Re: Happy to be a Tech Writer?

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

I'd have to actually have a job like that to be able to answer the
question.  I went from having one foot in an engineer job and
the other in a tech wrier job to having one in a tech writer job 
and the other in management.  The only jobs I've ever had 
where my OTJ duties were limited to writing were 1099
contracts (and when you're self-employed you're still doing
more than one job).  So I really couldn't say if I'd be "happy"
doing the "simple job" of tech writing or if it would just 
become boring after a while.

Gene Kim-Eng



> Chris Kearney asked in a post:
> 
> <<Sorry, I like my simple job of interviewing users and
> sme's, taking shots, and writing in plain English (my
> language of choice).  Is anyone else out there
> actually happy to be a Tech Writer?>>

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