Can you please help me understand this math? This is not calculating for me:

90 days at $75/hour (40 hours per week) is approximately 18k, overall duration of project.

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I hate math, but I’ll play. $75x8hr = $600/day
Which is $3000/week. Or $12000/month.

You’re working 90 days, which is 3 months, no?

12000 x 3 = $36000

Thank you! That’s what I came up with too. So why is the recruiter saying is 18K for whole project? Even with net pay calculator (not gross) it comes out to more than 18K for 90 days. Math makes me confused.

Not CC. I’m negotiating directly with in-house! Wtf.

18000 would be 6 weeks at that rate.

I’m not sure how to elegantly gain more clarification. I sent this and my first post was her reply: “One quick question, I think I heard you mention $18,000 on the call (that’s what my notes say!) and I just wanted to understand the meaning of that number, unless I misheard you. I do see it’s 75/hour for 40 hours a week as a Full-time temporary employee. Thanks so much for helping me understand!”

Brilliant, thanks!

Ok, so maybe it’s not 12 week project but 6 week project?

They probably just did the math wrong, give them a chance to explain.

You were right, they did the math wrong. What I posted in the beginning was their first response to me (still with wrong calculation). With my second email, thanks to you all, they apologized and clarified. Thanks!

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