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Subject:Re: [Fwd: Re: Is this really a tech writing job?] From:coliver -at- lexmark -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:42:20 -0500
Quoth Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>:
>Been there, done that. Not only was the salary at the
>new company lower by about 7 %, the profit sharing
>percentage was lower as well *and* I had to step
>down in rank from "technical publications supervisor"
>with three employees to "senior technical writer" and
>sole documentation contributor for a year until we had
>the money to hire additional writers. I also packed
>boxes in the warehouse and took a turn one day a week
>at the reception desk while our one admin/receptionist
>went to lunch.
>
>It was probably the best career move I ever made. Two
>years later I was "tech pubs manager," had a staff of 12
>and was making 30% more than I would have had I stayed
>at the previous company.
Certainly sounds like a good move... but considering how many startups
fold before that "two years later" point, it's also a heck of a gamble.
Are there any indicators that a prospective employee can use to gauge a
startup's chances of giving him a payoff like you enjoyed?
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