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For someone who is a full-time employee with no freelance work on the side, this would add significant complexity to my income tax calculations compared to what
by andrewingram 11y ago
For someone who is a full-time employee with no freelance work on the side, this would add significant complexity to my income tax calculations compared to what I currently I have to do (which is literally nothing). I'm not sure i'd go through the trouble of that for a job interview, i'd probably actually be better off financially by doing it for free :)
That said, it is a great approach.
- blazespin 11y agoYes, personally, I wouldn't do anything like this for less than a few thousand unless for some reason I found the assignment intellectually interesting.
- pc86 11y agoTwo hours of your time is almost certainly not worth "a few thousand" dollars.
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoSolving someone's problem is worth...whatever its worth. Nothing to do with time spent. Consultants learn this quickly or go broke.
- blazespin 11y agoOh sure, but $200 is not worth the accounting / liability / legal hassle. Plus it depends on the problem. If it's a tricky problem that wants me to solve something that they're trying to solve (I've had that happen a number of different times), than I'm not just putting in 2 hours. I'm providing them with the wealth of my entire experience.
- crdoconnor 11y agoThere ought to be a "donate the money to a charity of your choice" option for this eventuality.
- andrewingram 11y agoYeah, or there could be a tax-free allowance for such a thing.
- kaybe 11y agoMaybe tell them to donate it to X for you. That way they don't get out of paying and someone in need profits from your work.