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Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: Is this really a tech writing job?]
From: Dick Margulis <margulisd -at- comcast -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 12:40:03 -0500




Sarah Stegall wrote:


And it bears repeating, folks: two different pay scales. That's how respect is measured in the US.



Note Sarah's use of the passive voice. Success is measured in the United States, _by unnamed actors_, according to pay scales.

Okay, this really isn't a controversial assertion, because there are a lot of folks out there--perhaps a lot of folks on this list--who measure respect in terms of pay. But it is not the case that _everyone_ measures respect this way. And I would venture that it is probably unhealthy, both for individuals and for society, for people to dole out _self-_respect this way.

My self-respect (and, incidentally, my respect for others) has nothing to do with money. And I do my best to discourage others from using pay scales as a way to determine how much respect they should afford people. As others have said in this thread, respect is something you earn through your behavior, not by waving around your paycheck. Or your job title. Or your box on the org chart. Doing your job well, acting with integrity, articulating your ideas and beliefs, standing up to bullies--these things can garner respect from others regardless of your financial condition.

Dick

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