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Odd. When I was job hunting in Seattle several months ago, it seemed like the *only* job openings were for telecom. They constituted at least 50% of the writer/editor openings I saw, and a higher percentage of "high-tech". Maybe it was just a fluke of the time.
I seemed to have crossed a line--I now work for a company that tells me what my sig should be...
Sella Rush
Tech Writer III
MusicNet....the preferred premium online music service
(206) 269-6115 Direct
srush -at- musicnet -dot- com
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Perhaps the sudden scarcity of jobs in the telecoms is due to their current financial troubles. WorldCom had a bad quarter and failed to meet analysts' earnings expectations, ditto Eriksson. The market clipped a few million off their valuation. Even AT&T lost 5%.
John Gilger
Senior Technical Writer
Acres Gaming, Inc.
702.914.5585
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