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From: Chris on 27 Jul 2005 11:37
I'm curious - is this even a viable option these days?

I'm looking to supplement my income (and solidy the kids' education
funds, etc) with some additional work. Is it a pipe dream to imagine
there are companies out there that are willing to pay a reduced rate
for "off-hour" telecommute contracts?

Any assistance or pointers in this area are greatly appreciated, as to
this point in my career I've always been a "company man". I've got over
10 years of experience in various languages, with COBOL (MF
particularly) and UNIX shell being the strongest - so I'm wondering
what the market is like for people in my position.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

Chris

From: docdwarf on 27 Jul 2005 13:01
In article <1122478620.350536.108340(a)g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
Chris <ctaliercio(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

[snip]

>Is it a pipe dream to imagine
>there are companies out there that are willing to pay a reduced rate
>for "off-hour" telecommute contracts?

In my experience, yes, it is a pipe dream. In the experiences I have read
here, no, it is not... but it seems to be that most of those sorts of
contracts are awarded to people who have already put in some goodly
on-site time.

DD

From: Howard Brazee on 27 Jul 2005 13:09

On 27-Jul-2005, docdwarf(a)panix.com wrote:

> >Is it a pipe dream to imagine
> >there are companies out there that are willing to pay a reduced rate
> >for "off-hour" telecommute contracts?
>
> In my experience, yes, it is a pipe dream. In the experiences I have read
> here, no, it is not... but it seems to be that most of those sorts of
> contracts are awarded to people who have already put in some goodly
> on-site time.

In my experience, it's not uncommon at all to retain people who have already
worked on site for years, although half of these don't stick for long.
From: Chris on 27 Jul 2005 13:18
Thanks Doc - you're input is most valued.

I know there is a long running debate/discussion concerning contract
vs. permanent employment among the members of this group. For me,
permanent employment is the only way to go, as I need to have
guaranteed benefits for the family at a reasonable price - and I find
that obtaining those benefits as individual is extremely cost
prohibitive.

I was curious as to what "part/spare-time" opportunities may be out
there. I had the chance to pursue one such opportunity myself a few
years back when I lived in Atlanta, and it worked out well. Fortunately
I've been lucky enough to not have to pursue anything of late - but now
that I find myself with a lot of free time again it'd be nice to earn
some spare $$$ to secure the future.

Who knows - maybe somebody reads this in the group and I'll get lucky.
Otherwise I'll check with the local headhunter folks and see if they
are aware of anything.

Thanks again,
Chris

From: docdwarf on 27 Jul 2005 13:56
In article <1122484690.360253.226630(a)z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
Chris <ctaliercio(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
>Thanks Doc - you're input is most valued.

Shucks... you'se jes' easily pleased.

[snip]

>Who knows - maybe somebody reads this in the group and I'll get lucky.

.... and I am the King of England. God Save the Me!

Bona fortuna.

DD

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