Re: "Are technical writers the unsung heroes of document generation?"

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Re: "Are technical writers the unsung heroes of document generation?"

Subject: Re: "Are technical writers the unsung heroes of document generation?"
From: Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
To: "Janoff, Steven" <Steven -dot- Janoff -at- hologic -dot- com>, Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>, "techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 20:48:09 -0700

The only problem I see with this scenario is the rate. No way is there a Monolith that is going to pay a writer $100 an hour. And if Writer A and B are really able to command that rate, they'd probably be incorporated, self-insured and bidding direct on the job instead of going through temp agencies.

At *$35* an hour I could see this happening, but I don't think I know any writers in California who would work temp for 80 hours a week without OT or benefits at that rate.

Gene Kim-Eng

On 6/19/2015 8:05 PM, Janoff, Steven wrote:

I'm not sure I set this up right.

Let's try a scenario, and tell me what you think. This is my understanding of how this law works.

Let's say Writer A and Writer B are both contractors looking for work. Writer A lives in LA, B in Boston.

Monolith Company has branches in both cities, and is looking for contract writers to work on a big project.

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