I agree with Warren, we've just signed up a part time sales guy, he's  
thinking  the same as well. Everyone's trying to get the jobs done for  
less so there are more opportunities out there for part time work.

Could do with a part time Erlang and/or Python developer as well :)

David.

On 13/01/2009, at 3:46 PM, Warren Seen wrote:

>
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 3:40 PM, Rex Chung <[email protected]>  
> wrote:
>> I had an idea of shared hires.
>> Some of us technology startups may not be able to support 1 full time
>> designer but it is also too costly and unstable working with  
>> freelancers.
>
> Why would you just not hire someone as a part-timer then? Or casual?
> Or negotiate a retainer with a designer where they will "bank" the
> hours you pay for?
>
> Isn't a shared hire really just someone with two part-time jobs  
> after all?
>
> I'm a freelance developer and I can tell you that instability can be a
> two way street. I'd be open to a part-time job with the right
> employer, provided I could continue freelancing in a sensible way (ie
> not directly competing, but not unfairly restricted either). Doubly so
> in the current economic climate.
>
> >


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