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  • N Nish Nishant

    Paul Conrad wrote:

    All that for $20/hr, I don't think so.

    As I replied to Jerry, it depends on where the job's located. If it is a remote contract job and the candidate lives in Trivandrum, India - that'd be an extremely good sum of money.

    Regards, Nish


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    Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

    If it is a remote contract job and the candidate lives in Trivandrum, India

    Ditto SE Asia. :-D

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      Duh... Had I meant the pay scale in India I would have said Rupee.

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      Nish Nishant
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      Jerry Hammond wrote:

      Had I meant the pay scale in India I would have said Rupee.

      Well, I should have made this clear in my first post - but a lot of Indian salaries are now mentioned in USD :-) Anyway, I got your point - you were talking about a job for a US location. But I was pointing out a corollary that the job could be easily given to a contract developer located in Trivandrum (my home town in India).

      Regards, Nish


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        Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

        If it is a remote contract job and the candidate lives in Trivandrum, India

        Ditto SE Asia. :-D

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        Nish Nishant
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        JimmyRopes wrote:

        Ditto SE Asia.

        Yeah, but I am biased towards Trivandrum :-)

        Regards, Nish


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          Nish, Some H1-B pee on your Sunday morning pancakes?

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          Nish Nishant
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          Jerry Hammond wrote:

          Some H1-B pee on your Sunday morning pancakes?

          I don't see why you need to be all sore about this, Jerry.

          Regards, Nish


          Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
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          • N Nish Nishant

            Paul Conrad wrote:

            All that for $20/hr, I don't think so.

            As I replied to Jerry, it depends on where the job's located. If it is a remote contract job and the candidate lives in Trivandrum, India - that'd be an extremely good sum of money.

            Regards, Nish


            Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
            My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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            Jerry Hammond
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            Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

            As I replied to Jerry, it depends on where the job's located. If it is a remote contract job and the candidate lives in Trivandrum, India - that'd be an extremely good sum of money.

            It isn't and you should not promte it as such. Pardon the two-reply to your post.

            "We are all repositories for genetically-encoded information that we're all spreading back and forth amongst each other, all the time. We're just lousy with information." - Neal Stephenson

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            • N Nish Nishant

              Paul Conrad wrote:

              All that for $20/hr, I don't think so.

              As I replied to Jerry, it depends on where the job's located. If it is a remote contract job and the candidate lives in Trivandrum, India - that'd be an extremely good sum of money.

              Regards, Nish


              Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
              My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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              It can be, just as in the location perspective that you put it. However, here in southern California it would only be good for someone who is in their junior/senior year in college, but not for a degreed (or multi-degreed) professional with 10+ years of experience.

              "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon

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                Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                As I replied to Jerry, it depends on where the job's located. If it is a remote contract job and the candidate lives in Trivandrum, India - that'd be an extremely good sum of money.

                It isn't and you should not promte it as such. Pardon the two-reply to your post.

                "We are all repositories for genetically-encoded information that we're all spreading back and forth amongst each other, all the time. We're just lousy with information." - Neal Stephenson

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                Nish Nishant
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                Jerry Hammond wrote:

                It isn't and you should not promte it as such.

                I wouldn't have - but it wasn't 100% obvious from your first post that the job was for a US-specific location. "Buck" is now universally used and is not really restricted to the US$. In addition, international salaries are also quite frequently expressed in US$.

                Regards, Nish


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                  Jerry Hammond wrote:

                  Some H1-B pee on your Sunday morning pancakes?

                  I don't see why you need to be all sore about this, Jerry.

                  Regards, Nish


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                  Jerry Hammond
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                  Ok... Not sore, per se, but I think it a shame that someone tries to justify a low ball salary and their reasoning is someone else is stupid/pathetic/desperate enough to accept it.

                  "We are all repositories for genetically-encoded information that we're all spreading back and forth amongst each other, all the time. We're just lousy with information." - Neal Stephenson

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                  • J Jerry Hammond

                    Ok... Not sore, per se, but I think it a shame that someone tries to justify a low ball salary and their reasoning is someone else is stupid/pathetic/desperate enough to accept it.

                    "We are all repositories for genetically-encoded information that we're all spreading back and forth amongst each other, all the time. We're just lousy with information." - Neal Stephenson

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                    Nish Nishant
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                    Jerry Hammond wrote:

                    Not sore, per se, but I think it a shame that someone tries to justify a low ball salary and their reasoning is someone else is stupid/pathetic/desperate enough to accept it.

                    How is it stupid/pathetic/desperate to accept a salary that's 4 times the industry average in your home-town?

                    Regards, Nish


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                      It can be, just as in the location perspective that you put it. However, here in southern California it would only be good for someone who is in their junior/senior year in college, but not for a degreed (or multi-degreed) professional with 10+ years of experience.

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                      Nish Nishant
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                      Paul Conrad wrote:

                      It can be, just as in the location perspective that you put it. However, here in southern California it would only be good for someone who is in their junior/senior year in college, but not for a degreed (or multi-degreed) professional with 10+ years of experience.

                      Yep, I totally agree that it would be an awful salary for anyone living in the States (not just California).

                      Regards, Nish


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                      • J Jerry Hammond

                        Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

                        As I replied to Jerry, it depends on where the job's located. If it is a remote contract job and the candidate lives in Trivandrum, India - that'd be an extremely good sum of money.

                        It isn't and you should not promte it as such. Pardon the two-reply to your post.

                        "We are all repositories for genetically-encoded information that we're all spreading back and forth amongst each other, all the time. We're just lousy with information." - Neal Stephenson

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                        Jerry Hammond wrote:

                        you should not promte it

                        Where is this particular job located? That could air out this discussion a bit...

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                          Ok... Not sore, per se, but I think it a shame that someone tries to justify a low ball salary and their reasoning is someone else is stupid/pathetic/desperate enough to accept it.

                          "We are all repositories for genetically-encoded information that we're all spreading back and forth amongst each other, all the time. We're just lousy with information." - Neal Stephenson

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                          Nish Nishant
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                          Jerry Hammond wrote:

                          Ok...

                          By the way, damn you Jerry. You've put me off pan-cakes for a few weeks at least now with all that piss mentioning! :rolleyes:

                          Regards, Nish


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                            Must have strong knowledge of the following: -Microsoft Windows Operating Systems from 98 to Vista -Microsoft Office Suites especially Outlook -Windows security model, including NTFS file system, User Rights, Services, and Active Directory objects -Configure and manage corporate MS server systems (Exchange, Active Directory, DNS/DHCP, print servers, system imaging, etc.) -Anti-Virus / Anti-spam / Anti-Spy ware services -Symantec Ghost is a must They have got to be kidding!

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                            A sign of where things are going. :(

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                            • N Nish Nishant

                              Paul Conrad wrote:

                              It can be, just as in the location perspective that you put it. However, here in southern California it would only be good for someone who is in their junior/senior year in college, but not for a degreed (or multi-degreed) professional with 10+ years of experience.

                              Yep, I totally agree that it would be an awful salary for anyone living in the States (not just California).

                              Regards, Nish


                              Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                              My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                              Paul Conrad
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                              Like I just asked Jerry, where is it located? If in a major metropolitan area, it would bite, but if the job is located in a rural U.S. area, then it could be a starting point. Again, the bottom line is location :)

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                              • N Nish Nishant

                                Jerry Hammond wrote:

                                Had I meant the pay scale in India I would have said Rupee.

                                Well, I should have made this clear in my first post - but a lot of Indian salaries are now mentioned in USD :-) Anyway, I got your point - you were talking about a job for a US location. But I was pointing out a corollary that the job could be easily given to a contract developer located in Trivandrum (my home town in India).

                                Regards, Nish


                                Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                                My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link

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                                Vikram A Punathambekar
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                                I'm yet to see a job offering in India where the employer pays in USD.

                                Cheers, Vıkram.


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                                  Jerry Hammond wrote:

                                  you should not promte it

                                  Where is this particular job located? That could air out this discussion a bit...

                                  "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon

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                                  Las Vegas, Nevada

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                                  • J Jerry Hammond

                                    Ok... Not sore, per se, but I think it a shame that someone tries to justify a low ball salary and their reasoning is someone else is stupid/pathetic/desperate enough to accept it.

                                    "We are all repositories for genetically-encoded information that we're all spreading back and forth amongst each other, all the time. We're just lousy with information." - Neal Stephenson

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                                    Jerry Hammond wrote:

                                    Not sore, per se, but I think it a shame that someone tries to justify a low ball salary and their reasoning is someone else is stupid/pathetic/desperate enough to accept it.

                                    Capitalism in action. :laugh:

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                                    • N Nish Nishant

                                      Jerry Hammond wrote:

                                      Not sore, per se, but I think it a shame that someone tries to justify a low ball salary and their reasoning is someone else is stupid/pathetic/desperate enough to accept it.

                                      How is it stupid/pathetic/desperate to accept a salary that's 4 times the industry average in your home-town?

                                      Regards, Nish


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                                      Jerry Hammond
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                                      You're simply reading too much into what I've posted, Nish. There is a big difference between you justifying a low ball salary and someone "in your hometown" accepting that salary.

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                                        Las Vegas, Nevada

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                                        Hmmm, 20/hr bites then. My uncle does something with the Parks and Rec out there with youth sports and he pulls down between 60-80K/year, running youth sports programs, with a fairly flexible schedule.

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                                          A sign of where things are going. :(

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                                          Maybe. I've noticed that in the Salt Lake City area there has been an over all decline in salaries while at the same time there has been a marked increase in skill set requirements. Is it a trend? Maybe. It could also be an anomaly and will correct itself shortly when those positions remain unfilled.

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