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Subject:Searching for Info From:Susan Lenczyk <suelenczyk -at- WORLDNET -dot- ATT -dot- NET> Date:Fri, 4 Dec 1998 20:44:52 -0500
Greetings. I am new to the list. I am tinkering with the idea of entering
the TW field, but I have a number of questions. It seems to me that no one
is better able to answer my questions than you.
(1) Are 10- to 12-hour work days the rule rather than the exception? I
understand crunch periods and willingly work extra hours during such times,
but when crunch days outnumber normal days (or rather, when crunch days ARE
normal days) and I am unable to keep outside commitments, I begin to feel
uncomfortable.
(2) Are TW jobs generally concentrated in certain geographic areas? I am
interested in relocating from New Jersey to upstate New York (Saratoga
Springs-Albany area). Do such jobs exist up there?
(3) My employment background is as an editor in the environmental
consulting field and as a grantwriter. I don't have much background in the
nitty-gritty of computers. Would I be considered for a TW job?
I would appreciate any information you could give.
