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RE: Contract Work! How is the Market Really??? I really need som e-- opinions
Subject:RE: Contract Work! How is the Market Really??? I really need som e-- opinions From:John Posada <JPosada -at- book -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 3 Apr 2003 14:43:41 -0500
Neither did I. I just meant that good is relative. Being good for someone
doesn't make it good for everyone. Good is not a description of the field.
It is in the eye of the beholder.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
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Although she lives with seven other men, she's not easy.
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From: Bruce Byfield [mailto:bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com]
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 1:23 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Cc: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Contract Work! How is the Market Really??? I really need
some-- opinions
jsokohl -at- mac -dot- com wrote:
>So it seems that what John and Bruce are saying is that the market for
>consultants is good--if you have the ability and the temperament for
>consulting, you will have no problems getting a job in today's climate.
>
Well, no, I didn't quite say that. If you remember, the original poster
had a promising contract job lined up. Under those circumstances, the
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