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Subject:RE: Current job market for tech writers From:"Jane Carnall" <jane -dot- carnall -at- digitalbridges -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 27 May 2002 12:36:45 +0100
Gary writes:
> I am forced to conclude
> that this tight job market exists all over the US.
> Anyone else care to comment.
Mark L. Levinson pointed out:
>Not just the US.
No, things are tight in the UK, too, and especially in Scotland. NEC
semi-conductors just decided to close down its big plant in West Lothian,
creating 1200 redundancies - which is only the latest in a series of
downsizings. Hardware not software, but this kind of thing creates a ripple
effect...
Jane Carnall
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