Re: wage levels

very nice post.  mmmmm, cheese & onions.

i'm currently a full-time grad student, and am one of the people 
you mention that are happy to contract part-time for an extra 
$1000/month; in fact, that's exactly what i'm doing right now.

i have a full plate of contract work right now, but i encourage 
any and all job postings, high- or low-wage.

(and i think Ask mentioned that it was very likely that this job 
posting came from a company that had a limited budget of 
$1000/month to spend, and was trying to find someone who could do 
the almost-certainly-not-full-time work the company needs for 
that amount of money.  i agree that that's very likely, as a few 
of my clients are in the exact same position, and such clients 
are very appealing to part-time contractors like me.)

-- Steve

Paris Sinclair wrote:
> For telecommuting positions, I'd like to remind you that here in Oregon, 
> $1000/month for a part time position is just fine. For example, an anual 
> salary of $50k provides the same standard of living here as $100k+ would 
> provide in the bay area.
> 
> You only need a few part time telecommute positions to meet that level of 
> income.
> 
> Here that implies, buying a large house in any neighborhood. Whichever car 
> you wish to drive. Vacation in Hawaii every other year, perhaps.
> 
> And a lot of working class people work FULL TIME for near $1000/month. 
> There are lots of people who have other things in their life than full 
> time work, who are happy to telecommute part time for an extra 
> $1000/month.
> 
> And when a company is offering it, and admitting that experience is tied 
> to who will work for that wage, great! There are a lot of brilliant people 
> who love Perl and don't have a college degree or fancy resume, who are 
> happy to work for a working wage doing something they love.
> 
> I know that I myself often have chosen to make little or no money, taking 
> a chance on a project I enjoyed and believed in, instead of doing random 
> crap for random corps with random ethics.
> 
> As somebody who grew up poor, and knows the value of being able to afford 
> things like CHEESE and ONIONS, I find it highly offensive when people send 
> their classist whines to this list, in the context of thier desire to have 
> listed targetting people of a different social class removed.
> 
> I don't usually apply for the low wage positions here either, but at times 
> I have, and I am sure I will again in the future. I would rather make 
> peanuts for a small business than make mad booty working for an 
> Unmentionable Evil.
> 
> So, please do have respect for the broad diveristy in the labor market, 
> and stop complaining about listings that you don't want to apply for. This 
> list is (presumably) for all Perl Hackers, and all those who need us. Not 
> just for YOU.
-- 
Steve Lane <[email protected]>