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Subject:Re: State of the field From:"Bruce Wolf" <bwolf -at- scheidt-bachmann-usa -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 9 Jan 2003 10:07:31 -0500
Are they willing to pay your rate, John, or something between the Costco
Contractor and your asking price?
BW
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Posada" <JPosada -at- book -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 10:01 AM
Subject: State of the field
>
> OK, latest indication that things are starting to turn.
>
> SNIP
> Her take is that companies are starting to burn through the "I got Word,
so
> I be a teknical writer" and the "hey...I write code, why can't I write
ABOUT
> code" and are just starting to understand that if you want a writer, hire
a
> professional writer, even if the cost is higher.
>
>SNIP
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