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Subject:Re: How Many Projects Can One Person Handle From:joanne grey <j -dot- grey -at- WORLDNET -dot- ATT -dot- NET> Date:Tue, 28 Jan 1997 19:39:08 -0800
Bruce Byfield wrote about his workload:
> I also think that, when you're contracting, the fear of being unemployed
> can lead you to over-commit.
That's kind of funny. As a "slave", I think that we get overcommited and allow it (to some degree)
for fear of becoming unemployed.
Some, if not most, staff writers aren't given nearly the time they need to do a good job, but can't
do much about it (except find another job).
-joanne
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