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Subject:RE: Is being technical writer boring From:"Oja, W. Kelly" <w -dot- kelly -dot- oja -at- verizon -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:36:11 -0500
Victoria wrote:
>Like a lot of jobs, there is normally some downtime to deal with in
>technical writing. I think a lot of people find it boring because
>sometimes you're working at a snail's pace and have to find things to
>fill out your day, but then you spent some time working hard to get
>something complete for a deadline. If you find the downtime where
>you're waiting for reviews back or waiting for a piece of software to
>chug out it's magic on your outdated PC as boring, yeah, the job can be
>that sometimes. Personally, I take that time as the trade-off for 40+
>hour weeks during release times. It all balances out.
One aspect I like about where I work is that I can take classes via
NetLearn during the few periods of downtime that I see. Taking a course
is when time permits, but I like the fact that I can enhance my skills
or learn something that is totally new to me. Does anyone else have
access to NetLearn or something similar?
W. Kelly Oja
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