Posted by Shelly on 09/19/07 12:06

"Steve" <no.one@example.com> wrote in message
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> "Shelly" <sheldonlg.news@asap-consult.com> wrote in message
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>> "Sanders Kaufman" <bucky@kaufman.net> wrote in message
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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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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?
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Here's the situation:
>>>
>>> I think they expect to hire me for an hourly rate, and expect the
>>> project to be finished sometime in January.
>>>
>>> *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.*
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Any suggs?
>>
>> How can I get in touch with that recruiter for other jobs?
>>
>> Shelly
>> (actively looking for work right now in Central Florida or
>> telecommuting).
>
> what background do you have...we're always hiring. company is in alabama,
> i work from home in texas...have been since 2002. if you can showcase some
> of your work (most important is how you program and not necessarily what
> you've worked on/with), i may hook you up.

I don't want to post in this newsgroup my email that I regularly use. If
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the changed address, I will get it and send you the info and the email that
I regularly use. Thanks, Steve,

Shelly

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