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While I may not be directly answering your question, and this may be a
somewhat unpopular opinion, I think that technical writing (or, at least, my
experience of it) is one of the least stressful professional occupations
around. Consider the following reasons:
* Typically, you work in a safe, danger-free environment.
* Typically your work is not on the critical path of a product
release...more often I've found the documentation works on a paralell path.
The end result is that whenever the product is ready, the documentation is
done. So, though deadlines exist, the doc requirements tend to change with
the deadline.
* Relative to other parts of the company--for example, sales, marketing,
product development--your work has only a small impact on your company's
health.
* For the most part, if you get something wrong, it's not going to result in
catastrophe.
Maybe I'm just a low-stress guy, but that's my two cents on the subject. DB.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Warren_Singer -at- vocaltec -dot- com [mailto:Warren_Singer -at- vocaltec -dot- com]
> Sent: 09 August 2001 12:18
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Stress Management Amongst Technical Writers
>
>
> 1. If you were to list the five most stressful aspects of being a
> technical writer (from most to least stressful), what items would you
> list?
>
> (for example: 1. high work load, 2. tight deadlines,.....)
>
> 2. Are there any specific strategies you use to cope with work stress?
>
> This information would help me in an article I'm preparing for STC's
> Intercom magazine.
>
> Thanks
>
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