<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Dave Cramer</div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 23 February 2018 at 11:19, Khalid Baheyeldin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kb@2bits.com" target="_blank">kb@2bits.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>Doug!<br><br></div><div>Congratulations ...<br><br></div>This is fantastic. You now experience the ecstasy of turning a hobby open source project into a job. Thrilling and rewarding.<br><br></div>Regarding the rate you should ask for, it depends on the length of the contract. The shorter it is, the higher your hourly rate. <br><br></div><div>If it is 6 months or less, then use your current hourly equivalent at your day job, and multiply by 1.5X in USD as a starting point for negotiations. This compensates for the lack of benefits, pension, EI, ....etc.<br><br></div>Hope it works out as you want it to ... <br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>IMO NY rates would at a minimum be 150 USD/hour. Don't forget that if they are wiring money into your account there will be a wire fee on your end. </div><div><br></div><div>Good luck</div></div><br></div></div>