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Bruce Byfield [mailto:bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com] asked:
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~> With so many people losing jobs and everyone else worried
~> about keeping them, I'm curious: are there any types of tech-writing jobs
~> that people wouldn't take?
~>
Yesterday, I saw a job opening for a deer skinner. Would I take that now?
Heck no. Would I take it if I couldn't find anything else, the bank was
foreclosing on my house, and my son needed some expensive operation and I
had no heath insurance? Here Bambi... and I'd be darn thankful for the work.
But Bruce asked if there were any types of _tech-writing_ jobs I wouldn't
take. Yep, lots. I would work in another field if the only tech-writing jobs
available to me conflicted with my personal beliefs. I do what I need to do
to survive and still be able to live with myself. If I can find that as a
technical writer, great. If not, oh well. Besides, I find writing to be a
fairly cushy job. (JMHO!) I'm inside in a climate-controlled room with
little chance of personal injury. (Darn, I have a paper cut...) To be
honest, I kinda miss the roar of heavy machinery and the "keep on your toes"
environment of construction. Do you know what it feels like to look up at a
building and think "We did that"? It's awesome!
Willow
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