[ale] H1-B serfs (was: What do you guys think about this?)

[Chris Woodruff]

WOW... my first contract the agency made 45% off me.  30% is actually a good
cut.  Remember that it is not against the rules to ask to know the bill
rate.  I have made a point of asking.  Most agencies are taken aback that a
contractor would even think of asking but I demand it.  I don't care what
their cut is I just like to know.

Chris Woodruff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fulton Green" <ale at FultonGreen.com>
To: ale at ale.org
To: <development at combiz.net>
Cc: <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [ale] H1-B serfs (was: What do you guys think about this?)


> Yeah, I remember my first contract here in Atlanta. My boss was kind
enough
> to reveal what my agency was billing me out for. Turns out there was a 30%
> markup between what I saw and what my client paid for (which was pretty
> typical in those days). We also had an H1-B guy from Spain who was being
> billed out with a *50%* markup. He was also applying for citizenship,
which
> was taking forever for him, so he was essentially stuck until he could be
> naturalised. We were all waiting for the day when that would happen so we
> could watch him tell his agency to shove off. Unfortunately, everyone
except
> for that guy wound up getting laid off.
>
> I guess I didn't really state an opinion here, did I?
>
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 12:58:54PM -0400, development at combiz.net wrote:
> > http://www.projectcensored.org/c2001stories/10.html
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