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Subject:Re: Unpaid? Anonymous Poster From:Toni Williams TPG/SG <towilliams -at- PROCYONGROUP -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 25 Jun 1998 10:08:26 -0700
I don't know your location but IMO you should be getting at least
$15/hour, especially after a year.
Toni Williams
Los Angeles
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> I have worked for my present company for about 10 months. I do not
> have a technical writing degree, but I do have a college degree
> (B.A.,liberal arts). I work at home and thus do not have direct
> supervision (the home office is in another state). I live in
> Washington Sate. I write internal end user documentation (software).
> This includes using Word and FrontPage to create printed and
> intranet/Web docs. I make $10 an hour. Am I underpaid?
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> Let me make it clear that I like my job. However, since my year
> aniversery is coming up soon I want to ask for a raise. Am I justified
> in doing so? Any pointers? Should I move on? At what point does
> working for a good company/boss stop outweighing money?
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