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> Does it strike anyone else as annoying that when times get hard,
> half the
> laid-off world seems to get all Louisa May Alcott and decides they
> can "be a
> writer"? "I know, I'll be a tech writer!" they say. An actual
> aptitude for
> either writing or technology doesn't seem to be on the list of
> must-haves,for some reason.
I sent this just a second ago to someone offline..
I've always wanted to say something along those lines, but I probably
would have used stronger language, such as
"Hey! I own Word, Red Book says it's one of the top 10 professions,
and my Mom thinks I'm smart, so, I know...I'll be a Teknical
Riter!!"
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