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Subject:Re: expectations of an entry-level writer From:Elna Tymes <etymes -at- LTS -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 29 Oct 1997 20:14:07 -0800
Bruce Byfield wrote:
>
> Also, I have a problem with the whole concept of internships. If you're
> good enough to do the work, you're good enough to get paid for it.
Where do the rules say that internships aren't paid? Our interns get
paid from the start - not as much as a fully qualified technical writer
can make in Silicon Valley, granted - and they are promoted to other
positions, with raises, as their performance indicates. One year after
starting with us, all of our interns have made in excess of
$30,000/year, sometimes well in excess of that.
