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Re: how bad is the job market? New job requirements (ACK!!)??
Subject:Re: how bad is the job market? New job requirements (ACK!!)?? From:Wade Courtney <wade -dot- courtney -at- gmail -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L Writing <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:00:13 -0800
Yep, I've seen them too, they pay $15 to $18 dollars an hour. Craigslist is
especially full of them.
On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 2:45 PM, John Posada <jposada99 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> > All this, *and* you have to answer the phone, keep everyone's calendar
> and
> > schedule, set up meetings, type the agenda and send it out, and keep the
> > meeting minutes, update everyone's contact lists, and -probably- make
> travel
> > reservations and get office supplies--and make coffee! (I wonder if the
> > desk is in the lobby?)
> >
> > I hope it pays well.
> >
> > :-( Never thought I would see the day--again--where you had to do
> > secretarial work to be a tech writer. That is just sad. :-(
>
> These types of jobs have been around for years and discussed on this
> list since I've been around.
>
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> NYMetro STC President
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