so hard to find good help

[Flash Gordon]

Hey,

Do any of you guys every contract out portions your work to others? I've had to do it several times when there were some php stuff over my head. But my real problem is why is it so hard to find reliable help? I had 2 people bail on me and the 3rd who actually wrote the scripts isn't replying to my emails. For goodness sake, I've never been that flakley on a someone offering me some work.

Anybody got a good, reliable php freelancer?

[Cota]

Damn PHP guys...bastards the whole lot of them!

[mattkenefick]

Hey,

Do any of you guys every contract out portions your work to others? I've had to do it several times when there were some php stuff over my head. But my real problem is why is it so hard to find reliable help? I had 2 people bail on me and the 3rd who actually wrote the scripts isn't replying to my emails. For goodness sake, I've never been that flakley on a someone offering me some work.

Anybody got a good, reliable php freelancer?

Well what kinda work you askin them to do ?

[Flash Gordon]

Well what kinda work you askin them to do ?

you know like typical stuff: dig a ditch, kill an infant, squeeze lemon juice into their eye. No one is loyal anymore.....

[Flash Gordon]

Damn PHP guys...bastards the whole lot of them!
I think there are a whole lot of flash guys like that too. I don't know how they do it, but I guess good for me. When people hire me, they know when i say something I mean it and I'm in it until the end.

[Jesse]

This is why a recommendation service in the Employment section would be good, but it falls over for a million other reasons.

[mooska]

I think that market is spoiled by
- people that are very young, and they think its a pice of cake to ie write a cms.
- people that have a full time job, and they still do the freelance, they often take too much on them (Ive been there, done that ;) )

Theres no rule on this, but these are the most common situation Ive notice. Same for php/as. Sometimes first question from some new project manager (remote jobs) - How old are you ? ;)

[Cota]

Writting a CMS is a piece of cake...well assuming you already have a library of components for it...

The biggest issue I see is like mooska said, they are young and love to over promise everything...

[CyanBlue]

Well... That's the thing I think of most when I introduce somebody for a potential gig that I cannot handle for whatever reason it might be... There are only handful number of people I know that they can deliver what they have promised... :(

[Cota]

I only ever work with 2 people... Flash Gordon being one of them, and Josh Corlis being the other.

[CyanBlue]

So... You don't like me, huh??? :o
Who's Josh Corlis???

[Cota]

Josh Corlis...aka...Jayemsee, www.jayemsee.com, www.joshuacorliss.com, and works for http://www.agencynet.com/. He's a great designer and not too bad with Flash..

Of course I dont like you....I love you..

[CyanBlue]

Ah, jayemsee... :)

That... I'll have to ask my wife about it... :p

So... What sorts of help do you need, FG??? I know you do good PHP, so I guess that's something that's totally off of your head or is it just the case where you don't have time to do it all???

[Flash Gordon]

So... What sorts of help do you need, FG??? I know you do good PHP, so I guess that's something that's totally off of your head or is it just the case where you don't have time to do it all???Nah, I don't usually out source stuff unless I can't do it. It is some very advanced sql/php sorting and searching, some custom stuff that I just don't know how to do.

Oh well....though it would be nice to have a list of people I can call on when needed.
So do you guys ever run into the same problem, or is just me?

[CyanBlue]

Lots of times, my friend... Lotcha times...

[mattkenefick]

Nah, I don't usually out source stuff unless I can't do it. It is some very advanced sql/php sorting and searching, some custom stuff that I just don't know how to do.

Oh well....though it would be nice to have a list of people I can call on when needed.
So do you guys ever run into the same problem, or is just me?

Run into that all the time.

Is there a certain issue you're facing or is it a long list of things that you need someone to really put hours into? I can probably help if its a question.

[Cota]

Flash Gordon is a slave driver...he beats me when no one is looking..!!!

[CyanBlue]

Um... What have you learned while you were working on that martial art project???

[Cota]

That I shouldnt call him names when he's angry

[CyanBlue]

Hm... I guess you've definitely learned something... :D

[Flash Gordon]

That I shouldnt call him names when he's angry

LMAO! :p Its all good brother! All in love and fun :)

you guys are too funny.......

[Cota]

In all honesty, Josh is one of the most reliable guys I've ever had the pleasure of working with it. Plus, he keeps me honest with my time lines, cause if you ask me, everything can be built in a night...I drive him nuts with that.

[Flash Gordon]

Like a full flash site with shopping cart! and thanks for the compliment above.

[Cota]

I'll pulling one of those off tonight..

[Flash Gordon]

yea yea yea.......

[Cota]

:p you're right..I'll be playing Madden Football...

[Assertnfailure]

:p you're right..I'll be playing Madden Football...

suuuure..........

Nobody plays madden football =X

[Cota]

:o ok ok ok, its zelda....I was trying to be cool....

[Flash Gordon]

completely off topic: did anybody else love "Who's Line is it Anyway"?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAKWjdXu-8o&NR=1

I'm spending too much time on youtube watching old shows. They're great.

[CyanBlue]

Thank god, youtube is totally blocked from where I am... :p

[tg]

That I shouldnt call him names when he's angry

i figured you were gonna say your starting to like the rubber hose.

[Cota]

no no, that still stings....but the cigar burns are becoming fun..