Re: teachers turned tech writers

["Elna Tymes" <etymes -at- lts -dot- com>]

And here's my story:

Degree in journalism. First job out of college working as programmer-trainee and
chart-maker for Lockheed.  Then teacher (English, journalism, US History) at a
Seattle jr. high school and then high school. Moved to Lancaster, CA and had a
baby; husband came home from work speaking this strange language so I took an
elementary data processing course to be able to understand him and halfway
through HIS boss offered me a job (which I declined - baby was too small).  But
took a job as a programmer two years later. (Programmers worked night shift in
those days.)  A year later husband left and I needed to be able to work days, so
company said I could write a couple of technical manuals.  Voila!

Elna Tymes
Los Trancos Systems


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