Re: Pulling it slightly OT: TW Salaries--Is it me, or are people greedier (Mild Vent)

[<puff -at- guild -dot- net>]

> --- a TECHWR-L list member wrote:
> > Do I deserve the money? Of course I feel I do
> 
> It's funny.  A couple of years ago, I was chatting with an old DBA
> (a self-declared "Socialist") and complaining about having been
> underpaid in past jobs (tech-writing and others), and I stated that
> "I deserve x amount of dollars."  He replied, "No you don't. None of
> us 'deserves' more than a living wage for our services."

     Oddly enough, I was talking about this the other day.  The way I
think about it (when I'm negotiating) is not "how much do I deserve to
get?" but "How much do they deserve to pay?"

     This puts it on a much more objective basis (for me at least).
     
Steven J. Owens
puff -at- guild -dot- net

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