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Subject:Re: More Low Paying Jobs From:Matt Gras <mattgras -at- comcast -dot- net> To:John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Fri, 9 Mar 2012 19:15:01 +0000 (UTC)
I think it's useful to know about trends affecting our profession -- and it does seem to me that employers are generally scaling back on the pay they're willing to give us. Even here in Seattle I've seen my pay go down. And I can easily imagine being desperate enough to take a $13/hr technical editing job, if that's all I could find.
Matt
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From: "John Posada" <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Sent: Friday, March 9, 2012 11:06:37 AM
Subject: Re: More Low Paying Jobs
Just wondering...what is the purpose for these kinds of posts?
On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 1:56 PM, Cardimon, Craig <ccardimon -at- m-s-g -dot- com> wrote:
> Desperate people.
>
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> techwr-l-bounces+ccardimon=m-s-g -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of
> Chris Morton
> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 1:57 PM
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Re: More Low Paying Jobs
>
> Who are they trying to kid? Â Â > Chris
>
> On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 10:55 AM, Stephen Arrants <steve -at- mbfbioscience -dot- com
> >wrote:
>
> > This was just listed today in Vermont. It Âdoesn't look entry level to
> me.
> >
> > The rate is $13 an hour.
> >
> > Technical Documentation Editor: Full-time, long-term temporary
> > position in Williston for an experienced Technical Documentation
> > Editor. In summary, the employee will author operations and
> > maintenance publications for complex digital avionic products. Will
> > work closely with engineering to acquire accurate data and then
> > present it in the correct style and format for publication using
> standardized templates.
> > Essential responsibilities include but are not limited to:
> > - Â Â Â Â ÂDeveloping technical publications and revisions for new and
> > existing products;
> > - Â Â Â Â ÂAuthoring publications using MS Word;
> > - Â Â Â Â ÂModifying/developing document style and format in compliance
> > with customer and industry specifications;
>
>
> --
>
John Posada
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