Matthew da Silva: > I'm only interested in permanent jobs. Why would I give up a permanent > job, even at a lower hourly rate, for a six-month contract? It just > doesn't make sense. Tech writers have mortgages, too. But some people -- who might well have mortgages -- think differently; they are entitled to know about contract opportunities, just as you are entitled to know about permanent employment opportunities. (In the world of Work Choices, or whatever it's called this week, job security is fairly illusory anyway.) Michael Lewis -------------------------------------- Brandle Pty Limited, Sydney, Australia www.brandle.com.au -------------------------------------- ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************