Ah, the home loan example was left unfleshed out. One of my first programming jobs was in the home loans sector, and I saw how much mortgage brokers were making then (we're talking $500 an hour, etc.), without transparency. Since then some regulation has occurred, and mortgage brokers now openly state how they make their money (a sales commission structure from banks, I believe).
On Monday, July 16, 2012 9:11:10 AM UTC+10, Nicholas Faiz wrote: > > Philoye, > > Amusing. :) > > But there is a big difference here. Recruiters offer their services to > coders (and potential employers). So I think transparency is fair there. In > that sense, it's somewhat similar to speaking with a mortgage broker, who > will act as a middle man and find you the best loan. > > I'm happy to explain what I earn to an employer, or a recruiter, and to go > through it and justify it. This is a somewhat moot point, as they have to > find out anyway. I think it'd be *terrific* if I saw a similar transparency > from a recruter. > > And note, this doesn't mean Ash has to explain things en masse to the > group. I'd just think it'd be a reform of sorts if recruiters began be > explaining how they take their cut, as middle men often do. It'd be a > factor for me when deciding to deal with one. > > Cheers, > Nicholas > > > > On Monday, July 16, 2012 8:31:28 AM UTC+10, philoye wrote: >> >> Nicholas and Stonie, >> >> Something got cut off on your emails. >> You know, the part where you post your hourly rate/salary in a public >> forum, along with its justification for us all to judge. >> >> p. >> >> >> On 16/07/2012, at 8:17 AM, Nicholas Faiz wrote: >> >> > Stonie great question! Recruiters who were transparent about what they >> charged, and could justify it, would win a lot of ground, I think. >> >> >> On 15/07/2012, at 11:57 PM, Andrew Stone wrote: >> >> > • Permanent developer: 100K pa - what is your placement fee? >> > • Contract developer: Client Pays 100ph total (including all on >> costs) what is the developer paid ph? >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rails-oceania/-/P1MCXiSVHQYJ. 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/rails-oceania?hl=en.
