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Subject:Re: Do we like our jobs? From:Howard <howardg -at- SAVVY -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 16 Mar 1995 09:11:17 -0500
On Wed, 15 Mar 1995, Barb Miller wrote:
> Emily suggests:
> <snip>We just never seem to mention the *up* sides to the job...
> What a wonderful new thread! What do you like about your job?
> I'll start:
> I like being on the cutting edge of technology both in what I write about
> and the tools I use.
> I like the willingness to share information (of course, that's our
> business) that I find from my coworkers and peers on this list and through
> STC.
> I like having the opportunity to learn new tools, new ways of doing my job,
> and new media to design and write for.
> Am I gushing too much?
Naw, not _too_ much. I enjoy taking a subject which appears spooky and
scary to the reader and making it clearly understood, even useful. I
started in this business (DP) to have an effect on people. Writing lucid
manuals may not be music, but it matters when it's needed. (Although a
propellor head _did_ recently rell me that my manuals were like
poetry -- go figure!)
