Yeah, what Cutter said. Well put, my friend. On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 6:38 PM, Steve 'Cutter' Blades < [email protected]> wrote:
> > He may have been referring to a poster to the cf-jobs list, who offered > their services (and claimed better than average knowledge) at $20/hr. > Horrific when someone undervalues their services so much. Even worse > when they undervalue everyone else's by making a post like that. > > Good CF devs are a valuable commodity. Great (available) CF devs a rare > commodity. Don't sell yourself, and everyone else, short. > > Steve 'Cutter' Blades > Adobe Community Professional > Adobe Certified Expert > Advanced Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Developer > ____________ > http://cutterscrossing.com > > > Co-Author "Learning Ext JS 3.2" Packt Publishing 2010 > > https://www.packtpub.com/learning-ext-js-3-2-for-building-dynamic-desktop-style-user-interfaces/book > > "The best way to predict the future is to help create it" > > > On 9/22/2011 12:11 PM, David McGuigan 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?" > > > > But I get that you're sincere. > > > > You could always not take that job and look for something $$$ier. > > > > 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. > > > > Depending on what project you're working on, who you're working for, and > > your talent/productivity level, your pay will vary wildly. In pretty much > > every industry and career on Earth. That's just life my friend. > > > > If you find that you're not earning as much as you'd like, upgrade > yourself. > > Education, work ethic, a focus on technique. The world is your oyster and > so > > forth! > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Phillip Vector > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> No trollage was intended. Seriously. > >> > >> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 8:50 AM, David McGuigan<[email protected] > > > >> wrote: > >>> Is it just me or does this post smell of trollage? > >>> > >>> > >>> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Phillip Vector > >>> <[email protected]>wrote: > >>> > >>>> IMHO, you get what you pay for. I've talked with several clients who > >>>> hired at $20/hr or even less. I'm usually called in to clean up the > >>>> mess at my standard rate ($50/hr) and they almost always don't bat an > >>>> eye paying it having learned their lesson. > >>>> > >>>> I will admit though... I HAVE done work for $20/hr. But only if the > >>>> extras (how fun it will be to code it, free trips to seminars, etc) > >>>> make it worth it. > >>>> > >>>> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Integration Developer > >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> I'm bit confused why so cheap? Just 6 months ago I was hiring out at > >>>> 50-75USD/hour. > >>>>> If this is typical cf-jobs side work rate now I am disappointed. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:347623 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
