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Subject:Re: What am I worth? From:Michael Gos <mgos -at- LEE -dot- EDU> Date:Mon, 1 Mar 1999 14:57:59 -0600
It seems to me that the most recent STC recommendation (or perhaps it was a
finding?) for contract rates was $75 per hour. Am I remembering wrong?
Was that just in the Houston Area? Does anyone else remember this?
At any rate, $10, 20 even 30 dollars an hour seems to be aiming a bit low.
Dr. Michael W. Gos
Department of English and Communications
Lee College
Baytown, Texas 77522
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