begin quoting Lan Barnes as of Fri, May 18, 2007 at 12:48:55PM -0700: > > On Fri, May 18, 2007 12:20 pm, Christian Seberino wrote: > > > > On Fri, May 18, 2007 11:09 am, Bob La Quey wrote: > > > >> For me consulting has been chicken and feathers. Sometimes > >> fat and sometimes lean. The main problem I have had is that > >> I needed to spend a lot of time and energy looking for gigs. > > > > How many down weeks can one afford? Let's face it, not every type of > > software specialty needs a ton of people. That was my reason for this > > post....the need to be in a *hot* field makes all other issues shrink to > > insignificance. > > Depends on your financial needs. Also, planning is difficult. People want > you when they want you.
Consulting is like writing, I'm told, in this regard: it helps to either have a day job, or to have a working spouse that can support both of you. [snip] > I personally think the head hunter's cut is well worth giving. I don't > give a rat's patootie what they bill me for, as long as I get my rate and > expenses. Getting placed is difficult and expensive to do on your own. You might want to seek out multiple headhunters, to average out the lean times. -- Seven fat years, seven lean years. Stewart Stremler -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
