Re: Totem/AcuCobol programmer

docdwarf@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> In article <Raednckz1bX6TKzeRVn-uA@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> John Culleton <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>docdwarf@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>> In article <43205acd$1_2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>>> GLari <turbolenceATgmailDOTcom> wrote:
>>>>Hope this is not OT.
>>>>
>>>>I have a complex program written with AcuCobol and Totem and I would
>>>>like to correct some small bugs.
>>>
>>> When posting to comp.lang.cobol please include a rate, or range of
>>> rates, associated with the position(s) offered; to do otherwise leads
>>> many to conclude that you are either trolling for resumes or running a
>>> blind ad to determine rates.
>>>
>>> DD
>>
>>I suggest you misunderstood the post. The OP has a program written in
>>AcuCobol and Totem and needs some help cleaning ups some bugs. He may be
>>looking for free help or he may be willing to pay a consulting fee. But
>>nothing he says indicates that he is looking to hire someone as an
>>employee.
>
> Granted that the original posting was two simple, nominative sentences;
> the conclusion I drew from them was that the OP was looking for someone
> who had a particular set of professional skills. It was my intention, as
> usual, to inform that if one seeks professional skills then one might do
> so more successfully when one offers a rate, or range of rates, associated
> with the position(s) offered.
>
>>
>>If he is looking for a consultant it would be appropriate for the
>>consultant to evaluate the problem and set a price, or even quote a price
>>per hour etc.
>
> If the OP is looking for a consultant then it might help in the search
> even more to mention a rate.
>

Well I do typesetting and indexing which are consultant type services. My
customers never suggest a rate. Instead they present me with a task and ask
"how much".

You also ignore the possibility of free assistance. Perhaps the problem is
simple enough that with a little coaxing the OP could state the problem and
someone here could help him out gratis. Certainly I have gotten free help
here. Unfortunately I don't know anything about Totem (does anyone here
know it?) so I can't be helpful.


--
John Culleton
Able Indexers and Typesetters
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