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My first career before technical writing, so yes I have, and did it for more
than 12 years. In my opinion only, I did not find it as stressful, nor did I
work nearly as many hours, as I do as a technical communicator. I *never*
worked months in a row without a day off, or worked 70-75 hours a week as I
did in my last job!
With a good boss, assisting can be a lot of fun, especially if there is
event planning involved, which I also did.
I was just saying, if I am going to work that that little money, I'd prefer
a job without constant deadlines, stress, and overtime. Exec assisting is an
option :-) which would allow me to avoid retail, which I hate.
PT
On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Dana Worley <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com> wrote:
> On Monday, December 28, 2009, Pro TechWriter wrote:
>
> > I'm considering executive assistant positions--they pay more and are
> > much less responsibility--and next-to-no overtime!
>
> Have you ever worked as an executive assistant?
>
> If you are a true executive assistant (not just a secretary with a fancy
> title), the job can be
> quite stressful. And if you're going to keep up, you'll be putting in OT.
>
> I worked as an executive assistant for about 8 years. I was so relieved
> when I left the
> company and took a position as a technical writer/applications engineer. I
> no longer had to
> worry about the financial state of the company, hiring/firing, or keeping
> the CEO "up and
> running". My tech writing job was blissfully stress free compared to my
> responsibilities as an
> executive assistant.
>
> I have worked my way back into a higher stress job, though I still think
> the exec asst job is
> the most stressful I've ever done.
>
> YMMV,
>
> Dana W
>
>
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> Dana Worley
> Software Product Manager/Manager, Software Support Group
> Campbell Scientific, Inc.
> Microsoft MVP, Windows Help
>
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