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At 08:48 AM 4/14/99 -0600, Anonymous User wrote:
>I'm in the process of interviewing at several companies for tech.
>writing positions. At least two companies have offered me stock options
>as part of my compensation. Is this becoming more common? If any other
>tech. writers have received such offers, how much weight or importance
>have you given to stock options?
I don't know how common stock options have become in other areas of
the country, but in San Diego/Orange County CA I've had stock options
for the last three jobs/seven (or so) years.
For me, stock options don't take the place of salary. I still want to
be paid a fair wage (and then some <g>!). But they're an extra that says
how much the company values me. If programming staff gets stock options
and tech writers don't, I don't want to work there.
I've made money two out of three times, to the tune of about $30 K.
