Re: off topic?? In the job market again - contracting...

[Keith Hood <klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

Good luck. This is the sort of thing that turned me purely mercenary. I used to be the loyal type who was willing to work extra hours to get things done, etc. But after several years of going through the same thing that just happened to you, nowadays I fight strictly for gold, not king and country. The instant my clock shows 5 PM, the war is OVER for that day.

I think your posting this is perfectly fine. This is a board intended to give tech writers a chance to seek information they need, and no information can be more important than the source of the next paycheck.

I'm afraid I don't have anything available at the moment, but I promise I will keep you in mind.


--- On Wed, 10/15/08, Hemstreet, Deborah <DHemstreet -at- kaydon -dot- com> wrote:

> From: Hemstreet, Deborah <DHemstreet -at- kaydon -dot- com>
> Subject: off topic?? In the job market again - contracting...
> To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
> Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 8:45 AM
> Hi All,
>  
> I don't know if this is considered off topic or not. It
> seems that after
> having been told I'd be at the current position until
> early next year,
> I've been given two weeks notice.
>  
> Seems I'm the fallout of internal politics <what
> fun>... there is even
> the possibility that I'll be back in a few months.. but
> for now, I'm
> looking for work. I know that many of you outsource work,
> so wanted to
> give my availability for work at home. I hope this is
> acceptable. Living
> in an area where people ask what is "hi-tech",
> and working for a company
> that got its first computer ten years ago, I am thinking
> this might be
> the best forum to begin looking. (Monster revealed nothing
> within a 60
> mile radius...)
>  
> I have found techwr-l very helpful, and will be switching
> over to a home
> account... so I'll still be around, just with a
> different log-in name...
> hope that's OK.
>  
> Deborah
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