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Hi all

I am offered a consultant job as a network engineer. But I am not sure how
much I should charge. Can anyone kindly advise the going rate?

Thanks.

ax

On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 05:57:34 GMT, "ax" <> wrote:

>Hi all
>
>I am offered a consultant job as a network engineer. But I am not sure how
>much I should charge. Can anyone kindly advise the going rate?
>
>Thanks.
>
>ax
>
No one can answer your questions, too many variables:

Your skillsets on various technologies, equipment types, etc.
Your experience levels on each skillset above
Location
Other intangibles such as your people skills, troubleshooting and/or
design skills, etc.
Duties/responsibilities of the job.
Customer/client/employer

Sorry, it's just not a simple environment you're jumping into.

If you can try to quantify some of the above factors, someone may be
able to suggest a number, but even then it'll be not much more than an
educated guess.

Right now we don't even know what part of the planet you're posting
from.

Mike

Mike Patterson
Please remove the spamtrap to email me.

Mike,

Thanks. I am in Los Angeles, CA. I have 10+ years in networking and 6+ years
in Cisco Catalyst switches (layer 2-> 4)and routers (2500->7200). I have
CCNP and CCIE (written) accreditation.

This is a network engineer/designer consulting (part-time) offer. It will be
on a hourly basis. The company is a 4+ years old communications company.

ax




"Mike Patterson" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 05:57:34 GMT, "ax" <> wrote:
>
> >Hi all
> >
> >I am offered a consultant job as a network engineer. But I am not sure
how
> >much I should charge. Can anyone kindly advise the going rate?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >ax
> >
> No one can answer your questions, too many variables:
>
> Your skillsets on various technologies, equipment types, etc.
> Your experience levels on each skillset above
> Location
> Other intangibles such as your people skills, troubleshooting and/or
> design skills, etc.
> Duties/responsibilities of the job.
> Customer/client/employer
>
> Sorry, it's just not a simple environment you're jumping into.
>
> If you can try to quantify some of the above factors, someone may be
> able to suggest a number, but even then it'll be not much more than an
> educated guess.
>
> Right now we don't even know what part of the planet you're posting
> from.
>
> Mike
>
> Mike Patterson
> Please remove the spamtrap to email me.

emailed response bounced, and I'm not gonna post it here 'cause it'd
be bound to spawn a lot of useless crap

Mike

On Sat, 07 Feb 2004 05:30:51 GMT, "ax" <> wrote:

>Mike,
>
>Thanks. I am in Los Angeles, CA. I have 10+ years in networking and 6+ years
>in Cisco Catalyst switches (layer 2-> 4)and routers (2500->7200). I have
>CCNP and CCIE (written) accreditation.
>
>This is a network engineer/designer consulting (part-time) offer. It will be
>on a hourly basis. The company is a 4+ years old communications company.
>
>ax
>
>
>
>
>"Mike Patterson" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 05:57:34 GMT, "ax" <> wrote:
>>
>> >Hi all
>> >
>> >I am offered a consultant job as a network engineer. But I am not sure
>how
>> >much I should charge. Can anyone kindly advise the going rate?
>> >
>> >Thanks.
>> >
>> >ax
>> >
>> No one can answer your questions, too many variables:
>>
>> Your skillsets on various technologies, equipment types, etc.
>> Your experience levels on each skillset above
>> Location
>> Other intangibles such as your people skills, troubleshooting and/or
>> design skills, etc.
>> Duties/responsibilities of the job.
>> Customer/client/employer
>>
>> Sorry, it's just not a simple environment you're jumping into.
>>
>> If you can try to quantify some of the above factors, someone may be
>> able to suggest a number, but even then it'll be not much more than an
>> educated guess.
>>
>> Right now we don't even know what part of the planet you're posting
>> from.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Mike Patterson
>> Please remove the spamtrap to email me.
>

Mike Patterson
Please remove the spamtrap to email me.

In article <>, mikespost@the-
patterson-family.com says...
> emailed response bounced, and I'm not gonna post it here 'cause it'd
> be bound to spawn a lot of useless crap

You mean like how there is no such thing as "CCIE -Written" !

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On Sat, 07 Feb 2004 23:51:08 GMT, Hansang Bae <> wrote:

>In article <>, mikespost@the-
>patterson-family.com says...
>> emailed response bounced, and I'm not gonna post it here 'cause it'd
>> be bound to spawn a lot of useless crap
>
>You mean like how there is no such thing as "CCIE -Written" !

Wellll, I took that to mean that he'd passed the written but hadn't
taken (or passed) the lab yet.

I know some really smart people that are in the same boat, so I don't
hold that against anyone.

One of the smartest people I know took 5 tries to pass the lab.


Mike Patterson
Please remove the spamtrap to email me.

In article <>, mikespost@the-
patterson-family.com says...
> On Sat, 07 Feb 2004 23:51:08 GMT, Hansang Bae <> wrote:
>
> Wellll, I took that to mean that he'd passed the written but hadn't
> taken (or passed) the lab yet.
>
> I know some really smart people that are in the same boat, so I don't
> hold that against anyone.
>
> One of the smartest people I know took 5 tries to pass the lab.
>

Yeah, this **** is so true. I know some really stupid people without any
real-world expirience or technical background that passed the lab for
the first time... that's really sad.

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Ivan