[LRUG] Rails freelancers

[Chris Parsons]

On 6 Mar 2008, at 16:30, David Salgado wrote:

> I suspect your starting offer is a bit low, but that could be  
> because I'm more used to London salaries. But then again, I would  
> have thought the pool of Ruby programmers in, or willing to relocate/ 
> commute to Winchester is quite small, so you might have to sweeten  
> your offer accordingly.


Yeah, maybe. It is for a entry level role though. All the comparison  
posts I saw want "rockstars" and are offering £25k-35k. I think  
they're after someone quite different - lots of experience etc, can  
just get on with things, whereas we're looking for a decent entry  
level coder who wants experience and wants to learn how to write ruby  
for a living, and how to do it well.

> Also, I'm not sure asking for humility is entirely wise.

Heh, perhaps not. I *am* looking for some humility though; enough  
humility to admit you're wrong is one of the key ingredients to team  
coding. Also, petty arrogance irritates me beyond belief :-)

Thanks for the comments - it's much appreciated.

Chris