Subj : Re: Expect/standards/lineItemBilling (was: How much should I charge...) To : comp.programming,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.lisp From : Randy Howard Date : Sat Aug 27 2005 06:19 am Robert Maas, see http://tinyurl.com/uh3t wrote (in article ): >> From: "Phlip" >> about setting yourself up for impossible expectations... > > I have 22+ years experience writing computer software. I expect that > should be sufficient to qualify me for *some* job by now. McDonald's is hiring. I know, it's not funny. But, if you were carrying a foreign passport, you'd probably be hired instantly. Or, you could move to a foreign country to work for US countries that want to outsource. Yeah, real enticing isn't it? > So how can I find anyone in the local area (Sunnyvale, CA) willing to > purchase my services on a line-item basis, or anyone anywhere on the > net willing to brainstorm with me on a new interval-arithmetic > standard, or willing to try my various specialized utilities and give > me feedback? Put an ad in the paper? Knock on small business doors and ask them if they need help, and offer to do something they need done /today/ for no charge to show your abilities. IOW, work for it, instead of sitting around on Usenet whining about why people aren't hiring you. If you have time for this despite being unemployed, then you have time to working on some commercial software product that you can sell, even if it's 9.95 a copy shareware on download.com. -- Randy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR) .