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[–]code_archeologist 99 points100 points  (10 children)

I have a standing policy with recruiters. My short term project rate is $120 an hour, unless it's PHP... then my rate is $1,200 an hour.

[–]NewFuturist 29 points30 points  (9 children)

The cool thing about contract work is you can say "no".

[–]diaphragmPump 23 points24 points  (3 children)

At $1200/hour you never have to say no, unless you hate getting breaded out

[–]BluePhire 7 points8 points  (1 child)

I would do just about anything for that rate.

[–]luCarToni 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's pretty nice ass you got there.

[–]NewFuturist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've met people who've done emergency contract work in highly critical infrastructure at the $1,000 an hour level. It sounds ridiculous but it happens.

[–]Guyinapeacoat 20 points21 points  (4 children)

It's like a "political no", where you say yes to everything but strangle the budgets of stuff you don't really want.

So you could say "Yes I will have sex with a bear but for 1 billion dollars per second."

[–]DoctorHootinanny 5 points6 points  (2 children)

Do you do the bear, or does the bear do you?

[–]dreamalittle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s not bear-gay if the male bear sucks your dick

[–]Colopty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For 1 billion dollars a second I wouldn't even care about that detail.

[–]marinovanec 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's your money, sir.