New Question Re: H1B tech writers

["Leatta Welch" <leatta -at- mindspring -dot- com>]

What about those of us who would like to
go in the opposite direction?

I have extensive technical writing
experience. My Spanish is
conversational -- written Spanish is
probably a little better. I just got
laid off -- so I have started classes to
brush up on my French and to learn
German.

My dream job would incorporate the skill
sets of the technical writing and
foreign languages.

Suggestions anyone?

Regards,

Leatta Welch

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From: Marguerite Krupp
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Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 8:09
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Subject: RE: H1B tech writers


> Before this thing degenerates into one
of those nasty ESL discussions, may I
> remind folks that the H1B visa
category was intended to allow companies
to
> bring to the U.S. workers who had
skills that were unavailable in this
> country at that time.
>
> With the current state of the economy,
with so many technically skilled U.S.
> citizens out of work, it would seem
that the H1B visa has outlived its
> usefulness. Those who have come here
on those visas could, indeed, be left
> scrambling or stranded, but that was
part of the bargain.
>
> OTOH, companies are already opening
tech support call centers in lower-cost
> countries such as India, for example.
Many of the people working there now
> had previous experience in the U.S.
It's not too much of a stretch to
> imagine the same happening with tech
writing, given the prevalence of
> telecommuting and global
teleconferencing. I am currently working
on a
> project with tech writers from San
Jose to Israel, and I'm in
Massachusetts.
>
> Bottom line: it's a global economy,
visas notwithstanding. The best defense
> for our own careers is to stay current
with our skills, tools,
> methodologies, and with the needs of
our audiences. As long as you enjoy
> what you're doing, you're ahead of the
game.
>
> Marguerite
>
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