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> --- "Douglas S. Bailey (AL)"
> <dbailey -at- commandalkon -dot- com> wrote:
> > OK, I'll bite. What is a H1B tech writer?
Well, I've never met one myself, but I sure have
met a
lot of H1B programmers (programmmers/SW Engineers
who
are brought over from India, Russia, etc.,
generally
at reduced rates, and who effectively lower wages,
and
increase unemployment here in the USA).
In fact, H1B engineers are the main reason I am
now doing tech writing: it was a simple question of
supply and demand.
But from David's reply (see below), it seems as
though
they are moving into tech writing, as well.
> > --- david -dot- locke -at- amd -dot- com wrote:
> > They do import H1B TWs. Who do you think is
>> married to those H1B programmers? And, yes,
>>corporations pushed
>> for
> > this
> > > to drive down wages. I remember the H1B TW that
>>followed me on to a contract. They asked me if
>> she would work out. I said yes. Hell, the
>> employers couldn't see that she couldn't write, so
>>I'm sure she did what they told her to do, and
>>worked out much better than I would have.
Hackworth wrote:
> > > Hmm. Yes, well, I figured there would be few
>> > imported
>> > > H1B tech writers because english would be a
>>> second language for them.
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