I’m sure this link will disappear shortly, but I received an email with it. They claim this is a “Business Analyst” role. Here’s a quote from the link though: This roles is starting off as a 6 month contract. This role is for 10 hours per week at a starting rate of $25.00/hr. That is sooooo far below market rate it would be laughable if they weren’t serious about it. Can you say “illegal aliens … Sometimes SPAM is EntertainingRead more
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The Locals Only Scam
If you work in IT, even if you aren’t currently looking for a new gig, you get email spam about openings (both contract and FTE.) Many of them will even be for work using products you’ve never touched. You’ve probably noticed the new scam. Most of this spam has either in the subject or the first paragraph of the message “Locals Only.” Do you know why it is there? They want to pay dramatically below … The Locals Only ScamRead more
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Vendor Management Systems = Price Fixing and Wire Fraud
Price fixing is rampant in IT since Vendor Management Systems were introduced. Indeed, price fixing is the primary reason the systems were adopted. Recently I had an interesting discussion with a pimp about a contract opening. They had posted the contract opening on Dice and tagged the entry as “market rate”, but when the called me, they were offering a billing rate well below half of market rate. Several other pimps had called about this … Vendor Management Systems = Price Fixing and Wire FraudRead more