Comments on: Accessibilista vs Scripter http://stevenclark.com.au/2008/05/17/accessibilista-vs-scripter/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:32:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Matt Robin http://stevenclark.com.au/2008/05/17/accessibilista-vs-scripter/#comment-1731 Matt Robin Sat, 17 May 2008 18:16:55 +0000 http://stevenclark.com.au/2008/05/17/accessibilista-vs-scripter/#comment-1731 Yeah, we can dream indeed. ;) Yeah, we can dream indeed. ;)

]]> By: steven http://stevenclark.com.au/2008/05/17/accessibilista-vs-scripter/#comment-1716 steven Sat, 17 May 2008 04:35:13 +0000 http://stevenclark.com.au/2008/05/17/accessibilista-vs-scripter/#comment-1716 I think it would be nice to get a job working on accessibility / usability and front end code if people actually listened too. Its like you spend most of your time just fighting for issues like proper use of headings and removing font tags and small issues that bounce back over and over - like no popup windows!!! Grrr. I'm spending this weekend removing a bunch of those issues manually at the 11th hour. Oh well, we can dream... I think it would be nice to get a job working on accessibility / usability and front end code if people actually listened too. Its like you spend most of your time just fighting for issues like proper use of headings and removing font tags and small issues that bounce back over and over - like no popup windows!!! Grrr.

I’m spending this weekend removing a bunch of those issues manually at the 11th hour. Oh well, we can dream…

]]> By: steven http://stevenclark.com.au/2008/05/17/accessibilista-vs-scripter/#comment-1715 steven Sat, 17 May 2008 04:33:02 +0000 http://stevenclark.com.au/2008/05/17/accessibilista-vs-scripter/#comment-1715 A part of the issue was that the web manager "really wanted" a web standards, accessibility / usability person on the team (they need it bad BTW). He'd previously managed the early stages of one of the few large gov't web standards redevelopments here a few years ago so his priorities are in that direction - quality code and content. Whereas there was a situation with the other web development department area that critically required someone to do some back end server work, particularly with Unix / admin skills. Strong scripting work. So, while they actually advertised for accessibility etc with a caveat "server skills" would be a benefit, really it should have said the opposite. Need server guy but any accessibility would be a bonus. Anyway, its kind of interesting. Too bad job share didn't pan out lol... they may readvertise the real position later in the year. Currently I'm doing work for a company based in Dubai and that might lead to bigger and better things anyway. Not web standards, accessibility or anything - just copy writing and graphic design. But decent hourly wages. If I can bump my pay up to the $50 an hour minimum I need to sustain working for myself I might stick at it after the end of the year. Otherwise I'll be back looking for full time regular work where the boss owns the computer ay... :) A part of the issue was that the web manager “really wanted” a web standards, accessibility / usability person on the team (they need it bad BTW). He’d previously managed the early stages of one of the few large gov’t web standards redevelopments here a few years ago so his priorities are in that direction - quality code and content.

Whereas there was a situation with the other web development department area that critically required someone to do some back end server work, particularly with Unix / admin skills. Strong scripting work.

So, while they actually advertised for accessibility etc with a caveat “server skills” would be a benefit, really it should have said the opposite. Need server guy but any accessibility would be a bonus.

Anyway, its kind of interesting. Too bad job share didn’t pan out lol… they may readvertise the real position later in the year. Currently I’m doing work for a company based in Dubai and that might lead to bigger and better things anyway. Not web standards, accessibility or anything - just copy writing and graphic design. But decent hourly wages.

If I can bump my pay up to the $50 an hour minimum I need to sustain working for myself I might stick at it after the end of the year. Otherwise I’ll be back looking for full time regular work where the boss owns the computer ay… :)

]]> By: Matt Robin http://stevenclark.com.au/2008/05/17/accessibilista-vs-scripter/#comment-1708 Matt Robin Sat, 17 May 2008 02:29:36 +0000 http://stevenclark.com.au/2008/05/17/accessibilista-vs-scripter/#comment-1708 Great tale mate - it really highlights how some employers can advertise so badly, sort of exposing how little they know about their own vacancy! If they were that clueless, then it's probably for the best that you didn't end up getting the job! Fair play to your developer friend for getting it - good luck to him too :D Great tale mate - it really highlights how some employers can advertise so badly, sort of exposing how little they know about their own vacancy! If they were that clueless, then it’s probably for the best that you didn’t end up getting the job! Fair play to your developer friend for getting it - good luck to him too :D

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