> Not everyone wants to work to live. Well, ok, I'll grant you that. Sometimes work and life coexist peacefully, and if you're lucky both are one and the same (in a good way). And if you're even luckier, you can bypass work completely. ;)
> Lately I have been feeling that I owe > it to myself to find a job that I love. I hear ya. > After tech writing for 20 years, I > often feel like I am going around in circles or worse. I'm at a point of needing to put my career in reverse just to get it to go forward again, myself. > My last job was a > major step backwards, and it has been hard to recover. You can do everything > right, demand respect, be pleasant, make yourself invaluable etc etc and > still have little control over your situation. I have a BS/CS and major work > experience in several industries, and this holiday season I was asked to > organize the cookie exchange...talk about ridiculous. Actually, that sounds like fun. Now, had you given them any indication that you like cookies, or baking, or being involved in morale-boosting event planning? Or did they just say "Who can we get to run this stupid cookie exchange thing? I know! The tech writer!!! Quick, fetch the cookie exchange shackles of dispair!" ;) -- Bill Swallow Twitter: @techcommdood Blog: http://techcommdood.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/techcommdood Available for contract and full time opportunities. ------------------------------------------------ STC Ideas: http://stcideas.ning.com Join: http://stcideas.ning.com/?xgi=6X1vNGI ______________________________________________ ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. Download Free Trial. www.doctohelp.comhttp://www.techcommpros.com/componentone/ Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email t...@techcommpros.com. Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-subscr...@techcommpros.com Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to tcp-unsubscr...@techcommpros.com Need help? Contact listad...@techcommpros.com Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
