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Posted by lawrence k on 09/20/07 01:13
On Sep 18, 8:43 pm, "Shelly" <sheldonlg.n...@asap-consult.com> wrote:
> "Sanders Kaufman" <bu...@kaufman.net> wrote in message
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> news:K1_Hi.4702$Sd4.2417@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com...
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> > So now, these PHP recruiters are calling out of the blue and from
> > everywhere. My phone ain't rung like this since the Clinton years.
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> > And there's this one job - sounds tasty. It's like a temp service for
> > doctors. Right now, they mail in their billing hours in crayola and on
> > cocktail napkins... or something like that.
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> > They want a simple little web-based hours-tracking utility - well, simple
> > before they start in with the creepy features... and you KNOW there's
> > gonna be feature creep, because it was an agency recruiter that called
> > me - and they bill by the hour, rather than the project, right?
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> > So I figure I'll setup something named "DocBilling.int" or somesuch and
> > use my current working framework to let them login and log their time, and
> > for the doc's bean-counters to be able to view a couple of reports.
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> > Here's the situation:
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> > I think they expect to hire me for an hourly rate, and expect the project
> > to be finished sometime in January.
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> > *The problem is that I can build the damn thing in a weekend, but I don't
> > want to miss out on all that extra cash.*
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> > Let's say I'm getting $10/hr - and man, it's sooo much more than that! -
> > but let's say. If I do it the way they expect it to be done, I can milk
> > the contract for what - 8x40hr weeks - that's $3k plus. But if I do it in
> > a 16 hr weekend - I don't even get $200.
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> > I was thinking that, when I talk to them next, I should suggest a
> > project-based, rather than hourly-based, rate - and estimate at the high
> > end. But I've never done that before through a recruiter, and I don't
> > know how it'll go over. I just know I've *always* had problems with
> > hourly recruiter jobs.
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> > Any suggs?
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> How can I get in touch with that recruiter for other jobs?
Hey, Shelley, I'm quitting at Bluewall LLC (bluewallllc.com) and they
are desperate to find a replacement for me. You should send them your
resume.
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