Rates

[Horace Smith <hsmithtx -at- earthlink -dot- net>]

Someone on the lone writer thread (I'm one, too) said that drs and lawyers 
rates stayed high implying that they wouldn't take less. Let me present 
another thought.

I had shoulder surgery last month. I'll pay my Dr. a lot because he went to 
the trouble and expense of learning to use the arthroscope. I got a rotator 
cuff repaired and a bone spur removed as outpatient surgery, and was off 
work about two days. And all my body shows for it is three very small holes.

In the olden days, he would have cut my shoulder open, and I would have 
been in the hospital for several days and out of work for a lot more.

So, what's my point? As technical writers (especially lone ones) are we 
doing all we can to increase our knowledge of our word processing tools, 
desktop publishing tools, graphics tools, editing -- all the things that 
distinguish really good technical writers from hacks?

If we are worth more, maybe, somewhere, someone will notice that and pay more.

Horace Smith
Lone writer (until next Monday)


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