Here's a good article picked up from Slashdot about how even programmers
are facing layoffs and difficulty in finding positions...
http://salon.com/tech/feature/2001/03/13/geek_layoffs/index.html
At 06:31 AM 3/14/01 -0800, you wrote:
>I don't know so much about availability of work, there seem to be a fair
>number of opportunities, given our economy and the fact that it's march,
>from what I understand companies ramp up slowly after the first of the year,
>after budgets are approved and projects green lighted and such.
>
>One thing I've noticed, at least where I am is that the days when you could
>have your pick of 20+ projects at outrageous bill rates seem to be gone, the
>market has equalized a bit, which is good, I'd much rather work in a
>stabilized market (even if it's a little less stable than I'd like) than in
>a completely un-curbed market...... i.e Yahoo is much more attractive at 15
>or so than it ever was at 350... :-)
>
>J.
>
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jay Jennings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 11:01 PM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Wages and Such
>
>
>A friend and I were chatting this evening about the state of CF employment.
>We got to wondering about something...
>
>There has been an apparent slow-down in hiring for full-time employment --
>has that affected the people who do contract CF work?
>
>Specifically, are you finding it harder to stay busy?
>
>And, maybe more importantly, are you finding that you have to drop your
>rates to pick up work?
>
> Jay Jennings
> CF Developer Available Now
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