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Subject:Re: Anyone need a job? Very badly? From:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:William Sherman <bsherman77 -at- embarqmail -dot- com> Date:Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:44:23 -0800
Only if they're marking your rate up by a percentage. It's just as likely
that the agency is billing a rate negotiated with the client and then
lowballing the writers.
The unemployment rate in Tampa is barely in single digits at 9.9. They
probably figure it'll be a long time before somethingbetter comes along.
Gene Kim-Eng
On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 6:17 PM, William Sherman
<bsherman77 -at- embarqmail -dot- com>wrote:
> I would think these contract houses would become a bit smarter and realize
> that the more they help us make, the more they make. At this kind of pay,
> they have to get someone desperate who will quit at the first chance of
> something better or someone with no experience who will only make Adecco
> look bad.
>
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