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Re: best job market was:RE: SUMMARY: Looking for Contract Work
Subject:Re: best job market was:RE: SUMMARY: Looking for Contract Work From:"Lora M Beene" <lorab -at- simplywritten -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 7 Apr 2000 10:23:41 -0500
As a recent news story reported a single bedroom apartment in the Valley can
start at, yes I said start, $1000/month. Plus utilities. Many pepole live in
their cars and the shelters are full every night with people who make $20/hr
and more, but still can't afford rent and everything that goes with it.
My choice would not be to move to the Valley not matter how much the pay me.
Well a mil a year maybe, but I am not that good...yet. : )
As always,
Lora M Beene
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Kay Robart" <kay -dot- robart -at- integratedconcepts -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 9:26 AM
Subject: RE: best job market was:RE: SUMMARY: Looking for Contract Work
> Danger, Will Robinson!
>
> These salaries (below) may sound great but I have a brother who lives in
> Silicon Valley, and the cost of living there makes this a moderate income
> only.
>
> In contrast, although real estate is shooting up, you can still get a nice
> house in Austin for around $100,000-200,000(a fixer-upper for less
> than $100,000), and senior writers are getting paid around
> 60K to 80K, with stock options and some signing bonuses. I
> understand I would have to pay several times more than this for a house
> in Silicon Valley.
>
> Kay Robart
>
>
>
> > Gil wrote:
> >
> > 5. Salaries for senior technical writers in Silicon Valley are now in
the
> > $80,000+range, sometimes with signing bonuses, stock options, and other
> > benefits. I know of some technical writers who are making over $100,000
in
> > salary alone. [The mind boggles, I know.]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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