Volunteer PHP/MySQL Programmer

Onaitech

Onaitech are looking for a volunteer PHP programmer to work for a few months on a custom CMS. This would suit someone who would enjoy working on something different. This is an unpaid volunteer position but we can provide a good reference for the right candidate.

Candidate should posses the following

3+ Years experience in PHP/MySQL
Previous CMS experience essential
Previous Project Work in a commercial environment prefered
or project work from college degree
Ability to work with a simple basic design and build upon this
Excellent HTML/CSS experience
JavaScript would be a bonus

If you have any examples of previous work you have done feel free to forward these on to me.We may be hiring a team of developers soon so don't delay.

eth0_

I presume your company is a charity or other voluntary sector organisation?

Because otherwise it's pretty flipping low to expect someone to work on a big job like that for free, for the commercial gain of your new company!

Onaitech

I have altered the job description.

The main objective is to give someone who is finding it hard to get a job a good reference which will get them a better job.

I have worked on many volunteer jobs for the same reason.It is better than sending out 200 Cvs a week. We are looking for either those with 3 years commercial experience or graduates with a college Degree in Web Development.

I want to give a talented developer a chance to get their foot on the job ladder.There maybe a job offer in the long run The opportunity doesn't come around often.

artful_codger

society needs more Altruisits like this person ...no wait, if there were more people like him, we'd all be working for nothing.

normal procedure is that you pay someone for their work AND give them a good reference at the end of it if they do a nice job.

by the way, i'm looking for a Chauffeur to drive me to work everyday. There's no pay involved but i'll give you a good reference.

tricky D

Won't pay for a job which would normally command at least 30K. What a stingy, mean, exploitative, greedy, selfish, shameful offering. You should be really proud of yourself.

FruitLover

Onaitech wrote: »

The main objective is to give someone who is finding it hard to get a job a good reference which will get them a better job.

You mean apart from the references from the 3+ years of professional development experience they're supposed to have? Yeah, I can see that working out...

AARRRGH

Onaitech wrote: »

The main objective is to give someone who is finding it hard to get a job a good reference which will get them a better job.

So getting someone to work for you for free is the secondary objective...? Riiight.

I reckon you'll have a better chance of getting someone willing to work for free if you change the following -

3+ Years experience in PHP/MySQL
Previous CMS experience essential

- to read something like this -

Knowledge of PHP/MySQL
Previous CMS experience a bonus

Basically you're currently looking for a skilled, experienced PHP person to work "for experience". I'm sorry but someone with 3+ years PHP/MySQL experience does not need your help!

Ass

lmao

MysticalRain

Onaitech wrote: »

This would suit someone who would enjoy working on something different.

You bet it would

http://www.theskinclub.com/
http://www.theskinclub.com/new/services/

jhegarty

How would the minimum wage laws not apply here ?

leeroybrown

So essentially the 'lucky' candidate gets to 'volunteer' for three months, disqualifying them self from social welfare payments and making it harder for them to search for work. All on the promise of a 'reference'. Hmm...

leeroybrown

jhegarty wrote: »

How would the minimum wage laws not apply here ?

Unless things have changed a 'volunteer' has no specific legal status in Ireland. They're really just a worker who earns nothing willingly. So long as the volunteer doesn't get paid anything they aren't entitled to the minimum wage.

Webmonkey

What an insult

The IT Industry is under paid as is and now this sort of thing coming around!

dazberry

I've met a few chancers in my time - this definitely takes the biscuit. Sad.

D.

jimmycrackcorm

Op, you should try the colleges to find students who can take on this as part of their course work. Otherwise, you are either being incredibly naive or are as the other posters have pointed out.

cronos

jimmycrackcorm wrote: »

Op, you should try the colleges to find students who can take on this as part of their course work. Otherwise, you are either being incredibly naive or are as the other posters have pointed out.

And BINGO was his nameo... This is a final year project if I ever saw one. Might be worth contacting a lecturer in a computer science department in your local university. Or any university you may have attended.

You should pay the person minimum wage at least. Or a stipend. Or you could give them something which you could get cheap but would cost them a lot of money (perhaps a laptop) More of a gift rather than pay.

AARRRGH

You could also consider outsourcing this. Lots of cheap labour abroad.

http://www.scriptlance.com

ArseBurger

Webmonkey wrote: »

The IT Industry is under paid as is

Well overpaid if you ask me. And seriously lacking in people that have reasonable expectations of remuneration based upon what they can actually do.

SheroN

I wish Onaitech every failure with this venture.

Pretence

Onaitech wrote: »

I have altered the job description.
I want to give a talented developer a chance to get their foot on the job ladder.There maybe a job offer in the long run The opportunity doesn't come around often.

i.e. I want to exploit someone how is unable to find work and take advantage of their desperation.

You my friend are a ****.

Cid-Highwind

Onaitech wrote: »

This is an unpaid volunteer position but we can provide a good reference for the right candidate.

Onaitech wrote: »

Candidate should posses the following

3+ Years experience in PHP/MySQL
Previous CMS experience essential
Previous Project Work in a commercial environment prefered
Excellent HTML/CSS experience
JavaScript would be a bonus

Seriously, no one with this level of experience needs to work for you for free just to get a reference.

If you want someone with experience you'll have to pay for it, otherwise take a chance on some student with NO experience who actually NEEDS some experience and is willing to work on this.

John_Mc

A pathetic attempt at exploiting someone by the OP. I truly hope he fails miserably :mad:

CorkFenian

ArseBurger wrote: »

Well overpaid if you ask me. And seriously lacking in people that have reasonable expectations of remuneration based upon what they can actually do.

I don't agree..No regulation whatsoever of numbers entering IT industry..Very little job security..Constant updating of skills\exams...The only favourable thing is that people who think theres big money there leave as they have no interest in what they're doing..Cos to be honest an awful lot of businesses treat IT staff terribly IMHO..

Mrs OBumble

Lads, stop feeding the troll, sorry I mean OP.

Every comment you post just puts his ridiculous request at the top of the forum again.

There is a god/karma/whatever, it will get him in the end.

big_show

I'm a graduate, went to college for four years, got a 2.1 degree, no sigh of getting started with work along with pretty much the majority of other graduates. so OP you seen this gap in the market and decided to exploit it by asking them to work for free? an apprentice gets **** wages even when he starts his apprenticeship and that's him knowing nothing walking onto a job yet he's getting "experience" how does it differ in this case?

/puts the shoe in...walks away

Nolanger

Folks get used to it - the jobs market is overrun by people acting 'nice' but ready to ruin you, kill your career dead, and treat you like sh*t. I call these people tossers.

krust

Shame on this company...

Trying to take advantage from people in a tough spot thanks to the hard times... greed is an ugly thing.

I will make sure I advertise this despicable attempt at what can only be described as exploitation.

No point in denying it, you are what is wrong with this country.:mad:

krust

Onaitech wrote: »

We may be hiring a team of developers soon so don't delay.

BS :mad:

breadmonkey

lol, get fcuked Onaitech.

AARRRGH

He probably should have mentioned you'd be working on an adult website.

http://www.theskinclub.com

Webmonkey

AARRRGH wrote: »

He probably should have mentioned you'd be working on an adult website.

http://www.theskinclub.com

What a sh*t colour scheme

jhegarty

Webmonkey wrote: »

What a sh*t colour scheme

You pay peanuts, you get..... sorry they aren't even offering peanuts.

dvpower

Onaitech wrote: »

This is an unpaid volunteer position but we can provide a good reference for the right candidate.

AARRRGH wrote: »

He probably should have mentioned you'd be working on an adult website.

http://www.theskinclub.com

A good reference that you probably wouldn't want to use.

artful_codger

every tom, dick, and Barry is trying to jump on the 'social networking' bandwagon :rolleyes: probably thinks he'll get a few thousand serial masturbators to sign up for dogging sessions and then sell his website to Rupert Murdoch for $800 million dollars.


http://www.whois.net/whois/theskinclub.com