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Generically speaking, anybody's "career path" is to find an occupation one enjoys and which pays enough to live well and save for
the future, then hang onto it (and be prepared to find another if your first choice dries up and blows away). Sometimes I suspect
that everyone under the age of 50 or so thinks they need to get a promotion every few years in order to think of themselves as
successful just because the characters on Star Trek all did.
Gene Kim-Eng
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From: "Gordon McLean" <Gordon -dot- McLean -at- GrahamTechnology -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 8:18 AM
Subject: RE: Just promoted to Sr. TW!
> So, what IS the 'formal career path' for a Tech Writer?
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