Re: Re-upping STC membership?

["Cardimon, Craig" <ccardimon -at- M-S-G -dot- com>]

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STC has abandoned its traditional method of collecting data directly 

from members and has switched to reports derived from BLS figures, which


come from employers.  So instead of finding out what rates mid-to-high 

level professionals with specialized technical communications skills are


reporting, we'll be receiving the same useless data I can already access


through various other services that derive reports from the same source 

and lump the experienced professionals I need to negotiate rates with in


with various nontechnical, clerical and secretarial people who have 

managed to score the title of "technical writer" by taking $15/hour temp


assignments from places like Apple One.  However, I was not previously 

aware that STC was going to expect us to pay extra for it.

 

Gene Kim-Eng

 

Lesson One: Everything costs extra, now.

Lesson Two: Lesson One costs extra, too.

 

-- Craig

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