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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: recursivelyenumerable on May 30, 2008, 01:38:25 AM

Title: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on May 30, 2008, 01:38:25 AM
...maintenance of legacy Visual Basic 6 code?   :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X

on the one hand I am flat broke and near-starving, on the other hand there are PRINCIPLES involved
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: CajoleJuice on May 30, 2008, 01:43:22 AM
Sounds like the pay is to balance out the risk of losing your sanity and not being able to get a job in the future.

too late for that
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: T234 on May 30, 2008, 01:44:59 AM
If you turn it down, I want it.
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: demi on May 30, 2008, 01:45:27 AM
I wish I had a $75/hr job. This $25/hr job isn't cutting it.
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: Bildi on May 30, 2008, 02:11:49 AM
USD$75 an hour?  Holy fuck, I need to move to the US.
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 30, 2008, 02:18:27 AM
I assume its not 40 hours a week
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: MCD on May 30, 2008, 02:20:11 AM
we don't want you dying yet so yes, take it.
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: GilloD on May 30, 2008, 06:59:17 AM
If you do not, I will learn VB6. There is very little I wouldn't do for that price.
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: Tieno on May 30, 2008, 07:06:04 AM
What's so horrible with maintaining legacy visidual smasic whatever code?
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on May 30, 2008, 07:17:51 AM
The price is because I (and a friend of mine who's also being contracted) worked there and are pretty much the only people familiar with the codebase (no, we're not responsible for its current condition, or its original design or lack thereof) still available to them.
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: crimsondynamics on May 30, 2008, 07:50:29 AM
USD$75 an hour?  Holy fuck, I need to move to the US.

Taxes. Taxes.

Did I mention taxes?
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: Eric P on May 30, 2008, 07:52:38 AM
i'd like to suggest that you don't take the job because doing so will radically alter your posting style on this forum

Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: DJ_Tet on May 30, 2008, 08:33:06 AM
I wish I had a $75/hr job. This $25/hr job isn't cutting it.

You make $25/hour?  Doing what?  I can review games and play them for that price, get me a job negro :arr
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: bagofeyes on May 30, 2008, 09:18:56 AM
I'd suck leper cock for $75 an hour
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: Rman on May 30, 2008, 09:40:00 AM
A man gotsa eat, bra.  Do it.  You can always look for another job while banking some paper from your current one.
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: Tieno on May 30, 2008, 09:40:25 AM
What's so horrible with maintaining legacy visidual smasic whatever code?
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Also what do you do when you're maintaining a legacy VB6 code base?
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: Tauntaun on May 30, 2008, 10:09:19 AM
Are you seriously wondering about taking this job or not?  Aren't you out of work right now?  What's wrong with you?  >:(
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: lordmaji on May 30, 2008, 10:11:08 AM
you guys are ballers. I'm a broke ass bitch. :(
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: MrAngryFace on May 30, 2008, 10:12:28 AM
I was a broke as bitch till I was like 26-27 lol
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: Tauntaun on May 30, 2008, 10:13:25 AM
I was a broke as bitch till I was like 26-27 lol

I'm going to be 26 in August does that mean money will be mailed to me mysteriously? :hyper
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on May 30, 2008, 10:18:19 AM
you gotta be really REALLY upscale to make much money attention whoring.
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: lordmaji on May 30, 2008, 10:37:30 AM
I was a broke as bitch till I was like 26-27 lol

I'm going to be 26 in August does that mean money will be mailed to me mysteriously? :hyper

God i hope so. I'm 26 and will be 27 in October. omg. I hate my life.  :'(
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: Flannel Boy on May 30, 2008, 11:01:50 AM
i'd like to suggest that you don't take the job because doing so will radically alter your posting style on this forum


That's actually the reason why he should take the job.
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: Tauntaun on May 30, 2008, 11:33:18 AM
i'd like to suggest that you don't take the job because doing so will radically alter your posting style on this forum


That's actually the reason why he should take the job.

ICONIC WISDOM!  :bow
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: Bildi on May 30, 2008, 08:07:53 PM
USD$75 an hour?  Holy fuck, I need to move to the US.

Taxes. Taxes.

Did I mention taxes?

Even if he got taxed at 66%, his net pay would still only be equal to my gross.  :(
Title: Re: Should I accept a $75/hour job doing...
Post by: thekavorka on May 30, 2008, 08:10:33 PM
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