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Just wanted to share an anecdote from the last couple of days, as it's happened to me several times and I'm guessing I'm not alone.
I got a cold-call about a contract opportunity from an agency. They are looking for someone with many years of experience, someone who can lead a team...and who has a great knowledge of XML, HTML, etc etc etc. Clearly, they are looking for a senior writer. However, when I gave them my rate, they balked and said that they could only pay about a third of that.
I don't want to get into the specific numbers, but the rate is what I have charged at past contracts without a problem...and their suggested rate would really be for an entry-level person, IMO.
Obviously, we wont' be moving forward on it...but I'm curious if anyone else has met these kind of dramatically unrealistic salary expectations before? It's a bit maddening!
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