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Subject:Re: Advice for Coping Strategies From:Laurel Nelson <Laurel_Y_Nelson -at- NOTES -dot- SEAGATE -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 2 Sep 1998 15:50:14 -0500
You are not alone. There are others like you.
As someone advised, try to take on a variety of writing assignments if
you're in a permanent job. If you end up looking for a new job:
- Work with a team of writers rather than being the lone writer. Check out
the other writers during the job interview to ensure that some of them are
outgoing and sociable.
- Get a job with a consulting firm. You'll always be working on different
projects in different locations and you'll also be traveling. Life will not
be dull.
- Work as a contractor and take assignments in which the pace is fast and
you aren't the only writer.
