Re: Unpaid? (fwd)

[The Tech Writer <techwrtr -at- CRL -dot- COM>]

$10?? My friend is a clerk at a lumber yard and makes more than that! The
cheapest that I will do work for (and this is my bread-and-butter stuff)
is $25/hour. For one-off projects, it's closer to $40 or $50. Of course,
I have a technical writing degree, and also do programming, and live in a
more expensive part of the country (Sonoma County, CA), but still, I
can't imagine only charging that little, even in your part of the country.
Heck, I made $12.50 in my *internship*!

Ask around for the going rate...local STC meetings are good places (you
don't have to be a member to attend, but may need to pay a small fee per
meeting).

-David Castro
 techwrtr -at- crl -dot- com

On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Eric J. Ray wrote:

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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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