Re: An Observation

["Bill Swallow" <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>]

> On a recent visit to the Washington, D. C. area I met an old friend who
> was a technical writer for 10 years.  She lost her job two years ago and
> reluctantly took a job as a patent secretary.  She started at 60K. Today
> she is earning 80K.  She claims the work is much easier than technical
> writing.  She even mentioned that some top patent secretaries don't even
> have college degrees.

I'm not in it for the money or the ease of work. They're perks, for
sure, but not at the expense of doing what I like to do.

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