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Re:I Charged $18k for a Static HTML Page by JabavuAdams on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @05:07PM (#19923778)
What are EY kids?
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Re:I Charged $18k for a Static HTML Page by comradesmith on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @05:29PM (#19923958)
Earnest and Young placed contractors?
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Re:I Charged $18k for a Static HTML Page by blunte on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @07:06PM (#19924662)
Yes, billed at $120/hr for a recent college grad programmer, with per-diems and weekend travel allowances to go back home (fly cross-country). I should note that this was pre dot-com bust... late 1990s, so $120/hr was pretty good then.

But the client company had more cash-flow than they could burn, so they didn't care. Unsurprisingly, they hit serious financial difficulties within a few years.

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