John Payson wrote:
> In all fairness to the original author, such jobs sometimes present a very
> useful opportunity to those who are engaged in college or have not yet entered
> the professional workforce.  Someone who seeks to hire contractors at such a
> rate must be often willing to accept people with minimal experience (since
> most experienced programmers would demand more) but may provide opportunities
> that such people would otherwise not have.
>
> Had you merely posted to the list that:
>
> [1] The original author might find better people if he offered more
>   or
> [2] That potential respondents should be aware that better jobs may be
>     available to them
>
> then I would have thought such remarks were reasonably appropriate.  Your show
> of offense, however, was IMHO uncalled for.  You seem to imply that there is
> a monolithic market for contract labor when there is, in fact, quite a range.
> Timex has not, and will not, push Rolex out of the market despite its vastly
> lower price.  For Rolex to criticize Timex for charging to little would be
> absurd; Timex simply fills a different market need.  Similarly with lower-
> priced consultants.  Criticizing someone for seeking a contractor from a
> different market segment than that which you occupy is IMHO unmannerly and
> inappropriate.

100% agreement.
Well stated.