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Subject:Re: Need Professional Advice From:John Nesbit <janesbit -at- HOTMAIL -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 27 Aug 1998 16:45:10 PDT
I would suggest that instead of looking for a reason to leave, that you
find a
reason to stick around, at least for the minimum amount of acceptable
time.
...don't have to be a programmer to write stuff for programmers, right?
(take it
from one who knows). It's knowing HOW to learn that is the hard part.
I think John has some sound advice here--it's a matter of getting out
of the comfort zone and stretching a little farther than you thought you
could.
I can relate to what you're talking about--even though I was familiar
with MS-DOS, Windows 95, had made a number of web pages, was an expert
at using the Internet for teaching purposes, I did NOT know all the
stuff my company's had me writing about either. BUT I do know how to
find out information and know how to write, so I'm doing OK--amazingly I
now have other writers and graphics people asking me advice on computer
concepts and terms I didn't have the foggiest notions of a few weeks
ago...
You'll survive and eventually feel comfortable in the mainframe world,
and will look back on these days as one of your better victories.
John Nesbit
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