Re: Poll: Is technical writing a sellout or fallback career?

[jlshaeffer -at- aol -dot- com]

 One can read (most of) the posts in the current "How did you get started in tech writing?" thread as providing evidence for tech writing being a "fallback" career. Not a disliked career choice, just not the first ambition of the posters. 
Of course, in today's world, the concept of having "a career" in one occupation is suspect. 

Jim Shaeffer


 

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From: McLauchlan, Kevin <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com>
To: ekarenski-techwrl -at- yahoo -dot- com; Techwr-l <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:17 am
Subject: RE: Poll: Is technical writing a sellout or fallback career?










On Behalf Of Karen observed:
[...]
> 
> I was actually wondering if I was going to read other's responses as to
> how they started in this profession.


We did that, earlier this year. Just check the Techwr-l archives.

We also did it in 2007.
And 2006.
And 2005.
And...





 

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