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Subject:Re: Whether to Jump? Seeking advice! From:Matt Ion <soundy -at- NEXTLEVEL -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 8 Jul 1997 00:24:02 -0800
On Mon, 7 Jul 1997 23:58:19 -0400, Sharilyn Mildon wrote:
>I will be relocating to a new town in November, for personal reasons. I have
>a basically great job now as a Business Systems Manager, but can't see any
>way to make it work from my new home. (It would be about a two hour commute
>each way.)
>
>I currently handle the whole systems development cycle for a small IS shop
>(project management, design, testing, documenting, training, implementation).
>I like writing, and find that preparing the systems & training documentation
>is one of the most satisfying aspects of my work.
Most of these sound like things you could do from home. Is
telecommuting a viable option (or even one you'd thought of)?
Your friend and mine,
Matt
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