This is par for the course for the federal government-offer too little money and fill the position with someone not suited for the job, flounder, and then a) the project fails or b) they have to throw more money at the project to hire the right person they should have had to begin with.
In the end they spend more money than had they just offered more money out of the gate. I've seen it over and over and over... William's point is well-founded, in my mind. The project described looks monumental. You need the right person to make it work. Thus you need someone who commands a high salary...who commands a doggone good salary already in the States. Thus, the money would have to be very, very attractive to justify the risk. I mean, why assume the risk if you can make close to that amount Stateside? ________________________________ From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Cook Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 2:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: JOB posting ; An urgent need for Remedy Developer/Engineer for deployment to IRAQ ** Well, in all fairness, it's about $200k more than most of our guys in Iraq make, and they're in higher risk areas and professions than a programmer would be, so... If it weren't for the fact that I don't have the clearance, I'd consider it - and not for the money, since I'm already one of those 1099 guys. Rick On 7/18/07, William Rentfrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: $235K for a year in Iraq is not nearly enough money....a skilled/certified 1099 can make $200K easily with good connections in a year inside the USA. With the right resume you could make more than that - AND have none of the risk. Although in all fairness I can say I've been to meetings where violence was tempting :) _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org ARSlist:"Where the Answers Are"
