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Having worked under contract for OSI, I can second that, Also, they
are a Framemaker shop, and therefore the talent is even more highly
recruitable. No one is going to take $40/k in Folsom when they can
get $60k in Sacramento and $80k in the "Silly Conehead Valley."
They probably cannot get a contractor for $40/hr. The nature of OSI's
product is that they need people experienced in networking--the nature
of the market they pursue most vigorously, telecom. network operators,
requires lots of telecom. experience. The intersection of these two
is in a *very* high rent district!
David T. Warren
Publications Manager, Nextel Communications ESD
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Subject: Re: Senior Tech Writer position: OSI, Folsom, CA
Author: Laurel Nelson <Laurel_Y_Nelson -at- NOTES -dot- SEAGATE -dot- COM> at INTERNET
Date: 6/2/98 1:30 PM
Mark Dempsey wrote:
"I'm guessing the salary would be in the mid 40's, but don't know for
certain. Frankly, I think the guy you'd be replacing is nuts to leave...but
then he didn't ask me."
No offense, but he may be leaving because of the low pay. Mid-40's for
California isn't very much money. Come to think of it, mid-40's for a
senior technical writer isn't very good compensation for anyone who lives
in a large, metropolitan area, especially for areas on the East and West
coasts.
