Re: Tech Comm Survey

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tricia Little" <tlittle08 -at- hotmail -dot- com>

> 1. How long have you been a technical communicator?

Including time spent as an engineer, 29 years

> 2. Have you noticed changes in software programs that you use? Explain
> briefly.

Well, for one thing, when I first started, writing was totally "hardware
based"
(i.e., typewriter); over the years, Wordstar -> Word -> Interleaf -> Frame
and still counting.

> 3. Have you noticed a change in salary? Explain briefly.

The biggest change is that today top salaries for technical communicators
are
nearly on a par with that of engineers.

> 4. Do the tasks that you complete now vary from what you did when you
began
> working in this field? Explain briefly.

The primary change is that the support staff that used to be there
(typist/WP
operators, illustrators, etc.) are pretty much gone now.

> 5. How many times have you changed jobs or relocated?

Not counting time spent as an independent contractor, five direct positions,
two relos.

Gene Kim-Eng



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