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Subject:Re: Fire them all From:Eric Ray <ejray -at- RAYCOMM -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 23 Feb 1999 15:34:39 -0700
At 09:33 AM 2/23/99 +0000, Brian Martin wrote:
>Thanks for the great sarcasm!
>
>Been there.
>
>I just got my yearly review. Because I got lumped in with all the
>technical people, my yearly bonus will reflect my true worth to the
>company. It seems that "A" work as a technical writer is equivalent to
>"B" work when compared to technical people.
>
>Brian
Not to ask you to rehash what must have been a remarkably
unpleasant experience, but can you be more specific about
what happened? In my experience, once you get lumped in
with the engineers etc., you're on the same plane, but not
downgraded for "just" being a writer. Or did I miss something?
Anyone else experienced that?
Eric
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