Dave - come on. You're back peddling now. The huge list of skills you posted would be a really advanced "hobbyist" (even if they only had a 1/4th of them).
Bullshit. I could do all that at 15 years of age. And this is the age of the internet and the hacker/maker Arduino revolution, age of ecommenrce and $5 double sided PCBs. 10 year olds are running their own kit businesses these days.
All I'm asking for for someone that can solder, and do basic electronics projects, hobby level stuff! Showing me one board you've designed and layed out would be enough.
I don't know what kind of hobbyist you are/were, but geeze, if you think 1/4 of the stuff is advanced level stuff, then I'm speechless.
And assuming there was someone local, with half skill set you suggest - they deserve a decent wage. (Isn't the area you live expensive?)
IMHO, Dave, you of all people should be promoting the idea that people with a skill set like you posted should NOT accept a menial wage job with their skills set.I'm honestly embarrassed for you.
That's your problem, not mine.
I'll chalk it up to a "dream list" you sat down and made up.
But maybe there is someone with real skills, in many different areas
Yes, they are called hobbyists. Very common for a hobbyist to have practically every one of those skills at some level.
- EE, video production (WTF? - you only know what you now from trial by fire, how do you expect a student or a "junior" person to know)
I don't, that's why it's listed under desirable.
It's not hard for someone to have shot and edited their own video these days you know.
, inventory/BOM/dealing with suppliers (good luck on that, that's a real job)
It's something I can teach anyone to do, and any hobbyist who knows components will balls it in.
I'd be happy if they knew how to search the suppliers websites and knows how to look up component codes and read datasheets.
, web site skills, some IT skills(most students won't have this)...and on, and on...
What part of desirable but not essential do you not understand?
Are you kidding that students won't have IT skills? What kind of world are you living in? Most nerdy kids know more linux/servers/web/script stuff than most before they even hit puberty.
Come on Dave - I'm a big fan of yours, but this is bull-shit.
No, its not.
It's not paying a lot, but it's not tossing fries in maccas wages either, it's well above the minimum award wage, and offer flexible hours in a low-pressure non-sweatshop environment.
And it could be a good opportunity for someone, perhaps say a TAFE certificate or diploma student or hobbyist who wants to take a step up and get some engineering experience and that "junior engineer" title on their resume instead of technician.
There are plenty of reasons why someone might think this is a good opportunity for them.
Good fucking luck with that.
I hate to be an asshole about this. But
Yes, you are being an arsehole. Try not to do that, I feel embarrassed for you.
BTW, I've had many people
complement me on doing this.