Re: Pulling it slightly OT: TW Salaries--Is it me, or are people greedier (Mild Vent)

[Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>]

"Carnall, Jane" wrote:

> Certainly I'd say that any job that isn't offering at least two out of three
> is not a job you want to stay with. It's not greediness: it's wanting to
> live at ease with yourself, and believing that you deserve it.

Amen! I'm always amazed when I hear tech writers who are unhappy
with their jobs. In this job market, there's absolutely no reason
for writers to stick with a job that they don't enjoy - not
security, not family, nor anything else. It's so easy to find
something more agreeable. Yet some people's motto seems to be "Dare
to Be Mediocre."

> O brillig de Twas, e os toves slithy fizeram o gyre e gimble no wabe. Toda
> mimsy eram os borogroves, e o outgrabe dos raths do mome.

Thank you for making the day more mimsy!

-- 
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