Re: Is it only me...

[John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

> ....When I'm hustling to meet a deadline, the stress is high,
> adrenalin flows, and time flies. Then when it's over, there's
> the warm rush of endorphins rewarding a job well done. Ahhhhhh,
> technical writing!

I started my career as a writer doing RFP responses for Bellcore. An
average response was $20 million dollars (up to $100 million), about
300 pages, and done in a period of three weeks, most times with 60-70
hour work weeks.

The few hours after the X number of copies came back from repro and
were being boxed (sometimes at 2am), I'd experience what could be be
defined as Postpartum depression. I couldn't wait to start the next
one. I felt like I had no reason for living until it did.

Talk about adrenalin.

John Posada
Senior Technical Writer

?Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone 
amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built 
the Titanic.? - Dave Barry

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