, I wonder just what the guy is looking for.

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