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Subject:Re: Unpaid?/ Police! There's been a robbery! From:"Robert E. Garland" <robert -at- JTAN -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 25 Jun 1998 18:13:19 -0400
Caveat:
It all depends on where you are, what you can do, and what the buyer
thinks the job is worth to him/her.
Here in SE Pennsylvania, the agencies have been running a posting for a
writer to do a short job at $15 - $18 per hour. It isn't getting any
takers. The offer is too low, and the duration too short.
Also, getting $50 - $60 per hour in this market would be unreasonable,
even for online help writers. Folks conversant in the programming
language du jour can practically name their price. But they are coding,
not writing.
> Dear God, man, that's highway robbery! Not only should you be updating your
> resume as we speak, you need to be DEMANDING a raise! They must be laughing
> their heads off at how cheap they've got you. Unless this is your absolute
> first job doing anything with the word "writing" in the job description, you
> need to be making at LEAST $20/hr.
> > As an online Help writer you can command up to $50-60/hr as an
> > independent.=
> > You do the math... (Also read the other posts) The answer is Yes!
> >
> > >>> "Eric J. Ray" <ejray -at- RAYCOMM -dot- COM> 06/25/98 12:00pm >>>
> > Name withheld upon request. Please reply on list.
> >
> > *************************************************
> >
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > 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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Robert Garland Amateur Radio Station NX3S
Hilltown Township Bucks County Grid FN20ii
Pennsylvania USA robert -at- jtan -dot- com
