RE: I've landed! WAS: A semi-hard landing

["Melissa Nelson" <melmis36 -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

Congratulations Frank!! Take it from me, you will LOVE that short commute. 
My last position took me an hour to get to in my car in traffic, this 
position is exactly a mile from my driveway to the parking garage...I love 
it, it will more than make up for the lower pay...the sanity that comes from 
  not having to deal with traffic is amazing!

Good luck and congrats again!

Melissa





From:  "Frank Ellifsen" <frank -dot- ellifsen -at- gmail -dot- com>
To:  techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject:  I've landed! WAS: A semi-hard landing
Date:  Thu, 10 May 2007 09:57:50 -0600
>Just wanted to let everyone know that I've landed. The position is a solid
>job with a good company. The company is a touch smaller than I'm used to,
>and I get the privilege of being their very first technical writer, but it
>looks good. Unfortunately, I'm taking a nice-sized step down in terms of 
>pay
>and benefits, but if I've learned something from my last job, it's that pay
>and benefits aren't everything. Job satisfaction is much more important.
>Plus, I have a review at 90 days that could/should lead to some changes on
>the pay.
>
>As far as I can tell, I'll be handling a wide range of tasks, not all
>dealing directly with technical writing. That's fine with me. I like to 
>have
>a broad spectrum of duties to keep me interested in the job as a whole. The
>job is also only 20 minutes from my home walking as opposed to 45 minutes
>driving. With the cost of gas, that's a big bonus that I've calculated out
>to be worth about $3500 a year in gas and mileage.
>
>Thanks to everyone who offered their condolences, assistance, and whatever
>else. Having never gone through that kind of experience, it was nice to see
>how quickly techwr-l offered support.
>
>Frank
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