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A comment on Ask HN: How to Set Consulting Rate?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: How to Set Consulting Rate? by b20000 on Monday May 06, 2024 @02:51PM (#40278146)
what an hour should cost…

in my experience this is based on nothing and might be based on what HR thinks which is irrelevant

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Re:Ask HN: How to Set Consulting Rate? by philomath_mn on Monday May 06, 2024 @03:15PM (#40278406)
Not saying that is how things should work, but that is often the reference point for those making decisions on the client side.
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Re:Ask HN: How to Set Consulting Rate? by b20000 on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @12:34PM (#40287943)
yes and it is incorrect because as a business you need to carry the cost of doing business
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