I didn't mean that you were actually saying CF was stupid. I was trying to just paraphrase your sentiment into a tantrum. Which is what it sounded like. But I get what you mean.
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Phillip Vector <[email protected]>wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 9:11 AM, David McGuigan <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Ok just wondering, because this is how I read that post: > > > > "Hey guys I found a CF job for $20 an hour :( :( :( I can't effing > believe > > that every CF job on Earth doesn't pay AT LEAST 1 Million Dollars per > hour. > > This is stupid right? ColdFusion is stupid now right?" > > I.... I don't see how you can see that in my post... I'm honestly > trying, but I don't follow.. That's pretty much has nothing to do with > what I posted. > > What I was trying to say is that I usually work for $50 an hour. If a > company contracted me out to (let's say.. Valve) for $20/hr, I would > lower my rate of pay to go work that company (especially when you get > every game on steam for it and they have on-call massages available. > Yes, I'm being serious). > > So if $20/hr + perks means I am making more then $50/hr, then I'll > take the cut in pay for the extras (and the prestige of working > there). > > I, in no way, think CF is stupid. I just got off a contract for > $40/hr. for 6 months. The length of time of the contract helped me > decide to go to $40 an hour. CF right now is keeping me working. :) > That's a good thing in my mind. > > > You could always not take that job and look for something $$$ier. > > I'm ALWAYS looking for more work. Even if I'm working for the $50/hr., > if someone comes along and offers me $80/hr., I'll take it (finishing > up my initial contract of course). > > > I personally know some full time students that work at CF jobs that start > at > > $13 an hour, and some pros that work at salaried gigs that equate to > about > > $70 an hour. > > As do I. The 13-20/hr. I hear about are the people I'm usually called > on to clean up after. Spaghetti code and such. Usually, I tell clients > to nuke it from orbit to be sure and they agree. Once I have their > site back up to how it should be (usually taking less time then the > other guy), they are happy to pay the last part of the invoice. Hence > my "You get what you pay for" > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347603 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
