RE: Contract Position in Los Angeles area

From: Joseph Brunner (joe@affirmedsystems.com)
Date: Fri Aug 17 2007 - 17:25:25 ART

Contract is not W2. I'm sure you guys know the difference. Health insurance,
extra taxes, and business insurance is between $10,000 to $25,000 depending
on if your buying health insurance or using a spouses, etc. where you live.

 

So assuming that, you still feel $75,000 to $90,000 is good pay for that
role anywhere, let alone LA?

 

Just Curious. Because I can attest to what I have seen "consulting" for that
rate. No one I would let touch my production network. Perhaps his client
does not care.

 

-Joe

 

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From: Narbik Kocharians [mailto:narbikk@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 4:20 PM
To: Craig Tompkins
Cc: Joseph Brunner; Andrew Shin; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: Contract Position in Los Angeles area

 

This is NOT a bad pay for a NP or even a CCIE that just starting with very
little exp.

On 8/17/07, Craig Tompkins <sidalo@gmail.com> wrote:

Joe,

Is this hostility leftover from your 8th attempt?

The base pay yes is 50 x 2080 = 104,000 yearly assuming no overtime.
Yes you are right that after providing their own insurance, that the
position paying that amount on a contracting basis in the LA area is a
little low. You could have pointed this out, hile being a little more
respectful and professional. 

--
Craig Tompkins
CCIE #16921

On 8/17/07, Joseph Brunner <joe@affirmedsystems.com> wrote:
>
> Sorry, but $50 an hour is hardly $100k per year... and from that you want 
> me
> to buy
>
> -business liability insurance
> -business errors & omissions insurance (usually required to get the first)
> -the employers 7.2% share of social security (on the first $97,000) 
> -my own health insurance
> -contribute to my own 401k.
>
> I don't say this lightly, but go $#ck yourself. Do you think anyone any
> good
> is going to do that job for about $60k a year? 
>
> -Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of 
> Andrew Shin
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 2:36 PM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Contract Position in Los Angeles area
>
> Hi all, I'm forwarding this for a friend.  I'll also post this on the job 
> board, but I'm not sure how many people check that.
>
> Thanks!
>
> 1+ year local contract (hourly consultancy 50/hr range) in the Los Angeles
> area (South Bay)
> It's with a well established and well known global company and has the 
> likelihood of extending for a long time.
>
> Network Engineer
> Mid to Senior level NW Engineer who has large corporate NW engineering
> experience.
> WAN/LAN, VOIP.
> 7-10 years of NW Engineering experience 
> Experience working within an environment that is comprised of Unix,
> Windows,
> and Mainframe (need to have worked with all three environments)
> Experience providing proof of concept and presenting design and 
> recommendations to team members and management.
> Provide 3rd level support.
> Experience with Cisco 2600-7200 routers and Cisco 350 switches. E
> Experience with Firewall, PIX, VPN 3000 Concentrator, ATM, and video 
> conferencing.
> Professional with good communication abilities
>
> Please contact matthew.chontos@ispace.com
>
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