RE: Where are the Los Angeles Developers?
I'll second this suggestion. Setting up a VPN is a snap, as well as a code repository available from remote locations. By expanding your search to other areas vastly increases your chances of getting a top-notch employee. If you're looking for a code monkey (someone who you just need for coding software and possibly IT support) this is the way to go as it saves you overhead and you get a more motivated workforce. There is greater risk as you may need to go through a few people to find someone who has the right work ethic to work from home, but the greater the risk, the greater the reward. As for finding good CF people, my experience over the past 5 years is that a large portion of them have moved to the Java realm as that job market is booming and CF market is either stagnant or only growing slightly (except in a few areas). Good luck, Ben. Steve Brownlee http://www.fusioncube.net/ > -Original Message- > From: Kathryn Butterly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 3:00 AM > To: CF-Jobs-Talk > Subject: Re: Where are the Los Angeles Developers? > > Ben, > > I have to agree with the other replies. I live in Tampa > Florida in a beautiful home that I couldn't dream of owning > in LA or NYC. I moved down here from NYC for that very > reason. Also, I think people just aren't as willing to move > themselves and their families for a job; especially with two > income families. > > I currently have a local contract, but I have telecommuted in > the past both locally and nationally, and will again. It's > the wave of the future (if not the present) in the > programming world. Why not use telecommuters, when we email > or IM each other from two cubicles away when we are in the > same office; what's the difference. > > Kathryn > ~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3202 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
RE: Posting Bad Employment or Potential Employment Experiences
To be honest, I'd be shocked if someone told me that they didn't ask every person they meet with during an interview how they felt about working there. It's a bread and butter question. Plus, if you're good at reading non-verbal responses, you know that it doesn't matter what the person says, it's how they say it. These are my standard interview questions: 1. What are the policies for employee motivation? 2. Do you enjoy working for this company? 3. What's the best/worst thing about this company? 4. How do you improve employee skills via training? 5. When was the last time you took a 5, or more, day vacation? 6. What can your company offer me that another one can't? Any response to one of these questions that starts with a blank stare, a 5-second "U..." or a long, uncomfortable pause is a red flag. One thing that amazes me is how people go into an interview as if the interviewer is doing them a favor by speaking to them. In most cases, it's the other way around. It's your job to determine if that company is best for you - it's their job to ensure you're best for them. I'll also reinforce the avoidance of publicly speaking against a company. Nothing good can come of it. Private message to interested parties is the way to go. Steve Brownlee http://www.fusioncube.net > -Original Message- > From: Jeffry Houser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 8:20 PM > To: CF-Jobs-Talk > Subject: Re: Posting Bad Employment or Potential Employment > Experiences > > At my first real job, I 'overheard' portions of the > interview for my replacement. The manager-folk motioned to > the new software on his desk and said "We get the tools you > need." This was of course, the same development tool I had > been trying to get for over 2 years. They bought it a few > days after I gave my two weeks. > > I was fuming at the time and wanted to follow the candidate > out to the parking lot and let him know the real deal. > Obviously that wouldn't have been a good idea. A good friend > and co-worker pulled me aside and told me this. > > Any job situation is 'buyer beware'. It's up to the > interviewee and interviewer to sort out facts from fiction. > They are both going to be putting their best foot forward on > an interview while trying to hide the wrinkles. I think her > words still ring true today. > > As far as commenting on companies that do job postings, I'd > keep my mouth shut, especially publicly. I wouldn't offer > any opinion good nor bad. If a friend or associate asks you > personally about the company, knock yourself out. Be as > candid as your comfortable being. > > I love that interview question, BTW. > ~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3261 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
RE: Dead Beat Clients.
Ok, this is going to sound very gruff, but certain people need to do a LOT more research when they post here. Unions do not deal with taxes, liability, healthcare issues, or transferring jobs overseas. They do deal with employee rights and collective bargaining in the specific context of handling relataionships between employees and employers. Unions do not handle contract-specific relationships since the definition of that relationship is spelled out in the contract. Excerpt from NUW.ORG "The primary purpose of a union is to maintain and advance the wage rates and working conditions of members, and to defend and promote a fair and safe working environment." When you say "we simply are taught and trained to accept abuse", I'd like to know what your source is for that statement. I certainly was not taught that, and no one ever trained me to accept abuse. I was taught and trained to have a lawyer draw up a solid contract for every engagement, and in the case of non-payment, have said lawyer assist me in filing a claim against the offending party. All said, a Union is not practical, nor wise in the situation described in this overlong thread (that I am contributing to out of frustration). A professional organization, not unlike a Bar Association, would be the best solution in that it would clearly define the criteria to which a member must adhere, the training required, and provide resources and networking for new members. If you don't belong to the, let's say, the Byte Association, then a reputable client would most likely avoid you like the plague. Likewise, non-members would not have the resources available to them to get the good clients. In the end, you wind up with the deadbeat clients working with the deadbeat contractors. They would deserve each other. Excerpts from ABANET.ORG "Welcome to the American Bar Association, the largest voluntary professional association in the world. With more than 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public." "The Mission of the American Bar Association is to be the national representative of the legal profession, serving the public and the profession by promoting justice, professional excellence and respect for the law." -Original Message- From: Vincent Cannady [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 7:44 AM To: CF-Jobs-Talk Subject: Re: Dead Beat Clients. Hi Jeff, Here is how a Union could help us all. Number- the Unions deal with Government Issues such as the ones we are talking about a. Taxes b. liability c. healthcare d. Transferring jobs overseas e. Employee Rights f. Collective Bargaining Even if you own your own company they could be a wealth of Resources a. Training b. Access 1,000,000 Liability Insurance c. Network of Programmers d. UNLIKE THIS SITE they could name DEADBEAT CLIENTS who don't pay (upon your request) As Issac mentioned in his post we simply are taught and trained to accept abuse and another thing I think he is right about is the low rate gives people a low expectation of your skills. So how do we win, charging clients up front runs many good clients away because they too have been burned by our unscrupulous lot who have found it easier to ask for money and do no work Not asking for money up front leaves you being owed one months pay and trying to find money to pay your light bill and ISP, because nine out of tenpay the first check but nothing afterwards Suing just takes time,money, and effort Not working leaves you broke We are a disenfranchised lot who argue amongst ourselves we cannot even find common ground to deal with clients who don't pay, some cannot stand the thought of a Union, even the owners of this site tells us what we moan about and if we do they take down our posts. I find our lack organization to be the one reason employers (contract or otherwise) can get away with the things that they do, I mean lawyers have the BAR Association, Doctors have the AAMA, Chambermaids have the SEIU. We have nothing and are treated just like that.Maybe the other guy who said stop programming is right. Maybe our lack of vision says something about us. Maybe we are so logical we are stupid. I do not know but every time someone on this site posts something that cold help us all , all we do is try to take them down instead of support them. Maybe just maybe we deserve what we get if we blame serial non payers on other programmers instead of this lousy system! >I thought unions dealt with employer-employee relationships; whereas >this thread has been dealing with "company - vendor" relationships. Am >I wrong in that? > > I can't imagine how a "programmer's union" would help me. > >Jerry Johnson wrote: >> ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the mo
RE: Dead Beat Clients.
Vince, your continual ability to miss the point amazes me. You are still comparing apples to oranges. That Union is for employed technology workers, not contractors. This thread starting with someone complaining that they didn't get paid by a certain list of clients on contract jobs. I addressed that issue by stating that it is not the mission of Unions to deal with contract relationships. Now you bring up the Local 37083 which, as I pointed out in my message, deals with the relationship between employers and employees. -Original Message- From: Vincent Cannady [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 12:21 PM To: CF-Jobs-Talk Subject: Re: Dead Beat Clients. Ok Some other Members need to do more research than others. There is just one Union out there for us right now http://www.washtech.org Here is an excerpt of their mission statement- check out their web page "WashTech/CWA is the nation's leading union for high-tech workers, ensuring that our voices get heard and our needs are met. Today, job security, health care, retirement plans, offshore outsourcing and visas are on our minds more than ever. From Silicon Valley to Boston, high-tech workers are joining our national network-to raise our voice and make a difference. Now it is time for you to join our movement." ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3648 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
RE: ColdFusion Developer to work on .NET migration
It's you. Drink some coffee, my good man. -Original Message- From: Phillip M. Vector [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 9:38 AM To: CF-Jobs-Talk Subject: Re: ColdFusion Developer to work on .NET migration Is it just me or is this guy saying that we should leave ColdFusion for ...net? God.. I shouldn't read email when I first wake up and haven't had my caffeine. :) Smith, Matthew (04510) wrote: > This is a migration of CF apps to .NET > > So if you want to migrate your skill set to .NET then this would be a > good opportunity to do so. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3676 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
RE: ColdFusion Developer to work on .NET migration
Well, yes, that particular company wants to migrate, but Phillip asked if he was suggesting that we should all migrate. I don't believe that was the message at all. -Original Message- From: Russ [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 11:13 AM To: CF-Jobs-Talk Subject: RE: ColdFusion Developer to work on .NET migration Apparently it's not him, the guy really does want to migrate from CF to ...Net. Should be an easy enough job... just install BlueDragon.net and hope that it doesn't use any Adobe specific tags... Russ > -Original Message----- > From: Steve Brownlee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 10:57 AM > To: CF-Jobs-Talk > Subject: RE: ColdFusion Developer to work on .NET migration > > It's you. Drink some coffee, my good man. > > -Original Message- > From: Phillip M. Vector [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 9:38 AM > To: CF-Jobs-Talk > Subject: Re: ColdFusion Developer to work on .NET migration > > Is it just me or is this guy saying that we should leave ColdFusion > for ...net? > > God.. I shouldn't read email when I first wake up and haven't had my > caffeine. :) > > Smith, Matthew (04510) wrote: > > This is a migration of CF apps to .NET > > > > So if you want to migrate your skill set to .NET then this would be > > a good opportunity to do so. > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3678 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
RE: Cold Fusion Remote Developer
Does your family own the town you live in?? -Original Message- From: Brian Thornton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 12:59 PM To: CF-Jobs Subject: Cold Fusion Remote Developer I require a developer familiar with: -ColdFusion on Linux -Mysql 4 and 5 -File Replication -mysql data sync -CVS English speakers only. Full Time and paid through direct deposit. -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- Brian Thornton 871 Thornton Parkway, Suite #176 Thornton, CO 80229 cell: 702-787-7913 fax: 303-457-4879 -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_ ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3687 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
RE: What is it with telecommuting?
Well, for the most part, you're preaching to the choir here, but here's something to consider: You can't apply the argument unilaterally. When working in a team environment that's collaborative, progressive and energetic, the fastest way to kill it is to have someone working remotely. It simply can't be done when everyone is working at home. There are many times that my colleagues and I jump into a meeting room with a white board and go at it for an hour about architecting an application, or improving processes, or any type of complex problem that needs the face-to-face interaction. We are social animals and teams operate most effectively when they can talk, argue, gesture, sigh, agree, etc. in person. Now, for jobs that are simple maintenance contracts, or there's a single developer working on a project, then telecommuting does make sense since the level of interaction with colleagues is minimal. I've worked in both environments, with my current one, obviously, being an interactive, team-based group. If I interviewed a candidate for my group who voiced a strong preference for working from home, I wouldn't consider him/her. However, for my previous employer, if a person wanted to work from home, it wouldn't be an issue at all. As with most things in life It depends. - Steve Brownlee -Original Message- From: Scott Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 1:39 PM To: CF-Jobs-Talk Subject: What is it with telecommuting? I get contacted by recruiters almost daily.. Why is it that in a depressed housing market, many employers won't even consider telecommuters? I do understand the reasoning behind TSI and above clearance contracts, but non secure and private employers really don't have a valid reason not to. The chances of people, especially homeowners, considering relocation right now is almost non existant. Just my $.02. discuss. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3799 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
RE: What is it with telecommuting?
I agree 99% and that last 1% is that it can't be done as effectively. Yes, you can exchange emails and IM's and talk on the phone, but it just can't replace the face-to-face interaction in some situations. - Steve -Original Message- From: Scott Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 3:52 PM To: CF-Jobs-Talk Subject: RE: What is it with telecommuting? I think sooner than later, it's going to become a necessity. Or employers are going to have to do something to make it lucrative for someone to relocate. I'm able to brainstorm, ask questions and pass information with other developers quite well via email, teleconference, IM and various other means. The technology exists to do everything you've mentioned, remotely. -- Scott Stewart ColdFusion Developer SSTWebworks 4405 Oakshyre Way Raleigh, NC. 27616 (919) 874-6229 (home) (703) 220-2835 (cell) ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:3801 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Jobs-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11
