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Subject:Re: What to do in slack times? From:Barry Kieffer <barry -dot- kieffer -at- EXGATE -dot- TEK -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 9 Apr 1999 10:19:37 -0700
Greetings Anon,
When you have some breathing space (what's that like?) use the time to
master you tools, update style guides, learn a new tool (even if you may not
use it till a later date), refine templates, and refine estimation tasks.
Read some of the posts on TECHWR-L. If you can not answer the question
posted, maybe the question that was posted is worth researching and
learning.
Good luck!
Regards,
Barry Kieffer
Technical Writer
MBD Customer Documentation
Tektronix, Inc.
> My problem is this ... When work is slow, I don't know what to
> do with myself.
