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    Job of the Day?

    Hope you are well. I wondered if I might be able to interest you in a new 12 month contract opportunity that I have for a Linux/Virtualisation Administrator.

    My client, who is one of the largest computer companies in the world, is seeking an experienced individual to join their team and are offering the successful candidate the opportunity to work from home or remotely on a year-long basis (with the option to extend beyond this) at a rate of £15/hour (apologies if your rate is generally higher than this).

    In order to qualify, you would need to be based anywhere in the EU and possess the following qualities:

    At least 4 years’ experience in Red Hat Linux
    At least 2 years’ experience in VMware and Virtualisation Technologies
    At least 2 years’ experience in IT Security Compliance
    At least 2 years’ experience in system management/monitoring tools
    At least 2 years’ experience in operating systems services (NTP, DNS, SMTP)
    English: Fluent

    It is a great opportunity for an individual looking to work from home and to have one of the largest IT organisations in the world on their CV.

    If this position is of interest, then please send me an updated CV and give me a call so that I can run through the position with you in more detail. We have interviews lined up from next week so if you could let me know your availability with regards to this as well, that would help.
    100% work from home but I do that now. If I want, I usually take the 4 mile trip into clientco for a bit of banter most of the week. 'Largest IT organisation' paying peanuts? Must a Bobco?

    Not for me, Linux is not Unix....

    #2
    At least he apologised for the rate on offer. That makes it all better right?

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      #3
      Send it over to PC, sounds like quite an uplift on his usual rate

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        #4
        Originally posted by SlipTheJab View Post
        Send it over to PC, sounds like quite an uplift on his usual rate
        Good try, but, he fails a couple of the core, prerequisite, competencies:-


        English: Fluent
        an experienced individual
        The Chunt of Chunts.

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          #5
          I don't get why if the 'global client' is paying such a cr@p rate they are going via an agency to fill the role, cr@p rate - agency margin =

          £15 an hour as a contractor probably is on a par with flipping burgers @ Maccie D's if you factor in the permie benefits.

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            #6
            FTFY

            Originally posted by SlipTheJab View Post
            £15 an hour as a contractor probably is on a par with hooking, on the front line, in Leeds, if you factor in the permie benefits.
            The Chunt of Chunts.

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              #7
              So they're really expecting someone desperate from Eastern Europe or Wales that will work for peanuts
              Socialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the abject worship of the state.

              No Socialist Government conducting the entire life and industry of the country could afford to allow free, sharp, or violently-worded expressions of public discontent.

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                #8
                Largest IT organisation, crap pay. Must be NHS or something public sector looking for Bobs on work permits.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by zeitghost
                  Took a contract at AB Automotive at £13/hr back in September 2001.

                  Having endured that for 7 months I was back up to a proper rate on the next one.
                  I was on £18.85 an hour in 1994, my first proper IT contract, previous 4 years I was contracting in an bummer sort of way, i.e. fecking no idea what I was doing....

                  God knows what I did with the tax money lol!!

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                    #10
                    Noob question but what's a bobco?
                    Unless you're the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

                    Currently 10+ contracts available in your area

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