Well of course there are price ranges per level, but that's the case
whether you're a "Technical Writer" or a "Text Engineer" or a "Font
Fondler". A Senior Font Fondler will likely be making more than a
Entry Level Font Fondler, unless there's some major overlap in the
salary ranges.

On 3/5/07, John Posada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > What's in a title?
> > Who cares, as long as it's tied to what's filling the wallet.
> > :-)
>
> In many companies, how much they can fill it is based on what your
> title is. Therefore, it IS tied, and you DO care.
>
> Where I am now, every year, about 45 days after our yearly
> evaluation, my manager receives a range, within which he is
> authorized to give a raise. If you are "Technical Writer", your range
> is lower than if your title is "Senior Technical Writer". I don't
> care if, as a Technical Writer, your writing is going into the
> Smithsonian, you cannot make as much, maximum, as the maximum for
> someone designated "Senior Technical Writer".
>
> Titles really do make a difference, no matter how glib we want to be
> about the answer.

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