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Mark Dempsey wrote:
>"I'm guessing the salary would be in the mid 40's, but don't know for
>certain. Frankly, I think the guy you'd be replacing is nuts to leave...but
>then he didn't ask me."
And Laurel speculated:
>No offense, but he may be leaving because of the low pay. Mid-40's for
>California isn't very much money. Come to think of it, mid-40's for a
>senior technical writer isn't very good compensation for anyone who lives
>in a large, metropolitan area, especially for areas on the East and West
>coasts.
>
But it *is* Folsom. Need I say more?
--Wayne
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Wayne Douglass phone: 408-542-2139
Verity, Inc. FAX: 408-542-2040
894 Ross Road mailto:wayned -at- verity -dot- com
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 http://www.verity.com
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