i apologise for having to contact so many people but this is fairly urgent, and i'm running out of time and options. i'm a free software programmer, and i need some paid work - preferably python - fairly urgently, so that i can pay for food and keep paying rent, and so that my family doesn't get deported or have to leave the country.
i really would not be doing this unless it was absolutely, absolutely essential that i get money. so that both i and the list are not unnecessarily spammed, please don't reply with recommendations of "where to get jobs", unless they are guaranteed to result in immediate work and money. if you have need of a highly skilled and experienced python-preferring free-software-preferring software engineer, please simply contact me, and tell me what you need doing: there's no need for you to read the rest of this message. so that people are not offended by me asking on such a high-volume list for work, here are some questions and answers: Q: who are you? A: luke leighton. free sofware developer, free software project leader, and "unusual cross-project mash-up-er" (meaning: i spot the value of joining one or more bits of disparate "stuff" to make something that's more powerful than its components). Q: where's your CV? A: executive version of CV is at http://lkcl.net/exec_cv.txt - please don't ask for a proprietary microsoft word version, as a refusal and referral to the "sylvester response" often offends. Q: what can you do? A: python programming, c programming, web development, networking, cryptography, reverse-engineering, IT security, etc. etc. preferably involving free software. Q: what do you need? A: money to pay rent and food. at the ABSOLUTE MINIMUM, i need as little as £1500 per month to pay everything, and have been earning approx £800 per month for the past year. a £5000 inheritance last year which i was not expecting has delayed eviction and bankruptcy for me and my family, and deportation for my partner and 17 month old daughter (marie is here in the UK on a FLR/M visa) Q: why are you asking here? A: because it's urgent that i get money really really soon; my family members are refusing to assist, and the few friends that i have do not have any spare money to lend. Q: why here and not "monster jobs" or "python-jobs list" or the various "recruitment agencies"? A: those are full-time employment positions, which i have been frequently applying for and get rejected for various reasons, and i'm running out of time and money. further interviews cost money, and do not result in guaranteed work. i need work - and money - _now_. Q: why here and not "peopleperhour.com"? A: if you've ever bid on peopleperhour.com you will know that you are bidding against "offshore" contrators and even being undercut by 1st world country bidders who, insanely, appear to be happy to do work for as little as £2 / hour. Q: why are you getting rejected from interviews? A: that's complex. a) i simply don't interview well. people with the classic symptoms of asperger's just don't. b) my daughter is 17 months old. when i go away for as little as 3 days, which i've done three times now, she is extremely upset both when i am away and when i return. i think what would happen if i was doing some sort of full- time job, away from home, and... i can't do it. subconsciously that affects how i react when speaking to interviewers. Q: why do you not go "get a job at tesco's" or "drive a truck"? A: tescos and HGV driving etc. pay around £12 per hour. £12 per hour after tax comes down to about £8 to £9 per hour. £9 per hour requires 35 hours per week to earn as little as £1500. 35 hours per week is effectively full-time, and means that a) my programming and software engineering skills are utterly, utterly wasted b) my daughter gets extremely upset because i won't be at home. so you get the gist, and thank you for putting up with me needing to take this action. l. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
