Comments on: Custom Development Rate http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/custom-development-rate Alex King's blog - software, photography, sports, etc. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:19:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Don West http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/custom-development-rate#comment-54562 Don West Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:00:35 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/custom-development-rate#comment-54562 Post the rates in plain view on the site BIG AND BOLD. You won't get near the requests you get now ;-) Post the rates in plain view on the site BIG AND BOLD. You won’t get near the requests you get now ;-)

]]> By: eric http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/custom-development-rate#comment-54511 eric Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:35:46 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/custom-development-rate#comment-54511 we're in different worlds of course, but i'm doing my first non-friend/acquaintance web job right now and getting totally screwed on payment: it's turning into charity work. ugh. live and learn i suppose ... =) we’re in different worlds of course, but i’m doing my first non-friend/acquaintance web job right now and getting totally screwed on payment: it’s turning into charity work. ugh. live and learn i suppose … =)

]]> By: Chris Meller http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/custom-development-rate#comment-54477 Chris Meller Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:58:09 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/custom-development-rate#comment-54477 So I guess you're not going to answer my question? So I guess you’re not going to answer my question?

]]> By: Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/custom-development-rate#comment-54476 Alex Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:54:30 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/custom-development-rate#comment-54476 An internship is generally a time-limited position. An internship is generally a time-limited position.

]]> By: Chris Meller http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/custom-development-rate#comment-54475 Chris Meller Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:52:01 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/custom-development-rate#comment-54475 <blockquote>I think this would be great, varied experience for an intern. I’d like to bring on a Soph. or Jr. in college then after the first year or so, promote them into a paid position.</blockquote> In this context, it would seem to have been a valid assumption, and in many other contexts as well. The tendency you have to jump on people for not reading, believe me, I've learned to check my facts before commenting on your blog... :\ (Wasn't there just a movie with Will Smith where he suddenly found out that the internship he was accepted into was a non-paying job?) I'm still curious how all that turned out, since I haven't seen you mention it...

I think this would be great, varied experience for an intern. I’d like to bring on a Soph. or Jr. in college then after the first year or so, promote them into a paid position.

In this context, it would seem to have been a valid assumption, and in many other contexts as well. The tendency you have to jump on people for not reading, believe me, I’ve learned to check my facts before commenting on your blog… :\

(Wasn’t there just a movie with Will Smith where he suddenly found out that the internship he was accepted into was a non-paying job?)

I’m still curious how all that turned out, since I haven’t seen you mention it…

]]> By: Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/custom-development-rate#comment-54474 Alex Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:43:54 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/custom-development-rate#comment-54474 Once again, Meller jumps in with points based on false assumptions: "intern" does not mean "not paid". Once again, Meller jumps in with points based on false assumptions: “intern” does not mean “not paid”.

]]> By: Chris Meller http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/custom-development-rate#comment-54473 Chris Meller Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:40:45 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/02/12/custom-development-rate#comment-54473 Hmm... what were they before? For some reason I thought you were at $200/hour... I wasn't reading your blog back at the very beginning of '05, but to my knowledge I've never heard you mention the intern (nor do I see anything right off in the archives). What happened with that? Not enough interest / qualified candidates? Personally I think the whole internship thing is a bit of a ripoff. Just because they don't have "experience", they don't deserve to get paid for their work like the rest of the world? Maybe you'd have better luck actually hiring someone like that (obviously not for anywhere near what you're charging clients) to handle some of the more menial tasks. Think somewhere between having a personal secretary and a junior developer... :P Hmm… what were they before? For some reason I thought you were at $200/hour…

I wasn’t reading your blog back at the very beginning of ‘05, but to my knowledge I’ve never heard you mention the intern (nor do I see anything right off in the archives). What happened with that? Not enough interest / qualified candidates?

Personally I think the whole internship thing is a bit of a ripoff. Just because they don’t have “experience”, they don’t deserve to get paid for their work like the rest of the world?

Maybe you’d have better luck actually hiring someone like that (obviously not for anywhere near what you’re charging clients) to handle some of the more menial tasks. Think somewhere between having a personal secretary and a junior developer… :P

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