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Edited on Mon Mar-03-08 11:09 AM by supernova
Seriously.
It's insanely ludicrous.
I'm a technical writer, which is a specialized skill. It is similar to chess. Technical writing is something that many people attempt, but few do well.
I do it well.
Unfortunately, Technical writing is a job that can be outsourced because, ostensibly, you can write from anywhere.
Now then, I have been laid off twice since 1999. I'm a contractor (itself a form of outsourcing), that's the way the business goes. I understand that.
Here's the crazy part.
I started out making in the mid 30Ks in 1999.
The next job, I got a 10K pay raise.
I'm up for another job now, that if I get it, I will get an approximately 13K pay raise.
FOR THE SAME COMPANY!!
While I definitely love the money and could definitely use it (education, remodeling on my home, retirement, perhaps some travel) , tell me where this makes any kind of business sense for the company?!?!
Don't tell me that companies are interested in lowering labor costs. That's stupid when the truth is, I would have been just as happy working at the same job and getting piddly 2-5% pay raises each year.
Instead, I have to treat my career as if I were some sort of vagabond corporate thespian, grabbing whatever I can whenever I can. And people are paying it. I'm not even unusual in my trade.
And I'm not the only one. Programmers and engineers are being treated to the same career path.
Please tell me how any of this makes sense, because I sure as heck don't know.
:crazy:
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