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Subject:RE: Suggestions for professional development From:John Posada <JPosada -at- book -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 13 Sep 2002 09:15:40 -0400
Ilana...
>>I find myself in a position that all of you will probably envy. I am
>>in a permanent position, working for a computer company as a sole
>>technical writer. Nice people, nice organization, no work. At the
moment, I am being kept on because there are
When I've been in that type of situation, was bored to tears and located a
replacement gig. When I'm up to my eyeballs in work, the day feels an hour
long. When I have nothing to do, each hour seems as long as a day.
>>...what to do during the "lull". No-one here seems much to care,
Don't fool yourself...someone cares. S/he just doesn't know.
John Posada
Senior Technical Writer
Barnes&Noble.com
jposada -at- book -dot- com
212-414-6656
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