Re: Writers vs developers salaries (was RE: Salary info from Coopers

Subject: Re: Writers vs developers salaries (was RE: Salary info from Coopers
From: Linda Laurie <LinLaurie -at- MSN -dot- COM>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 11:00:47 UT

Boy, that's just the opposite of what I've found. I took a 50% cut in pay
initially to become a writer, but did it because I grew to hate programming,
and I love to write.

Over the course of time, I've brought that income level up quite a bit (with a
lot of hard work), but I've never gotten close to what I would be making if I
were still developing software?and my negotiating skills are pretty good. I
don't care though. I'm happy doing what I do, and glad I make the money I do.
It's still a lot more than I could make in less technical jobs. But it's the
enjoyment that counts most for me. I can come to work, don't need to have wine
every night when I come home, and I no longer yell at my cats. What more can
you ask?

Lin
linlaurie -at- msn -dot- com

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In a message dated 97-08-04 15:33:05 EDT, janeb -at- ANSWERSOFT -dot- COM writes:

<< I would say that my experience has
been that the developers I work with make 1.5 to 2 times as much as I
do. >>
I was on one project where it came out I was making 20-30% more than the
programmers. Boy, did they not let me forget that.

I just thought they were lousy negotiators.

(The irony is I expected to take a pay cut when I left programming - I've
consistently made more, and had more freedom, as a writer.)

Jim Chevallier
Los Angeles
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