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Ron sez:
> As a rule, tech writers aren't compensated very well when compared to
> programmers or other high-skilled professionals.
> The trouble is that we have to take programs that are often poorly designed
> and document in spite of this. I think we should be paid better specifically
> because of this.
> What do other's think? Are we compensated well, as compared to the
> development folks or other highly skilled professionals?
We had folks visiting this week from IBM Boca Raton and they discussed
a new pay scale there that rewards usability testers and other
information developers as much as coders...Not sure how pervasive this
is, though.
Stuart
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Stuart A. Selber
Department of English
Clemson University 803-656-1677 (voice)
Strode Tower, Box 341503 803-656-1345 (fax)
Clemson, SC 29634-1503 sselber -at- hubcap -dot- clemson -dot- edu
