Am I keeping my options open?
Posted on October 6th, 2008 in General, Personal Messages
From time to time (almost every day, sometimes more than once a day) I get contacted either by email or by phone from recruiters that all seem to be asking the same question: Robert Gonzalez, are you keeping your employment options open? Well, rather than repeat myself I think it would be best to write it down for all to see.
In order for me to even consider a change right now a prospective employer would have to meet, at a minimum, these criteria:
- Salary: $110K per year base, not including bonuses
- Bonus: 10% of base, preferably quarterly
- Full health insurance for me and my dependents
- At least two weeks of vacation per year
NOTE: If the job is in San Francisco and it is not within a few blocks from a BART station I will be asking for more salary.
Things that would sweeten the deal:
- Any kind of a signing bonus, but cash and Macbooks speak the loudest
- Telecommuting options
Please understand that I am putting this out here not to try to be an arrogant ass or to try to pump you for money. I ask for these things because A) I am very spoiled in my current position and it would take something this significant to lure me away; and B) the current job market will bear these criteria.
The need for seasoned PHP developers is growing daily as just about every startup is looking toward the LAMP stack for cost savings, scalability and transportability. More and more companies are looking for PHP developers (or programmers that can learn quick) to fill these roles.
Unfortunately developers in Silicon Valley have appeared to either not taken an interest in PHP as a language or have abandoned it in favor of Python or Ruby. The pool from which to scout PHP talent is ever dwindling. There are plenty of good programmers in our area (think Java, C++, C#, .net, etc) that can learn the language fast enough. But there aren’t nearly enough developers that have well rounded, solid experience with the language. I do. So I can ask for more.
That said, if you are not totally frightened but what you see here in terms of my requirements feel free to send me your requirements or those of your client. I am open to looking at just about anything. But rest assured I am not jumping ship for just anything.
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