Use contacts/network to find someone that could use you - make it a good deal for them - dont necessarily expect fulltime etc... (but be open to it).
On Sep 9, 10:34 am, Robert Casto <[email protected]> wrote: > So bringing this back to something John can use. > > What should he do to find a job without having to move? I have struggled > with that same question living in the Midwest. All the good jobs seem to be > on the coasts. I lived in Seattle for a couple years and loved working for > Amazon.com. I have to live in Cincinnati just as John has to live where he > lives. > > So what is a guy to do with skills and no really good jobs in the area that > he would challenge him? > > On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Josh McDonald <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > Yeah, I don't see the trust thing the way most people do either. If you > > can't tell whether your getting your money's worth out of your employee > > based on what they actually produce rather than how many hours they sit in a > > chair, you've got bigger problems. > > > Give employee money, employee gives you results. If either of you think > > there's too much or too little money or results, renegotiate or part ways. > > > Sounds just awful, right? > > > On 9 September 2010 09:58, Michael Neale <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> yeah trust is essential. But then, if you can't trust them, having > >> them in an office for regular hours helps how? Oh right, that is why > >> everyone fails... > > >> People ask me this a lot, but I don't have an answer. The most > >> reliable one (which is not what I do) is essentually freelance of > >> short term things and say no to 95% of things. I know quite a few > >> people that do this and do very well (I don't freelance). > > >> As for offices - I like offices, they are fun. You get to talk to > >> people, eat food and sit around etc.. some of them are quite nice. > >> Just impossible to get any work done if your job requires thought or > >> understanding. > > >> On Sep 9, 8:51 am, Christian Catchpole <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > All my previous tele work has come out of the trust, love and/or > >> > respect of people I have formally worked with in the trenches. I > >> > moved to Sydney from Brisbane and then worked in various parts of the > >> > states. I wouldn't expect any (sane) employer to offer tele work (of > >> > any significant importance) without this kind of trust. It could come > >> > via a recommendation maybe - but the trust has to come from > >> > somewhere. Anyway, I have realised that my former remote gigs were > >> > gold. It's a shame it had to end. I'v been looking for a way back in > >> > (um.. er, not to go out), not because i especially want to work from > >> > home, but because the Brisbane "industry" is backwards and naive.. did > >> > I type that or just think it?. > > >> > Christian > >> > @catchpolenet > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "The Java Posse" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups > >> .com> > >> . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >>http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > -- > > "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." > > > Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald > > - [email protected] > > > - http://twitter.com/sophistifunk > > - http://flex.joshmcdonald.info/ > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups > > .com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- > Robert Castowww.robertcasto.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
