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Re: TW Salaries--Is it me, or are people greedier? (Mild Vent)
Subject:Re: TW Salaries--Is it me, or are people greedier? (Mild Vent) From:Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 14 Dec 2000 18:54:29 -0800
"Pitt, Julie" wrote:
>
> Call me bitter, but it took me almost 10 years in the field to reach that
> salary level, and I've been told I'm more than a competent writer.
>
> Sorry, I just had to vent. We return you to your regularly scheduled Plato
> vs. TECHWR-L fray.
>
Why should you be bitter just because someone might be lucky? And,
if a newcomer can get $70,000, then just think what you should be
able to get the next time you look for work.
--
Bruce Byfield, Outlaw Communications
Contributing Editor, Maximum Linux
604.421.7189 bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com
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