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There's also vault.com and payscale.com. They list salary information by
job, by location, by company, etc. Good information.
Since the STC Salary Survey no longer represents Canadian salaries (which
was a big motivator for me to join), I had to find other resources. If I
were in the US, I would reject their current model of using government
information. My experience has been that the government (any government)
does a lousy job of keeping information current. Voter registration lists
are an excellent example, with non-existant or deceased people on them, or
old addresses.
Suzette Leeming
On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net> wrote:
> Hey, all! There is a web site called glassdoor.com that enables people
> to post their salaries anonymously. Here's what they're showing for tech
> writers:
>
>
>
>http://www.glassdoor.com/GD/Salaries/index.htm?sc.occupationParam=technical+writer
>
> You have to post something, either your salary or a company review, to
> get all the information. I am truly looking forward to browsing through
> this site. It looks absolutely fascinating.
>
> Oh, and the tech writing salary info is pretty depressing some of the
> time . . .
>
> --Nancy
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 10:51 AM, Leonard C. Porrello wrote:
>
> > I think it's a great idea--if you can include a list of what skills
> > and
> > types of writing were required and can figure out some way to ensure
> > anonymity. Granted those caveats, can anyone see a downside?
> >
> > Leonard
> >
> >
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> > [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+leonard.porrello<techwr-l-bounces%2Bleonard.porrello>
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> > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 11:13 AM
> > To: klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com
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> > Subject: Re: perspective on rates
> >
> > Legal or not legal...If HR found out, it would probably be grounds for
> > termination...unless you are no longer there, than probably not
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 1:41 PM, Keith Hood <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
> >> It happens to me all the time. I guess you can't blame them for
> > trying. After all, they want to make as much money as they can, too.
> >>
> >> Would it be legal to put up a web site where people post the pay
> >> rates
> > they have received at various places?
> >
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