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Subject:Re: [Fwd: Re: Is this really a tech writing job?] From:"Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:33:29 -0800
Been there, done that. Not only was the salary at the
new company lower by about 7 %, the profit sharing
percentage was lower as well *and* I had to step
down in rank from "technical publications supervisor"
with three employees to "senior technical writer" and
sole documentation contributor for a year until we had
the money to hire additional writers. I also packed
boxes in the warehouse and took a turn one day a week
at the reception desk while our one admin/receptionist
went to lunch.
It was probably the best career move I ever made. Two
years later I was "tech pubs manager," had a staff of 12
and was making 30% more than I would have had I stayed
at the previous company.
> Let's say you took a 10% pay cut to move to a company that offered you
more
> interesting work, more responsibility in supervising others and managing
> projects, more educational opportunities, and a more professionally
> qualified group of colleagues. Would you consider yourself to be 10% less
> respected than in your previous job?
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