+1 If I set something up wrong I'll give them all the support they need but if they changed something and broke it it's $$$$ to correct their folly.
John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership For Strong Families 315 SE 2nd Ave Gainesville, Fl 32601 Office (352) 393-2741 x320 Cell (352) 215-6944 Fax (352) 393-2746 MCSE, MCTS, MCP+I,CompTIA A+, N+ From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 1:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Supporting former employer The number of responses from folks recommending against charging surprises me. I fall into the pro-charging category. I'm not saying be a jerk about it, but there's nothing at all unreasonable about viewing your time as being valuable. What *is* unreasonable is for a former employer to expect you to work for free (not saying yours expects this-I don't know). If I left my organization, but boss would never DREAM of asking me to help out for free after the fact. If my services were needed, she wouldn't hesitate to get a purchase order processed for my time. I wouldn't charge for answering a few e-mail questions or for spending a few minutes on the phone. But beyond that, I would be inclined to charge for my time just like any other professional would. Any former employer who would begrudge you of that is (A.) someone you probably wouldn't want to go back to work for and (B.) likely to come up with some other reason to give you a bad reference in the future. John Hornbuckle MIS Department Taylor County School District 318 North Clark Street Perry, FL 32347 www.taylor.k12.fl.us<http://www.taylor.k12.fl.us> ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil and/or criminal penalties. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
