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[_] Freelancers: What would it take to make you go permanent?

Tim Beadle tim.beadle at gmail.com
Fri Oct 26 17:05:50 BST 2007

On 26/10/2007, Steve Kirtley <steve.kirtley at gmail.com> wrote:
> I was talking front-end. I may get a killing for this, but lately I've seen
> Front End roles advertised higher than backend, but this is something that
> swaps and changes from what I've seen of the market last few years... But I
> think for either to get experience you are talking £30k-ish.
> The role I was trying to help a friend recruit for yesterday (admittedly in
> Brighton) was a front-end role, lowest post in a team of 6, and was £35k+
> for the right candidate...

Meh. Brighton, Brighton, Brighton. Always stealing the best talent :p

Just joking. Mind you, you'll need the extra money in order to afford
the rent/mortgage there, judging by Alex & Laura's experience...

> Ooh I must create a wikipedia entry for Portfolions, or maybe a campaign for
> it to be a real word at least...

"So don't dismiss making new words as an a-priori Bad Idea. Give it a
shot. Not all your new words will survive, but neither do all your new
ideas! If we all try, coining new words could be, for lack of a better
word, neologotastic."
http://abriefmessage.com/2007/10/17/mckean/

Tim