Re: credibility (longish but IMO worth reading)

[Sean Brierley <seanb_us -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

Goob, sometimes it's just not that *easy*. 

Cheers,

Sean

--- Goober Writer <gooberwriter -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
> 
> > I'm totally with you, Goober. I was sick to my
> > stomach when I read that. (I'm
> > catching up on magazines). Whine, whine, whine!
> 
> Right. I often reflect on the "we're not
> appreciated"
> quasi-mantra we hear on this list and in our trade
> publications. I just gon't get it. Do I luck out at
> my
> jobs? I can't be that lucky, otherwise I woulda had
> a
> winning lotter ticket years ago and wouldn't care.
> ;)
> 
> No, appreciation isn't handed out. You gotta earn
> it.
> You earn it by being proactive and accomplishing
> wonderful things both inside AND OUTSIDE of your
> immediate function. Man, if I spent all my time tech
> writing, I'd probably kill myself. No, I get
> involved
> with other high priority/high visibility projects in
> the company I work for. Sure, that puts me over my
> 40
> hour quota, but honestly, not that much

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