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Roy said: Part of it has to do with what the people using the phrase
"technical
writer" mean by it. In the cases mentioned, they likely think a
techwriter is little more than a typist with a technical vocabulary, or
a "document-prettier-upper".
I just ran into this problem yesterday. I am in the midst of changing from
contract to permanent with my company. They wanted to give me a pay CUT and
add stock in return. (Right now, the stock and $1 will buy me....)
When I asked why I wasn't worth more than that, I was told that I was just
the technical writer, which doesn't require nearly the skill and knowledge
that their prima donna "developers" do. After all, anyone can learn to
type...
Moral of the story: I took a $1 an hour cut in pay, but they will pay full
medical benefits starting tomorrow. Since my husband is disabled and
medically unstable, this was well worth the trade-off.
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