[PLUG] hiring full-time: PHP programmer

[Preston Crawford]

On 20 Nov 2002, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:

> >>>>> "Greg" == Greg Robillard <greg at green-mind.org> writes:
>
> Greg> Perhaps this isn't the time or the place for this posting, but out of
> Greg> curiousity:
> Greg> does $25/hour seem low to anyone else for PHP experience  (quick development
> Greg> expected)?
>
> Seems OK for PHP, since that's more lightweight than a scalable language
> like Perl.
>
> :-)
>
> Having said that, I see quite a few low-ball offers coming over the
> job lists.  And they'll probably fill them, because of the glut of
> people.
>
> But remember, you get what you pay for.  If you have a site that
> handles credit cards or private information, do you really want
> someone who will work for $25/hr to build it?  Sounds like a recipe
> for disaster, of class-action lawsuit proportions.

Isn't that around $50k a year? I don't know what you get paid, but I don't
consier that chump change. I make more, but when did we become so greedy
that someone willing to take that kind of pay would be considered a risk
just because they were willing to take that kind of pay?

Preston