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Subject:Re: Entry level pay--Question From:Peter Taylor <sector_five -at- HOTMAIL -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 27 Jan 1999 16:06:30 PST
>In Seattle (and probably elsewhere), it really depends on your
skillset.
[snip]
>The only people around here who can write their own ticket are those
with
>demonstrated programming work experience who are also tech writers.
(In
>fact, in some cases I'm not real sure how important the writing is.)
This is the boat that I'm in. However, being able to write documentation
AND write code usually means that at some point you'll be required to do
both simultaneously. I have over five years experience in the software
"biz" both as a writer and a programmer in the Pacific Northwest but I'm
not the highest paid programmer/writer in my group by a long shot. I
wouldn't say I'm writing my own ticket.
Maybe it's time to determine my relative value in the tech writing
market...any headhunters out there? :)
Peter Taylor.
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