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kcronin -at- daleen -dot- com wrote:
[...]
> My retrospective suggestion is that you might have cut to the chase and
> simply asked your question. You could have just as easily asked "What do
> you do when your job becomes less challenging and/or a little boring?"
> without needing to extrapolate on WHY you were bored.
Not to get too heavy into the meta-discussion here, but, as
I interpreted her message, the edited version you propose
doesn't capture the same thrust. I gathered (along with one
other poster who addressed the same issue) that her boredom
arose more from a lack of direction in the work she's doing.
Call it bad management. That's a different question indeed.
How do you stay motivated on a Project That Will Not Die?
What can you do when you're contracting for a company that
doesn't understand how to manage tech writing projects?
What are some suggestions for dealing with wishy-washy
project schedules?
Perhaps I'm interpreting the original post incorrectly, but
no matter: I'm hoping my questions will prompt discussion
anyway. I'm currently dealing with a PTWND, myself.
- Kate O'
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