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Do you get the feeling its a final offer? Could you suggest hourly pay based on your last full year of income (including bonus)?
Do they read this website?

I do get the feeling this is a final offer, but it is based on my salary and bonus, not just base salary.

As far as I know that they don't read this sight or even know it exists.

Tend to think that's roughly fair... although can see a request for it to be closer to expected salary+bonus...
how many hours did they assume in a day? Did they count vacation in their conversion?
I see your point on hours being lower, but can see how its the easiest comp for them on what they should pay you. Would you take a similar offer from an unaffiliated party? If so... (plus, think this is a free option (ignoring reputation risk... which isn't trivial... although can be mitigated). If you say yes now, can always withdraw from agreement ("too much schoolwork," etc). Don't see the upside from saying no (other than emotional freedom )

Sorry, to clarify.."expected bonus+salary" meaning next years.

I would go ahead and take it, with the caveat that you can block off a few key weeks each year where you will be unavailing. (the last thing you want is a conflict between your "internship" and finals)

I know that I personally really enjoy my work in tremendously, its just that the endless, relentless grind of it gets old. I have the feeling that you will very much enjoy dipping back into your work for short periods. I think that as long as the work stays fresh and fun, its worth taking even if it is at a _slightly_ lower rate than you might hope for.

I discussed it this with my Dad and he thought that when they get a taste of being able to hire me part time that there will be all the hours I want. We'll see.

I think I can get time off. In fact, I'm more concerned that there won't be regular work than that there will be too much. I'm a bit concerned that when I'm out of sight, and the technical hurdles of telecommuting rise, that there won't be much work coming down the pipe. Then maybe it isn't a free option for me so much as it is for them.

To avoid that I've been brainstorming for a stream of work. I made a pitch for an initial project for 25 hours, but they haven't come back to me about that. Setting up an initial project would go a long way towards getting this thing off the ground.

Giblfiz, have you ever worked full time as a consultant? I know Shepherd has. Because I thought that most people suggest that when you are a full time consultant that you charge 200-300% of the rate to hire you full time. I'm curious what you do. Obviously, that's not open to me, but I guess there is some chance that I can get gigs from other people than my soon to be employer, and I need to have a rate to charge. Until then, I guess they sort of have me by the barrel because they know that this is probably my best shot to get marginal income.

I agree, if my work and pay structure were such that they were paying for me on the margin and it was capped at 10 hours a week, I bet that what would end up in that 10 hours would be significantly more enjoyable than the average work week I have now.

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