Re: Poll: Is technical writing a sellout or fallback career?

["Tom Johnson" <tomjohnson1492 -at- gmail -dot- com>]

For many, I think technical writing is more of a "stumbled-upon" career.
"Fallback" implies that it's in the back of people's minds as an option B.

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 8:52 AM, <jlshaeffer -at- aol -dot- com> wrote:

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>  One can read (most of) the posts in the current "How did you get started
> in tech writing?" thread as providing evidence for tech writing being a
> "fallback" career. Not a disliked career choice, just not the first ambition
> of the posters.
> Of course, in today's world, the concept of having "a career" in one
> occupation is suspect.
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> Jim Shaeffer
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