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Subject:Re: A Sticky Situation From:Linda Castellani <castle -at- CRL -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 20 Jan 1997 19:40:00 -0800
On Mon, 20 Jan 1997, Stephen Arrants wrote:
> A neighbor, Jean, who is also a technical writer, came to me with a
> problem. She one of two writers at a very small hardware company. Her
> manager was the only writer until Jean was hired in October 1996.
> Recently, the company hired another writer, at a salary Jean says is 15%
> above hers. The new writer has six months experience (compared to Jean's
> five years) and has never worked on a complete project (from start to
> ship).
>
The first question I'd have if I were her manager would be how
she knew what the new writer was making.
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