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Subject:Re: Technical writing salaries From:Jo Francis Byrd <jbyrd -at- byrdwrites -dot- com> To:Win Day <winday -at- home -dot- com> Date:Fri, 14 Apr 2000 19:15:26 -0500
I especially like "Just more expensive," myself...
Win Day wrote:
> At 01:36 PM 4/14/00 -0700, Humbird, LenX wrote:
> >If 3 years constitutes a "senior tech writer," then what does that make a
> >tech writer who has 10-15 years experience?
> >
> >My suggestions, in no particular order:
> >* Mega-senior tech writer
> >* A Real tech writer
> >* Tech writer/systems analyst
> >* A Consulant
> >* Just more expensive
>
> I've got 8 years of tech writing experience piggy-backed on 14 years of
> engineering experience. I vote for all of the above!
>
> Win
