$8 an hour

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        Reminds me of the time I quoted my basic hourly rate to the head
of an
engineering consultant firm. He said, with a gasp, "But that's what I pay
*engineers*!"

        <VBG>

Mary Durlak
East Aurora, New York (near Buffalo)
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On Fri, 10 Oct 1997, Hillary Russak wrote:

> >I just read about the tech writer ad that offered $8 an hour. They'll get
> >what they pay for, of course.
>
> I think they meant "typist". ;|
> -hil
>
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