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It is a subset of the main work I do for SKA, it is not already done, but big well debugged chunks are licensed so that work is done very quickly - the client will be pleased to get extremely fast and scalable code in less than a week. They are good people too.
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Originally posted by AtWWorking on a fixed fee contract that should yield more than £1k per day.
Better even it involves licensing small bits of SKA "know-how" and code, of course the time it took to write that code initially would probably push down value of contract to £45 per day, but since I had to do it for myself anyway it is a nice income.
Sure beats doing Crystal Report crap for minimum wage while wearing monkey constume!
HTH
So you're being paid for something you've pretty much already done then? Nice one
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Originally posted by SallyAnneSo are you sitting in the house watching old episodes of Frasier like me then?
Better even it involves licensing small bits of SKA "know-how" and code, of course the time it took to write that code initially would probably push down value of contract to £45 per day, but since I had to do it for myself anyway it is a nice income.
Sure beats doing Crystal Report crap for minimum wage while wearing monkey constume!
HTH
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Originally posted by Ardesco
That'll teach me for taking an interest
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Originally posted by AtWI had a verbal arrangement to start a new Crystal Reports contract tomorrow but they emailed me saying that I should not bother turning up as they found some cheap (min wage) monkey to the the mans' job.
I suppose I might just have to get my rate below £1k per day.
So are you sitting in the house watching old episodes of Frasier like me then?
Thats hard lines that mate I'm sure something els will come up. Is that what you do then? Crystal reports? Or is that just one feather to your bow?
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Originally posted by AtWI had a verbal arrangement to start a new Crystal Reports contract tomorrow but they emailed me saying that I should not bother turning up as they found some cheap (min wage) monkey to the the mans' job.
I suppose I might just have to get my rate below £1k per day.
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Wrong attitude: when they want it cheaper, suggest a higher rate.
threaded in "that's what the big boys do" mode
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Life sucks - tomorrows gig cancelled
I had a verbal arrangement to start a new Crystal Reports contract tomorrow but they emailed me saying that I should not bother turning up as they found some cheap (min wage) monkey to the the mans' job.
I suppose I might just have to get my rate below £1k per day.Tags: None
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