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> Subject: RE: Opportunities in Technical Writing
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> > You mean Posada? Yeah, he's crazy. Crazy like a fox.
> >
> > ****************
> >
> > I wasn't going to mention any names -- that injunction
> > against openly discussing salaries has been beaten into
> > me by experts (and I'm honestly embarassed by the salary
> > I've agreed to for this job, but I love the work, I
> > really want to live in this area for a while, and money isn't
> > always the only consideration when a decision is made.
>
> I'm sorry, Dori...but who are these "experts" and what is the reason
> someone shouldn't mention salary? We discuss rates, don't we? All a
> salary is the rate they give you for a year, rather than per hour or
> per day.
>
There is something very odd indeed about this conversation -- I will say
that much. Very odd, indeed.
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