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Subject:RE: Getting Up To Speed On A Contract Assignment From:Richard Lewis <tech44writer -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:Lauren <lt34 -at- csus -dot- edu>, 'Mike Starr' <mike -at- writestarr -dot- com>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Tue, 17 Jul 2007 14:07:25 -0700 (PDT)
Geezzzzz, on my current contract assignment, I spent the first month and a half without a PC or a desk - just a chair out in the hall way and some old documentation to read.
Richard Lewis
Lauren <lt34 -at- csus -dot- edu> wrote:
"Employment" positions will have a learning curve,
but "contract" positions have a limited time frame in which to complete the
work, so the contractor needs to be ready on Day One.
Lauren
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