Fair points all. Alex
On 10 May 2011 10:58, Alexander Harrowell <[email protected]> wrote: > On Monday 09 May 2011 21:51:32 Rebecca King wrote: > > > *We’re Sidekick – And We’re looking to hire 3 Developers…* > > > > > > We're a social innovation organisation - we develop web and mobile tools > to > > > tackle social issues and public services in a different way > > > You can say that again! > > > * * > > > > > > We have 3 different jobs – please take a read and get in touch if the > roles > > > spark interest > > > > > > *1 x Mid-weight/senior Ruby on Rails Web Developer * > > > > > > Project – “Flamingo” > > > > > > *Key Info:* > > > > > > · 6 – 8 weeks contract with further work likely > > > > > > · 3-5 years Ruby on Rails experience > > > > > > · Client project > > > > > > · Working alongside a senior mobile developer and a senior UX designer > > > > > > · Experience deploying onto cloud based platforms e.g. Heroku.com > > > desirable > > > > > > · Based at Sidekick studios, London Bridge > > > > > > *2 x Creative technical leads / senior developers * > > > > > > Project – “SS3” > > > > > > This is the one I'm pissed off about. First of all, I wouldn't say "hire" > as that implies the full obligations of actually employing someone in what > we boring old bastards call a "job". > > > It would be more like "offer you a suspiciously undetermined sum of money > for three whole months to set up from scratch a new business and major > software development project that we may terminate without notice or reason > given". > > > Further, this project has to be non-profit for *us*, while as far as I can > see it's for-profit for *you*. Sidekick Studios is a commercial company, > which has a contract from the DBIS UK Tech Strategy Board to do this and is > being paid with your income tax. The three projects in SS3 are all required > to be non-profit making. > > > > *Key info: * > > > > > > · 3 month contract – maybe more > > > > > > · Social innovation projects > > > > > > a) Social Care Swap “wife swap for your gran” > > > > > > words fail me at the trivialisation of a really serious job that is > actually safety-critical and the underlying contempt for the (usually) > black, (always) working-class (usually) women who do it. > > "Wife Swap for your gran". You ought to be ashamed. > > > > b) Youth Justice Game Project “4 square for criminals” > > > > > > did you actually subcontract this to Nathan Barley's firm? > > > > · Experienced and creative developer to build proof of concept for an > > > innovative social project > > > > > > · Start up experience preferred > > > > > > · No language preference – but solid front and back end web-dev skills > > > required - whatever environment you’re used to > > > > > > · Work in small dynamic team > > > > > > · Based at Sidekick studios, London Bridge > > > > > > · Read more hear http://sidekickstudios.net/ss3/ > > > > > > Yes, do read more "hear" and protect your interests by keeping well away > from this ill-thought-out, exploitative, cynical exercise in > volunteer-mining. What gets me is the *asymmetry* - you demand a ferocious > amount of commitment and offer absolutely zero in return. And the > expectations! 4 years' professional experience! Enterpreneurs who are also > activists and software engineers! And you're offering, well, chump change > and a slice of pizza. > > > > "How much will I get paid? > > > Good question. And we're going to duck it. Sort of. > > > Can I do it part-time? > > > Definitely not. Full-time. 100 MPH. Absolutely committed. As if your life > depended on this. Well at least, your financial security. Because it does." > > Putting acid-coloured big Helvetica titles on the website does not make you > a decent person. > > > Also, the Guardian article you mention on your website is well worth > reading but not for the reasons you suggest: > > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/social-enterprise-network/2011/apr/15/talent-social-action-sector > > > It makes it very clear that your original plan was to basically try to sign > up people fired from the public sector because they wouldn't have any > options. As volunteers, so they'd be cheap, and somehow would *waive their > civil service redundancy payout*! > > > > Over the past year, in the face of chaotic reorganisations and relentless > manager bashing from politicians, we've seen many of them decide to take up > generous redundancy packages, in some cases over a year of full pay....Aside > from the huge drop in productivity during the prolonged reorganisation, this > mass firing and re-hiring carries huge risks for costs going forward. The > same manager is thinking of moving on to work for an international research > agency. If the GP consortia wants her unique skills and community > relationships in twelve months time, they'll find her charged out to clients > at £1000 a day. > > > Also, it's not really a "Guardian article", as in "something that appears > in the newspaper of that name, under the authority of its editor" is it? > It's a "Guardian Professional" article, which is their pay-for-play > advertorial operation. (http://guardianprofessional.co.uk/Whoweare/) > > > -- > > The only thing worse than e-mail disclaimers...is people who send e-mail to > lists complaining about them > > _______________________________________________ > developers-public mailing list > [email protected] > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > > Unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/alex%40recordsonribs.com > -- Records On Ribs - a record label that releases all its music for free download under a Creative Commons license http://recordsonribs.com
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