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Re: Show HN: Fractional jobs – part-time roles for engineers

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Post by Aurornis »

jameslk wrote: post #41
giantg2 wrote: post #14

Screw part time. The whole economy is moving towards part time, gig work, etc and it's terrible for most employees who need good wages and benefits.

Maybe times are different now (I’m not freelancing anymore) but I was the happiest when I was a freelancer. I made more than I could have as a full time employee, because I could ask more often for more (vs jumping jobs every 2-4 years). I could write off a ton of expenses. I could put away more for retirement (self-employment gives you higher limits). I didn’t have to do stupid whiteboard interviews. I could work wh…

Freelancing enjoyment depends entirely on your clients and ability to find more clients.

I’ve had some freelance clients I’ve loved and some that made me regret ever leaving full-time work.

Re: Show HN: Fractional jobs – part-time roles for engineers

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Post by AxEy »

jameslk wrote: post #41
giantg2 wrote: post #14

Screw part time. The whole economy is moving towards part time, gig work, etc and it's terrible for most employees who need good wages and benefits.

Maybe times are different now (I’m not freelancing anymore) but I was the happiest when I was a freelancer. I made more than I could have as a full time employee, because I could ask more often for more (vs jumping jobs every 2-4 years). I could write off a ton of expenses. I could put away more for retirement (self-employment gives you higher limits). I didn’t have to do stupid whiteboard interviews. I could work wh…

Why did you stop freelancing?

Re: Show HN: Fractional jobs – part-time roles for engineers

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Post by Aurornis »

raggi wrote: post #16
tbird24 wrote: post #4

I realize I should probably comment links to some of the better engineering roles we're currently featuring right now. BTW I should also note we don't take a % commission like Upwork, Toptal, etc. So if you get hired you'd work with the company directly and get paid by them direct. Fractional CTO @ A Consumer Healthtech Marketplace 20 - 40 hrs | $175 - $200 / hr | Remote (USA only) https://www.fractionaljobs.io/jobs/…

These prices seem very low.

For publicly-posted jobs, they are about right.

The higher rates come through trusted referrals. If you arrive at a company via referral from someone they trust, they will usually pay a lot more than hiring random people who apply.

Re: Show HN: Fractional jobs – part-time roles for engineers

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Post by emseetech »

LPisGood wrote: post #50
emseetech wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My rule of thumb as a contractor is to take the hourly rate x2100 to get an equivalent full-time salary plus benefits, 401k, vacation, etc. Fractional CTO | $368k - $420k Senior AI Engineer | €179k - €210k Senior Full-stack Engineer | $263k - $315k Staff Frontend Engineer | $252k - $378k AI Engineer | $210k - $263k Given that the rates are decent. Not the best out there but decent. I'd consider this before Upwork whe…

The normal compensation for full time work is x2080. Do you actually value 401k, benefits, time off, etc at only 20 hours wage per year?

No that's not to do with benefits, I'm rounding up to 2100 for easier mental math.

The benefits calculation is a more complicated one and I've never met any two contractors who calculate it the same.

Re: Show HN: Fractional jobs – part-time roles for engineers

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Post by jameslk »

AxEy wrote: post #52
jameslk wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe times are different now (I’m not freelancing anymore) but I was the happiest when I was a freelancer. I made more than I could have as a full time employee, because I could ask more often for more (vs jumping jobs every 2-4 years). I could write off a ton of expenses. I could put away more for retirement (self-employment gives you higher limits). I didn’t have to do stupid whiteboard interviews. I could work wh…

Why did you stop freelancing?

I wanted to play the start-a-business lottery. After enough success selling your time, you might feel the urge to try your luck selling other things

Re: Show HN: Fractional jobs – part-time roles for engineers

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Post by rubyfan »

tbird24 wrote: post #13
rubyfan wrote: post #8

I use an ad-blocker which seems to break the “Function(s)” multi-select drop-down on the sign up form.

Which ad blocker? I will test this.

BlockBear, Firefox Focus, Hush and Wipr on Safari mobile. And it’s still not enough, though from time to time I run into issues like this where it seems like I’m asking for it not to work. Thanks for looking in to it, I like the site.

Re: Show HN: Fractional jobs – part-time roles for engineers

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Post by jameslk »

Aurornis wrote: post #51
jameslk wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe times are different now (I’m not freelancing anymore) but I was the happiest when I was a freelancer. I made more than I could have as a full time employee, because I could ask more often for more (vs jumping jobs every 2-4 years). I could write off a ton of expenses. I could put away more for retirement (self-employment gives you higher limits). I didn’t have to do stupid whiteboard interviews. I could work wh…

Freelancing enjoyment depends entirely on your clients and ability to find more clients. I’ve had some freelance clients I’ve loved and some that made me regret ever leaving full-time work.

> Freelancing enjoyment depends entirely on your clients and ability to find more clients.

Yes, though I found the former generally to be dependent on the latter

Re: Show HN: Fractional jobs – part-time roles for engineers

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Post by physix »

tbird24 wrote: post #4

I realize I should probably comment links to some of the better engineering roles we're currently featuring right now. BTW I should also note we don't take a % commission like Upwork, Toptal, etc. So if you get hired you'd work with the company directly and get paid by them direct. Fractional CTO @ A Consumer Healthtech Marketplace 20 - 40 hrs | $175 - $200 / hr | Remote (USA only) https://www.fractionaljobs.io/jobs/…

I'm curious to know the business model. I assume you charge the companies, but I couldn't find the pricing model on the website.

Are you able say something about this?

Re: Show HN: Fractional jobs – part-time roles for engineers

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Post by ViscountPenguin »

giantg2 wrote: post #14

Screw part time. The whole economy is moving towards part time, gig work, etc and it's terrible for most employees who need good wages and benefits.

Part time work is a godsend for those of us with kids, it might not fit in with your life situation, but for lots of us it does.
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