I am in a situation in which a university has a set salary guideline for
programmer position classifications and if I want to hire an entry-lever dev,
the salary is too low to be competitive and if I want to hire a more
experienced dev in a higher classification, the competitive salary amount
Would it be possible to re-write this position as a project-based contract?
Such a position is more appealing for short-term (part-time) gig-type work
and telework types. Also, it helps you out in that if the telework thing
doesn¹t work for various reasons, you¹re done with it at the end of the
On Aug 15, 2014, at 12:44 PM, Kim, Bohyun wrote:
I am in a situation in which a university has a set salary guideline for
programmer position classifications and if I want to hire an entry-lever dev,
the salary is too low to be competitive and if I want to hire a more
experienced dev in a
My first thought was a project-based contract, too. But there are few
programmer projects that would require zero maintenance once finished. As
someone who has had to pick up projects completed by others, there are
always bugs, gaps in documentation, and difficult upgrade paths.
So I have no
Also keep in mind benefits are increasingly important. If you offer a good
job at a decent salary that is not as stressful as some of the higher
paying jobs that is a big deal. I have a colleague who just took a $15,000
pay cut to go to work for an ivy that she loves.
Edward Iglesias
On Fri,
...But there are few programmer projects that would require zero maintenance
once finished…
This is a bit out of context, but a Buddhist monk once said, “Software is never
done. If it were, then it would be called hardware.” —Eric Morgan
On 8/15/14, 10:18 AM, Joe Hourcle wrote:
If you can offer them reduced tuition or parking (matters at some campuses)
Have you heard what it takes to get your own parking space on Berkeley
campus? A Nobel prize. Yep, you get a parking space with a Nobel, and
every time there's a new Nobel
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Oh, they each have their own spot nearest
I am in a situation in which a university has a set salary guideline for
programmer position classifications and if I want to hire an entry-lever
dev, the salary is too low to be competitive and if I want to hire a more
experienced dev in a higher classification, the competitive salary amount
On 8/15/14 12:44 PM, Kim, Bohyun wrote:
I am in a situation in which a university has a set salary guideline for
programmer position classifications and if I want to hire an entry-lever dev,
the salary is too low to be competitive and if I want to hire a more
experienced dev in a higher
Salvete!
My first thought was a project-based contract, too. But there are few
programmer projects that would require zero maintenance once finished. As
someone who has had to pick up projects completed by others, there
are
always bugs, gaps in documentation, and difficult upgrade paths.
Just two cents, maybe even a single cent: at the point where you're writing
follow-up contracts to maintain or extend software written for contract,
you should probably look into hiring someone. This is a symptom of a lack
of investment in things you need.
Best,
Eric
On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at
On Aug 15, 2014, at 2:49 PM, BWS Johnson wrote:
Salvete!
My first thought was a project-based contract, too. But there are few
programmer projects that would require zero maintenance once finished. As
someone who has had to pick up projects completed by others, there
are
always bugs,
On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 3:20 PM, Joe Hourcle onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov
wrote:
I've worked in places where we've had issues with people brought in
as short-term contract developers.
...
so to sum up ... if you don't already have an established
relationship with the person, I'd avoid
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I am in a situation in which
matter where they work.
Priscilla
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