Reply to: Looking for a graduate/mid level developer, beat place?

[krytonsheep]

Looking to recruit a young, mid level developer, would anyone know how I could possibly find one please?

Difficult ask, a good mid level developer will typically have decent pay, nice office, good pension and health insurance etc. And also be surrounded by other developers, which is good fun. In terms of work output, in some places it can be totally acceptable to just write one user story a week ( no code).

[Guy Incognito]

"Could just afford a contractor but would want them sitting next to me in Harrow, working at least as hard as me."

You offering them 50% shares then?

Running a business is about risk not work.

[jamesbrown]

No no. JasonP is better than anyone. Which you'd realise if you'd invest the 321 years it takes to read through one of his posts.

I always thought you were a quick reader.

[GregRickshaw]

Could just afford a contractor but would want them sitting next to me in Harrow, working at least as hard as me.

Inferring you may well be about to micro-manage your employee and don't want slackers (contractors) who might dare to want to work from home.

I'd leave that part off the job advert, if I were you.

[SchumiStars]

Just a quick bump.

Looks like we are looking for anyone who can do Java, JSP and work on some older type systems.

If anyone is interested, please email me.

With kind regards.

[northernladuk]

Well, yes. And you're STILL not paying what I'm worth.

He's paying nothing so he's close

[NotAllThere]

Even experts think that they need to learn to keep a good brain.

I certainly do. i find I learn more quickly and easily now than I did when I was in my 20s and 30s.

[rocktronAMP]

That's your ageism there. Right there.

Do you understand yet?

I recommend the OP watch as edutainment the well-received BBC drama Marriage for a good advice on ageism. Sean Bean and Nicola Walker are absolutely brilliant in it. Older and wiser. We all started as a beginners. Even experts think that they need to learn to keep a good brain. Good luck with your attitude.

[NotAllThere]

I love how expensive people always say 'you get what you pay for' when you mention they are expensive, but at the same time claim they are better value than the even more expensive people.

Well, yes. And you're STILL not paying what I'm worth.

[NotAllThere]

And then there is Fraidycat who is the most expensive but still the best value as he's infinitely better than everyone else and can do it 10x faster than anyone else.

No no. JasonP is better than anyone. Which you'd realise if you'd invest the 321 years it takes to read through one of his posts.

[Lance]

And then there is Fraidycat who is the most expensive but still the best value as he's infinitely better than everyone else and can do it 10x faster than anyone else.

an expensive Bob Shawaddywaddi though....

[northernladuk]

I love how expensive people always say 'you get what you pay for' when you mention they are expensive, but at the same time claim they are better value than the even more expensive people.

And then there is Fraidycat who is the most expensive but still the best value as he's infinitely better than everyone else and can do it 10x faster than anyone else.

[d000hg]

If you want an expensive solution get cheap people in to do it - [NLUK - 2022]

I love how expensive people always say 'you get what you pay for' when you mention they are expensive, but at the same time claim they are better value than the even more expensive people.

[d000hg]

That's your ageism there. Right there.

Do you understand yet?

It's a stereotype that would statistically be right. A bit like "women aren't as physically strong as men" is true in the general sense - it's not sexist to say that but it would be sexist to not give a female applicant to a physical job an equal opportunity.

[NotAllThere]

There is certainly nothing to do with agism. If it a perfect world, I would love a wise, mature head. Unfortunately these usually come with high salaries and without sounding too negative, an attitude that whereby they are working for just the paycheck.

That's your ageism there. Right there.

Do you understand yet?