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> When a client calls and proposes a contract, I tell them what my rate
> is. Period. I am slightly flexible, depending on the contract and the
> location. But I get the rate I want, or I don't take the contract.
And that is the a wonderful aspect of being a contractor. Recently, I
refused a contract not because of rate - but because I will not play fireman
or cleanup batter and try to raise a family.
Specifically, the company agreed to my rate but not my schedule. They needed
someone to put their life on hold and help the company out of a hole. When I
was a junior writer, that contract would be acceptable because I needed the
experience. However, at this point in my career I am not willing to work in
an environment that rates as a negative integer on the CMM scale. Don't take
my comments wrong - I know both sides of the coin and do not begrudge anyone
for making a buck.
However, if you are in a chaotic environment fed by the flames of crisis, I
urge you to do yourself and all contractors a favor ...
Adjust your rate UPWARD considerably!
Guy McDonald (going captive for a few years - my wife and kids are happy)
Happy Father's Day to the rest of you lug-heads
- and -
Give my regards to Joe the Bellhop at the Marriott
=,-)
