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Subject:Re: Agencies-response From:Sue Heim <sue -at- RIS -dot- RISINC -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 12 May 1997 12:59:09 -0700
"techwriter -at- prescienttech -dot- com" wrote:
<snip>
> I certainly tested the waters with that posting, eh?
And that was your goal?
<snip>
The list is for *US* -- and none of us
> should have to fear "black-listing"by potential employers for posting frank
> opinions on this list. It's a wonderful added bonus if a would-be employer
> wishes to court us in *our * arena, but none of us should have to
> censor our discussions for fear of retribution. How else can we
> effect change in the industry or raise professional standards if we
> cringe timidly in the face of ill-treatment? I sure wish someone had
> clued me in about the various agencies in town when I started out.
<snip>
Unh unh! I totally disagree! I was gonna stay outta here, but I don't
feel you were at all justified in the diatribe you posted. If you
felt you hadda share your "experience" then you could simply have
posted a note stating so, and people could have contact you directly.
Simply because Ross was a gentleman in his respone in no way rubs off
and makes *you* a gentleman (or woman, as the case may be).
And, by the way, why are you still anonymous (even after Eric
specifically pointed this out)?
...sue
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Sue Heim
Research Information Systems
Carlsbad, California USA
Email: Sue -at- ris -dot- risinc -dot- com
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