O/T : Looking for an entry level LAMP developer for contract work.

[der.hans]

Am 22. Jul, 2015 schwätzte Keith Smith so:

moin moin,

first off, job listings from PLUG members are not OT. We want people to
get jobs. We want Free Software jobs to find good candidates.

Job listings from drive by recruiters is spam, but most of the recuiters
we've run into over the years have either participated in the group or at
least asked politely if they can post something.

Second, I just forwarded this to a few people. Sorry for the delay, I
thought I sent it out after the original post, but my sent-mail claims
that I did not.

ciao,

der.hans

> Hi,
>
> I posted for an entry level LAMP developer a week or so ago figuring I would 
> find a number of people wanting to break into LAMP development.  What I 
> received was a lackluster response.  I was offering $22/hr 1099 with the 
> potential to bill 40 hours a week.  I figured by the time that person pays 
> for health insurance figured at $250/mo, pays he self employment tax, and 
> takes some vacation time and holiday time off, this compensation would be 
> about $18 an hour W2 or $36,000 a year.
>
> Here is the contract description:
>
> I am looking for an entry level LAMP developer.  Would like someone with 
> entry level PHP skills and entry level Linux skills.  Stuff like the ability 
> to add a user, add a sudo user, and configure vhosts on apache.  I will give 
> directions with examples and they will be working on a development VPS so if 
> they blow it we just spin up another.  As for PHP skills if this person knows 
> how to write a MySql connection string and is able to insert, update, delete 
> and list.... this person could be what I am looking for.  This is a 
> maintenance job.   This person would need to know some HTML and CSS.  jQuery 
> would be a plus.
>
> This contract could last as long as 2 or 3 years.  At that point we would 
> need to either up the compensation or understand when this person takes off 
> for other opportunities.
>
> Is the compensation fair?  Any ideas why I received such a lukewarm response?
>
>
> Your feedback is much appreciated.
>
> Keith
>
>
>

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