RE: FN-FORUM Introduction

date posted 1st March 2000 17:43

This is a funny subject as I am thinking about leaving due to lack of a
decent pay package... They are trying to fit me in to the bracket of either
web designer or web developer whereas I do both for them...

The problems start when HR can't find a catagory for you...

Damian.

EMEA Web Services
Motorola GmbH
Taunusstein 65232, Germany
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Garrett Coakley [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: 01 March 2000 14:38
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Introduction
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>
> On Wed, Mar 1, 2000, Ingredient [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
>
> > but I really do welcome
> >this chance to participate in a UK-based forum for freelancers as an
> >opportunity to exchange ideas, share knowledge and make contact with
> others in
> >the same field.
>
>
> Ditto. When I saw the announcement for this list on Evolt I
> was ecstatic.
> Just what I've been looking for.
>
> Little intro is in order I suppose *:)
>
> I'm not currently freelancing, but I've pretty much had enough of my
> current employer and I am about to take that great leap into
> the unknown.
> I'm lucky that I have a few friends that have made this step
> before, so
> advice and opinions are not in short supply. It's all very
> bewildering though.
>
> I've been developing web sites for around 4 years now. Skills
> are varied
> (in the extreme), including User Interface Design, Site Architecture,
> Flash, Director, Quicktime, Javascript, smattering of Perl and all the
> other bits and pieces we tend to pick up on the way so I'm pretty much
> sorted as a one man production team. Luckily my flatmate is a Project
> Manager, so he's going to be helping me with that side of things.
>
> I was having a natter in the pub last night with a few friends (all of
> who are thinking of leaving their current employers) and we realised
> something. Now this may or may not hold up to scrutiny (I'm betting it
> doesn't), but why do we need to work in a hirearchical
> structure. We work
> on the web, shouldn't we work in a web as well?
>
> I suppose it all stems from having employers and managers who
> don't 'get'
> the web, who just see it as an avenue for making money, a new
> shopfront
> if you like. That annoys me.
>
> So, the plan was, why don't we become free agents, knowing
> that if a job
> comes up where we can't handle all of it, we are able to hand off,
> through this list, through our other contacts, the areas we can't do.
> Probably old hat for alot of people, but it's all new to me (and it
> sounded great 4 bottles of Stella in).
>
> So, I hope I'll be able to help where I can, ask if I don't know, and
> build some stunning sites along the way.
>
> Here's to Freelancers *:)
>
> G.
>
> P.S. Sorry for the ramble, having to deal with Microsoft Media Player
> today.....not good!
>
>
>
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