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Subject:Re: The Indian Menace?!? From:Goober <techcommgoober -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 24 Jun 2002 11:25:30 -0700 (PDT)
> I don't know about you, but I've not yet met an
> out-of-work tech writer
> who would turn down a job offer because he was
> concerned that it might
> result in some *other* tech writer (like me) being
> offered a lower salary
> in the future.
>
> Face it, we're not THAT much of a community, as
> recent posts have duly
> shown.
>
> We're just individual folks trying to earn a living,
> some of whom are in
> better moods than others.
I'm not worried about the next guy as much as the
previous guy. I don't look for low-ball offerings
because I know I can do better. With some of the going
wages I've seen lately, it makes more sense to be a
bouncer or a bartender for a while until the right
opportunity comes along.
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