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People were willing to pay $100 per hour for me (of which I got to keep about 20%) while I was working on projects I did not believe in, using a language I foun
by mdemare 19y ago
People were willing to pay $100 per hour for me (of which I got to keep about 20%) while I was working on projects I did not believe in, using a language I found completely unsuitable, using frameworks that were a configuration nightmare, while reading blogs for 30% of the time. And they were happy with me!
Now imagine how much happier I can be and how much more I can earn while working on projects I passionately believe in, using the most suitable language and framework I know. I'm working 2 or 3 times as much per week as I used to, but I don't mind.
- nkohari 19y agoOuch, billed at $100/hr and got paid $20/hr? You got the shaft. I agree completely with what you're saying. This is what is driving me away from my job at a software consulting firm at the moment.
- pkaler 19y agoIf you think that is bad. The ladyfriend gets billed out at $250/hour by Ernst & Young but she is paid out on salary. She's estimated that she is making about $13/hour with all of the overtime.
- mdemare 19y agoThat's after dutch income taxes. But my point was that people were paying 5x more for my services than I need to live on, even though I was working at less than 10% of my potential (due to language, tools, motivation, working hours...). There must be a more efficient way, and I hope this is it.
- cellis 19y agoword.