[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
[Author Index (this month)][Thread Index (this month)][Top of Archive]

Re: The Indian Menace?!?

Subject: Re: The Indian Menace?!?
From: "Diane Evans" <diane_evans -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 17:15:11 +0000


I have a scenario for you all to consider: say I have just moved to an >area (perhaps in the US) where the cost of living is extremely low. I >have no mortgage or rent to pay because a house has been bequeathed to >me. I have no transportation costs to pay because work is within >walking distance. I have no children, and my only forseeable costs >are food, entertainment, and utiltiies. My current job creating >software manuals pays much less than I have been paid for similar work >in the past, but I do not have the need for the extra money. Am I >then hurting the tech writer economy by working at this job? Am I an >instance of slave labor?

I believe that you are hurting the rest of us. The next time the company hires a tech writer, they will offer a lower wage. After all, they got exactly what they wanted last time for a minimum wage.



Diane Evans
Technical Writer, currently between gigs

Washington State Coordinator, Tombstone Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/washing.html
Oregon State Coordinator, Tombstone Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/oregon.html


_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.



^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Check out RoboDemo for tutorials! It makes creating full-motion software
demonstrations and other onscreen support materials easy and intuitive.
Need RoboHelp? Save $100 on RoboHelp Office in May with our mail-in rebate.
Go to http://www.ehelp.com/techwr-l

Your monthly sponsorship message here reaches more than
5000 technical writers, providing 2,500,000+ monthly impressions.
Contact Eric (ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com) for details and availability.

---
You are currently subscribed to techwr-l as: archive -at- raycomm -dot- com
To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-techwr-l-obscured -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com
Send administrative questions to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.

Follow-Ups:

Previous by Author: RE: Back to the Dark Ages.
Next by Author: Re: The Indian Menace?!?
Previous by Thread: Re: The Indian Menace?!?
Next by Thread: Re: The Indian Menace?!?

[Top of Archive] | [Author Index (this month)] | [Thread Index (this month)]

What this post helpful? Share it with friends and colleagues:

Sponsored Ads