+1 Very well said.
On Feb 23, 2009, at 5:51 PM, Erik Goldoff wrote: > Well, it depends entirely on the situation dynamics ... there are > those I've worked with in the past that I'd still consider > colleagues and friends, and would attempt to provide help and advice > for free, just like happens here on this list quite often ... > > Once it goes beyond providing information and advice (relatively > quick) and becomes work, the the facet of consulting would come in, > but not before. > > Beyond simple job references, the concept of collegial alliance can > be compelling. I don't know if I feel any loyalty at all for some > of my past employers, but I do still feel a loyalty to some of those > I used to work side by side with. > > just my two cents > > Erik Goldoff > IT Consultant > Systems, Networks, & Security > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > Eric Brouwer IT Manager www.forestpost.com [email protected] 248.855.4333 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
