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Subject:Re: prima donna wannabe From:Kathi Jan Knill <Kathi -dot- Knill -at- TEMPLATE -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 24 Aug 1999 13:17:53 -0400
Thank you for saying what alot of us are probably thinking
everyday!
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From: Chris Fitzgerald <chrisfitztex -at- YAHOO -dot- COM>
To: <TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 12:45 PM
Subject: prima donna wannabe
> Ok, I'm probably going to sound pathetic, but maybe Andrew, who
> owns his own company should hire new TW that have a little bit
> of his humour. So far, I've seen the category of writer he
> mentions in only the first month of being on the list. I've
> been told "off list" that I should "check the archives" or this
> subject has been "dtd - done to death" as one person wrote to
> me. Sheesh is right! Can't all of these subjects be checked in
> the archives? Just look under "Word". HA! Have you all
> forgotten where you came from. Is your mom around to watch
you?
> It's scaring me to death, and discouraging. Is it really a
> dog-eat-dog world out there, outside of the classroom? I'm
> interested in Tech. communication because I thought that it
> would be a great way to write and be creative at the same time.
> I want to work for a company that has humor and understanding
> and pays an amount that I could live on ($30K or more). As a
> teacher, I've lived on a lot less, but was never "poor". My
> professors lied, they said that you could ask for what you
> wanted. I didn't once when I was interviewing, and the
> recruiter said that if I had, she would have hired me (Texas
> Monthly magazine, right out of college - RIGHT!) Now as an
> English teacher, I don't lie. I say "never stop learning" and
> "don't get discrouraged if you make a mistake". Now that I'm
> having to take my own advice, I can see how some of you should
> get a little humility and some should hire the the grateful
> wannabes. Thanks for reading this far!
>
> Chris
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