Re: how bad is the job market?

Subject: Re: how bad is the job market?
From: Bill Swallow <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:38:55 -0500

Yep, a friend sent me that as well with some rather colorful comments.
In the end, there will always be ads like this. There will always be
publishing houses looking to pay $10 for a 500 word article. In short,
the lowballers will always be there. I think they're just more
prominent now because more people are looking.

On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 8:01 PM, Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> wrote:
> How bad is the job market? There's an ad on Craigalist today for an
> entry-level tech writer, $10-15 an hour depending on experience.
>
> In San Francisco, $10 an hour is 21 cents above minimum wage.

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