gcodeguy
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Jun 17, 2007
- Location
- Easton, PA
Recently retired. Will continue to program for the company from home. When I was off for 7 months for a couple brain operations, I kept track of my time and was paid at my regular salary rate. Not very profitable as there wasn't a steady need for new programs. Currently keeping my health insurance up with them until I can figure out what to do now for it (besides Medicaid/Medicare). Basically with the hours I got paid while off on disability, I would now be programming for free. Maybe even paying them until I can stop paying health insurance through work.
Now that I'm retired (and living about a thousand miles away) I wonder if there isn't a different way to charge the company. I don't want to be paid a set amount for each job as this company is like any other...some jobs are quick and easy while others take more thought and a lot longer to program.
Lathe programming only. Done on MasterCam, but I modify the programs after posting. Some a lot. This is because I make my life, and the operator's life, much easier by using a lot of variables.
Plus I won't just be programming. I will be doing what trouble shooting I can from videos or pictures sent to me.
Thanks in advance.
Now that I'm retired (and living about a thousand miles away) I wonder if there isn't a different way to charge the company. I don't want to be paid a set amount for each job as this company is like any other...some jobs are quick and easy while others take more thought and a lot longer to program.
Lathe programming only. Done on MasterCam, but I modify the programs after posting. Some a lot. This is because I make my life, and the operator's life, much easier by using a lot of variables.
Plus I won't just be programming. I will be doing what trouble shooting I can from videos or pictures sent to me.
Thanks in advance.