[SlugLUG] Job Opportunity forwarded to me...

[Cody Caughlan]

It sounds like the company in question is New Horizons, which is over
on Soquel Ave @ Morrisey (last I checked):

http://www.newhorizons.com/content/index.aspx

Not that it matters....

For a PHP/MySQL job in Santa Cruz, $60K/year is not bad. SC is kind of
a blackhole when it comes to getting a decent wage for tech work
(unless you consult). I was playing that game for a long time and
ended up moving to San Francisco.

YMMV.

On 12/7/06, Cody Caughlan <toolbag at gmail.com> wrote:
> It sounds like the company in question is New Horizons, which is over
> on Soquel Ave @ Morrisey (last I checked):
>
> http://www.newhorizons.com/content/index.aspx
>
> Not that it matters....
>
> For a PHP/MySQL job in Santa Cruz, $60K/year is not bad. SC is kind of
> a blackhole when it comes to getting a decent wage for tech work
> (unless you consult). I was playing that game for a long time and
> ended up moving to San Francisco.
>
> YMMV.
>
> On 12/7/06, Matt Thrailkill <mthrailk at ucsc.edu> wrote:
> > Knowing PHP/mysql, and Javascript/CSS isn't exactly elite.  I can
> > understand if it doesn't command a generous salary.  The description
> > isn't acting for a degree or anything really fancy.  I'm just some guy,
> > and I think I qualify.
> >
> > So when I saw $60k for that.. I didn't think it was cheap, I thought it
> > was alot for a list of such few qualifications.
> >
> > On Thu, 2006-12-07 at 02:26 -0800, Thomas Leavitt wrote:
> > > I guess $60k/year isn't that bad, considering the normal $10-15k a year
> > > discount folks here are generally willing to take in return for not
> > > having to go over the hill to work... but I pity anyone who is convinced
> > > to relocate here without thorough advance investigation... that
> > > $60k/year isn't going to go anywhere near as far as it could elsewhere.
> > >
> > > I swear, when I saw the comic artist who draws this autobiographical
> > > webcomic, "The Devil's Panties", write about how she was buying a
> > > house... on the strength of a job as a retail clerk at a comic book
> > > store and weekend gig's selling her comics at conventions, I nearly
> > > choked. A house, for chrissakes, on what would barely rent half of a
> > > shared room in a shared house, here.
> > >
> > > Seems to me that Santa Cruz IT employers are cheap, but that, in
> > > contrast, local companies and businessfolks are willing to pay a decent
> > > rate, compared to the corporate monoliths over the hill, to contractors.
> > > Does it make any sense that IBM is willing to pay less per hour than Joe
> > > Blow consultant working out of his home?
> > >
> > > Thomas
> > >
> > > Rohan Sheth wrote:
> > > > Here ya go...
> > > >
> > > > --Rohan
> > > >
> > > > -------- Forwarded Message --------
> > > >
> > > >> From: Beau Gould <beau at open-source-staffing.com>
> > > >> To: sluglug-owner at sluglug.ucsc.edu
> > > >> Subject: Please post this job to your list
> > > >> Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 10:51:00 -0600
> > > >>
> > > >> [JOB] PHP/MySQL Developer, Santa Cruz, CA | 60k
> > > >>
> > > >> My Santa Cruz, CA client was founded in 1994. Thousands of students have
> > > >> completed their classroom trainings, videos and have used their related
> > > >> simulations and more than 6,000,000 copies of their MCSE and CCNA study
> > > >> guides are in print.  They offer turnkey online programs that are
> > > >> fully-hosted and branded for schools. These degree programs include
> > > >> Allied Health, Information Technology, and Business.
> > > >>
> > > >> They are seeking a full time, on-site PHP/MySQL Developer and are more
> > > >> than willing to relocate candidates interested in moving to Santa Cruz,
> > > >> CA.  They are trying to stay around the $60,000 mark.  Full benefits are
> > > >> included.
> > > >>
> > > >> Technical skills required:
> > > >> * PHP
> > > >> * MySQL
> > > >>
> > > >> Other technical skills that are a plus but not a must:
> > > >> * HTML (Expert level)
> > > >> * CSS (Expert level)
> > > >> * SVN (Subversion)
> > > >> * JavaScript
> > > >>
> > > >> If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume,
> > > >> salary requirements, and a paragraph (or two) highlighting your
> > > >> skills/experience as it pertains to this job to
> > > >> beau at open-source-staffing.com
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
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