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> Questions for all listserv contract workers:
>
> * When a salary survey says that an average TW
> contractor makes, lets say,
> $45 per hour; can I assume that per diem (if
> applicable) will be a portion
> of this money (and not a separate bucket of money)?
No. Don't assume anything
> * When a contract job posting (like on
> www.dice.com) says that the the
> position pays $45 - $50 per hour, can I assume that
> per diem (if applicable)
> will be a portion of this money (and not a separate
> bucket of money)?
No. Don't assume anything.
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John Posada, Merck Research Laboratories
Sr Technical Writer, WinHelp and html
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(pers) jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com - 732-291-7811
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