[LRUG] Not for profit organizations using Ruby

[Asfand Yar Qazi]

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From: Tom Morris <tom at tommorris.org>
To: London Ruby Users Group <chat at lists.lrug.org>
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Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 08:51:40 +0100
Subject: Re: [LRUG] Not for profit organizations using Ruby

> Non-profits often (not always) pay less than organisations in the private or public sector, meaning recruiting people can often be harder. Recruitment can be hard (been there, done that) - the same reason any organisation can be sceptical about a new programming language or tool.

Yes, this is exactly what our team is finding!  We basically have to
revert to hiring people without knowledge of Ruby or Rails, and train
them up from scratch.  By "we" of course, I mean "I" :)  However I'm
finding there are benefits to working where I am: way more flexible
working hours, way less stress, and many nice facilities (like a
monthly gym subscription of £5, and expensive ergonomic chairs and
desks handed out like they grow on trees).

Thanks

Asfand Yar Qazi