Re: How did you get your first tech writing job

Subject: Re: How did you get your first tech writing job
From: "CB Casper" <knowone -at- surfy -dot- net>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 14:09:31 -0800


The "got a different degree" answer was closest.
Hired direct from UC Davis with an Aeronautical/Mechanical
Engineering degree into Boeing as a Manufacturing
Engineer.

It was 20 years and a few jobs later (and after getting
laid off) that I realized that I was a Tech Writer.
Before that light bulb illuminated, I considered myself
a Mfg Enrg.

Developing and writing instructions on the detailed
steps to build a rocket component IS tech writing.

Now I write tech manuals for I/O hardware/software products.

Hi, my name is CB, and I'm a tech writer....
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