atw: Re: Accreditation...but long before that?

Hi,

The problem with stating rates and/or prices is that
you then have to specify a rate for each different
state. And, from someone that lives and works in Qld
but used to live and work in Sydney, I can assure you
that the rates are very different.

Unless, of course, this is a discussion about
accreditation for TWs in the Sydney area only.

Cheers,
Ana

--- Elizabeth Fullerton
<Elizabeth_Fullerton@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> I think a document outlining skills and prices is a
> very good idea, and could be a precursor to some
> form of accreditation in the future - once employers
> get used to the kinds of skills they can expect for
> the price they are paying. As well as a better idea
> of what tech writers can actually do...
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Elizabeth Fullerton
> Business Solutions Architect
> Infosys Australia
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Hallett, Michelle
> Sent: Monday, 22 January 2007 11:42 AM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Re: Accreditation...but long before
> that?
> 
> Janice,
> 
> I'm not thinking of unionising or even
> accreditation. I'm thinking of a short document to
> distribute to agencies and employers which outlines
> our skills and expected prices. I do think that any
> document I or a small group of people produce should
> be reviewed by other technical writers.
> 
> Regards
> Michelle
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Janice Gelb
> Sent: Monday, 22 January 2007 11:35 AM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Re: Accreditation...but long before
> that?
> 
> Hallett, Michelle wrote:
> > Janice,
> >
> > We can make an attempt to act as a group and get
> things to work for us or we can be negative about
> this and assume it will never happen because writers
> aren't herd animals.
> >
> > As long as I have the time, I prefer to try, naïve
> as that may seem.
> >
> 
> More power to you. I definitely think that trying to
> come up with reasonable rates to suggest to new
> technical writers or contractors as prevailing
> rates, and a sliding scale based on experience and
> talent, is a good step. However, I think that
> "unionizing" or accreditation are not feasible and
> I hate to watch a lot of people spend a lot of time
> on something that is largely impractical and not
> likely to affect the market. However, it's not my
> time so good luck to you!
> 
> -- Janice
> 
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