Re: Downside of contracting

Subject: Re: Downside of contracting
From: Bill Baker <bill -at- MEDIATRANSITIONS -dot- COM>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 08:29:02 -0500

On turning down work:

Many of us are turning down work, in the form of firm offers, during 1997.
It is a sign of the times. Companies are allocating more money to rewrite
manuals that should have been rewritten years ago. We have talked about
the feast or famine cycle. Feast while you can!

Bill

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> From: Nina L. Panzica <panin -at- mindspring -dot- com>
>
> >...although I have
> >heard some contract tech writers say that they turn away as much work as
> >they take. I guess mileage can vary depending on your skills and where
you
> >work.
>
> I think you need to take that remark about turning away as much work as
> they take with a grain of salt.
>
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